From
Tech Inclusion:
Another area
is accuracy; accurate information is vital if you are a traveler with a
disability. I have Spinal Muscular Atrophy and have very specific needs
when it comes to traveling, which I communicate clearly. Yet it can
still be incredibly difficult to find accessible places to stay you can
trust. For example, property owners have told me their apartment is
step-free, but forget about the small step up to the front door — which
my wheelchair can’t ignore. My team will focus on developing new
policies and features to ensure accessibility information is as accurate
as possible.
And
we won’t stop there. I want to make sure that accessibility is at the
heart of every element of our company and our community, whether it’s
accessible experiences or any other new specially adapted product.
Moreover,
we’ll use our global resources to cater to people with disabilities
beyond mobility, working closely with every community to ensure our
platform is welcoming to as many people as possible. Lastly,
we’re committed to making sure that Airbnb is a great place to work if
you have a disability, and will be launching new initiatives to increase
the number of applicants with disabilities.
It
is a bold, ambitious agenda, and a necessary one. Even 25 years after
the UN International Day for Persons with Disabilities was declared, we
remain in the early stages of a tectonic shift in how people with
disabilities are treated. We cannot allow another generation to pass
without fundamental change. (Read more.)
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