Igniting Accessible Experiences Podcast

Igniting Accessible Experiences is a six-episode podcast series designed to help tourism operators make their services more accessible and inclusive. Join co-hosts Ben Pettingill and Bridie McKim as they talk with people with disability and tourism operators to uncover insights from both perspectives, shedding light on the experience of accessing and providing accessible tourism.

 

Ben Pettingill  

Ben is the world's only individual to have competed in a Spartan obstacle course race while legally blind and untethered. He has successfully trekked the Kokoda Track twice and has also participated in the world's fastest water-skiing race.

 

Bridie McKim  

Bridie is an actor, advocate, and consultant. She has worked across both stage and screen and made history as the first actor with a disability to have a lead role on Australian television in The Heights. Bridie, who has cerebral palsy, uses her personal experiences to advocate for individual with disabilities in the arts and within broader communities and workplaces.

 

Episodes:

Episode 1: Experiences of accessible tourism providers – Dreamworld case study  

Episode 2: Understanding the experiences of tourists with disability 

Episode 3: Welcoming visitors with a service animal 

Episode 4: Impact of universal design in tourism 

Episode 5: Inclusive recruitment in tourism 

Episode 6: Understanding non-visible disability 

Episodes are available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. 

Igniting Accessible Experiences has been produced in partnership with Get Skilled Access.