Category Archives: accessible travel and tourism

Medical Tourism in India: Affordable, but is it Accessible to All?

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Svayam

Dear Colleagues, Happy to share a thought provoking author article from one of our young volunteers, Anav Batra, published in TravelBiz Monitor magazine in October 2019 issue. Happy reading! New Delhi | 04 October 2019 By Anav Batra The world … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility Guidelines, Accessibility in public infrastructure, Accessible Cities, Accessible Healthcare, Accessible Hospitals, Accessible India Campaign, Accessible Toilets, Accessible Tourism, Accessible Tourism, Accessible Transport, accessible travel and tourism, Inclusive Tourism, Medical Tourism, Sminu Jindal, Svayam, Svayam India | 1 Comment

Ms. Sminu Jindal confers ‘Svayam Accessibility Awards 2018 (Taiwan Edition)’ on eight institutions for promoting inclusion through accessibility

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Svayam

Taipei | New Delhi,   November 15, 2018 Founder of a pioneering dream – “To Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild a newer world to empower every soul”, an accessibility crusader, India’s first women leader to have broken the glass ceiling in the Steel, … Continue reading →

Posted in accessible para transit, Accessible Transport, accessible travel and tourism, Ms. Sminu Jindal, People with Reduced Mobility, Sustainable Transport, Svayam, Svayam Accessibility Awards, Svayam Events, Svayam India, Svayam Press Releases, TRANSED Conferences, Transportation Research Board | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Svayam organizes ‘National Consultation Meeting of Stakeholders’ on Dignified Air Travel for Persons with Disabilities and those with Reduced Mobility

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Svayam

On 22 November 2017, Svayam organized a ‘National Meeting of Stakeholders’ in New Delhi to seek ideas and suggestions for improving air travel experiences of persons with disabilities & those with reduced mobility.  The meet was inaugurated by Ms. Sminu … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessible Transport, accessible travel and tourism, Airlines discriminate against disabled, BCAS's SOPs for Screening of Passengers with Disabilities, DGCA CAR for Disabled, Dignified Air Travel for Disabled, Persons with Disabilities, Public Transport System, Svayam, Svayam India | 1 Comment

Aiming for an accessible future: Navhind Times features Ms. Sminu Jindal

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Svayam

NT,  January 11, 2017 in Buzz SHERAS FERNANDES| NT BUZZ Question 1:  You are now one of India’s leading business leaders, promoting equal accessibility rights movement in India. Tell us something about your journey. Answer: I was a young child … Continue reading →

Posted in Access audit of community infrastructure, Access Audits, Access to Heritage Sites, Accessibility in public infrastructure, accessible travel and tourism, Barrier Free, barrier free public buildings, Journey without barriers, Ms. Sminu Jindal, People with Reduced Mobility, Persons with Disabilities, Sminu Jindal, Svayam, Svayam India | 1 Comment

Register for 14th International Conference on Mobility & Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons (TRANSED 2015) at Lisbon

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Svayam

Dear Colleagues, The 14th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 28 to 31 July 2015. The 14th TRANSED conference will be hosted by Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) at … Continue reading →

Posted in Access audit of community infrastructure, Access Audits, Accessible Transport, accessible travel and tourism, Ms. Sminu Jindal, Persons with Disabilities, Public Transport System, Sustainable Transport, Svayam Accessibility Awards, Svayam India, TRANSED Conferences, urban mobility | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Know your Rights and Duties during Air Travel from and within India

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Svayam

Dear Colleagues, If you are a person with reduced mobility or a person living with disabilities, you are entitled to certain rights that you should be aware of. Svayam occasionally come across incidents where people with reduced mobility, suffer at the hands … Continue reading →

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Join us at Destinations for All 2014, Montreal 19-22 Oct 2014

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Svayam

You are coordially invited for the 1st ever World Summit Destinations for All. The issue of accessible tourism has never been more relevant: 15% of the world’s population faces some degree of limited physical mobility, and with a greater aging … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessible Beaches, Accessible Cities, Accessible Museum, Accessible Pools, accessible travel and tourism, accommodating disabled guest, Inclusive Tourism, Svayam India | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Making homes accessible and Adaptable for Guests with Disabilities

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Svayam

Dear Colleagues, How to be a good host and make a guest with disabilities or an elderly guest ‘feel at home’ at your home / guest house so that every one can enjoy the holidays together? Inviting family and friends … Continue reading →

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Svayam will conduct Access Audit of Heritage sites under Aurangabad Circle of ASI

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Svayam

Dear Colleagues, Below is the feature from Times of India, Pune by Ms. Neha Madaan, a well known feature writer who has been closely following such issues. After audit, Ajanta, Ellora caves may become more accessible Neha Madaan, TNN | … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Heritage Sites, accessible travel and tourism, Ajanta Ellora Caves, Barrier Free, Ms. Sminu Jindal, Svayam, World Heritage Site Fatehpur Sikri, World Heritage Site Qutb Minar Delhi, World Heritage Site Red Fort, World Heritage Site Taj Mahal | Leave a comment

Journey without barriers – a unique initiative for inclusive travel in India

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Svayam

Dear Colleagues, After “Himalaya on Wheels”, it is “Journeys Without Barriers (JWB)  a travel agency now that targets tourists with disabilities and the elderly that may need any assistance in making a travel programme to Kashmir, Chennai, Pune, Goa and … Continue reading →

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