The goal of this project was to develop recommendations to help the Community Tourism Board in Sayausí, a rural community in Ecuador, modify existing tourist facilities and activities to allow visitors with physical disabilities to participate. In a context of worldwide efforts to make tourism inclusive for this group, Sayausí can attract a wider range of visitors and increase its income through tourism spending, while capturing a sense of pride as the community preserves its vanishing Andean culture. After identifying current barriers to accessibility in Sayausí’s tourism practices, evaluating disabled tourists’ needs, and gathering input from local residents, we developed recommendations for the Sayausí Tourism Board on how to modify their facilities and activities to become accessible.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Hoffer, Matthew R.
• Doucette, Rachel M.
• Capobianco, Michael C.
• Ewen, Clark J.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-022819-162022

Advisor

• Tuler, Seth
• Hersh, Robert

Year

• 2019

Sponsor

• EDEC

Date created

• 2019-02-28

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-022819-162022

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-03-04