KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Website a resource for travellers with disabilities

Posted on 05/18/2016

A website that aims to be a comprehensive resource for travellers with disabilities is looking for consumers to contribute reviews rating the accessibility of hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues.

The site, brettapproved.com, named for its founder Brett Heising, already has hundreds of reviews online. But the site is looking for more user-generated content, with an emphasis on how well destinations accommodate travellers with physical disabilities and mobility impairments. The website's goal is to help people regardless of their disability travel confidently. Heising would like to see the site become a go-to for travellers with disabilities with as much reach as sites like TripAdvisor and Yelp have for the general public. Heising came up with the idea for the website after a San Francisco hotel promised him a room with a roll-in shower for his wheelchair but did not have the room for him when he arrived. Heising, who lives in Phoenix, was born with cerebral palsy.

Details at https://www.brettapproved.com