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- The ‘why’ and ‘what for’ of participation in tourism activities: travel motivations of people with disabilitiesPublication . Moura, Andreia; Eusébio, Celeste; Devile, EugéniaThe aim of this study is to identify the motivations that lead people with disabilities (PwD) to make the decision to participate in tourism and to ascertain whether there are differences in these motivations between PwD with and without tourism experiences. To achieve this goal, a guiding research model was created based on the mechanism of selfdetermination theory (SDT). A mixed methodology approach was used. First, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a sample of PwD living in Portugal (N = 28). Second, a questionnaire was administered to a sample of Portuguese with disabilities (N = 348). The results obtained highlight that PwD are motivated to participate in tourism activities, mainly because of the benefits they expect to gain from these experiences. However, a great number have never had the possibility of participating in tourism activities. Intrinsic or self-determined motivations such as pleasure, increased knowledge, well-being and personal development, stand out. Moreover, PwD who have never had the opportunity to participate in tourism activities perceive more benefits than those who have already participated. The paper ends with the theoretical and practical implications, the limitations and future research to increase knowledge in an area that has been little explored in the literature.
- Accessible tourism experiences: the voice of people with visual disabilitiesPublication . Devile, Eugénia; Kastenholz, ElisabethOur research focuses primarily on the understanding of the engagement in tourist activities of people with disabilities. Specifically, we intend to analyze the experience of people with visual impairments, identifying the factors that constrain and the factors that facilitate their decision to travel, seeking to understand how people adapt, negotiate their perceived and real constraints and become active travelers. A qualitative study was undertaken using in-depth interviews, which sought to give voice to people with visual disabilities. Results of a content analysis of the information gathered allow the following main conclusions: The participation in tourist activities by people with visual disabilities results from an ongoing and interactive process, which is shaped by multiple factors, with positive or negative influences, within each individual’s very personal context, impairment condition and social environment, with impact on different stages of the process. It is possible to identify patterns of factors influencing the process (constraints and facilitators) as well as of negotiation strategies used for continued participation in tourism. To overcome the barriers they face, people with disabilities rely on negotiation strategies associated with the travel organization process, and on different personal and interpersonal strategies that are systematized in this study.
- Necessidades de informação turística para pessoas com mobilidade reduzida : o caso dos deficientes físicosPublication . Devile, Eugénia; Kastenholz, Elisabeth; Santiago, Rui Armando GomesA promoção de uma sociedade mais inclusiva tem vindo a refletir-se numa progressiva tomada de consciência das dimensões associadas ao turismo acessível para todos. Ao mesmo tempo, no plano discursivo, assume-se cada vez mais o turismo como um bem social de primeira necessidade, essencial na qualidade de vida. No entanto, também é igualmente reconhecido que o acesso às práticas turísticas, por parte de pessoas com incapacidade, continua a ser moldado por dificuldades de vária ordem, às quais o sector do turismo não tem sabido responder, ou, pelo menos, a perceção consciente deste facto social tem sido muito débil e incipiente. Partindo destes pressupostos, a nossa investigação centrou-se, particularmente, na compreensão das dinâmicas de envolvimento e de participação das pessoas com incapacidade nas atividades turísticas. Concretamente, pretendemos analisar os aspetos associados à experiência das pessoas com incapacidade visual ou incapacidade física, identificando os fatores que restringem (inibidores) e os fatores que afetam a decisão de viajar de forma positiva (os facilitadores), procurando compreender como é que as pessoas se adaptam e se tornam viajantes ativos. Para a concretização deste objetivo utilizou-se um estudo qualitativo, baseado em entrevistas longas, que procurou dar voz aos atores com incapacidade visual e física. O tratamento da informação recolhida foi efetuado com base na análise de conteúdo de tipo temático-categorial. Os resultados assim obtidos permitem extrair as seguintes conclusões principais: a participação em atividades turísticas por parte das pessoas com incapacidade física e visual resulta de um processo dinâmico e interativo, no qual intervêm múltiplos fatores, com influência positiva ou negativa, na confluência do seu contexto pessoal, da sua condição de incapacidade e do seu ambiental social, com um impacto variável nas diferentes etapas do processo.