A comparison of the Accessibility and Attitudinal Barriers Model: Travel providers and travelers with physical disabilities

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-175

  Card, Jaclyn A ^a   Cole, Shu T ^a   Humphrey, Amanda H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility barriers; Accessibility of travel sectors; Attitudinal barriers; Travel barriers; Travelers with physical disabilities

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TOURISM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33745064530     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941660600727566     Document Type: Article

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