ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS TO TOURISM DEVELOPMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Turistička infrastruktura i objekti trebali bi biti pristupačni osobama s invaliditetom. Taj se segment turističkog tržišta u posljednjih nekoliko desetljeća naziva pristupačnim turizmom. Cilj ovog rada je istražiti prepreke u okolišu i pristupačnost turizma u Teheranu koje utječu na razvoj turizma za osobe s tjelesnim invaliditetom i motoričkim poteškoćama. Dvije stotine stanovnika Teherana koji imaju tjelesni invaliditet i motoričke poteškoće ispunilo je upitnik. Za analizu podataka korištena je konfirmatorna faktorska analiza. Prepreke u okolišu u razvoju turizma za osobe s invaliditetom grupirane su u tri glavna područja turizma koja obuhvaćaju prijevoz, znamenitosti i smještaj, a za svako od njih zasebno su istraženi njihovi pojedini elementi i pristupačnost. Općenito, ustanovilo se da načela i standardi prilagodbe potrebama osoba s invaliditetom u glavnim područjima turizma u Teheranu nisu odgovarajući. Ustanovljeno je da je prijevoz najvažnija prepreka u razvoju turizma za osobe s invaliditetom i motoričkim poteškoćama.Tourism infrastructure and facilities should be accessible for people with disabilities. This segment of the tourism industry market has been known as ccessible tourism in recent decades. The aim of this study is to investigate the environmental barriers and accessibility of Tehran tourism that affect tourism development for people with physical and motor disabilities. A questionnaire was distributed to 200 Tehran residents with physical and motor disabilities. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to analyze data. Environmental barriers to tourism development for these people were classified in three major areas including transportation, attractions and accommodation. For each area various elements and accessibility were investigated separately. In general, principles and standards of fitting the facilities according to the needs of people with dissabilities in the main areas of Tehran tourism are are found to be inappropriate. Transportation facilities were identified as the most prominent barrier of tourism development for people with physical and motor disabilities