Explorable

Visit Mesa was the first world's first Autism Certified Destination, and Alison Brooks, Director, Destination Experience and Advocacy introduced that groundbreaking message to travelers and the travel industry. Alison's passion is to collaborate with people identifying and implementing ways to evolve, and the Visit Mesa team, community and partners have accomplished revolutionary accessible and inclusive tourism initiatives. No matter where you are on your accessible tourism journey, Alison shares insights and motivations that can propel you forward.

Explorable A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast about travel, disability and inclusion. Join Josh Loebner and Toby Willis as they interview experts, advocates and allies of tourism, destinations and disability to learn about how they’re traveling the world, the obstacles they face, and how we can change it for the better to make each journey more explorable.

The Explorable Podcast is one of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit {https://www.explorablepodcast.com/} to learn more and drop us a line if you'd like to join the movement to make the entire planet more Explorable.

Alan co-founded Autism Double-Checked to support and guide those that travel with autistic family members. Alan brings together his areas of expertise as a parent with an autistic child and as a travel professional. He has the optimum combination that any leisure traveler could want, with the industry experience, the insider contacts and the specialized tools that are needed. Find out more about Alan and how Autism Double-Checked aims to help families take a very well deserved break and to limit the challenges that they face in doing so.

Explorable A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast about travel, disability and inclusion. Join Josh Loebner and Toby Willis as they interview experts, advocates and allies of tourism, destinations and disability to learn about how they’re traveling the world, the obstacles they face, and how we can change it for the better to make each journey more explorable.

The Explorable Podcast is one of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit {https://www.explorablepodcast.com/} to learn more and drop us a line if you'd like to join the movement to make the entire planet more Explorable.

Florida is the nation's top travel destination, and Visit Florida is setting the standard for creating and spotlighting extensive resources for accessible travel. Staci Mellman, Chief Marketing Officer for Visit Florida spearheads category-leading efforts through showcasing the state's accessible destinations. She brings these to life in compelling commercials, immersive marketing and authentically captures disability travel stories in a streaming series. Visit Florida's official website brings connects these accessible travel stories together with robust accessibility and inclusive destination and attraction details at https://www.visitflorida.com/things-to-do/accessible-travel/.

Explorable A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast about travel, disability and inclusion. Join Josh Loebner and Toby Willis as they interview experts, advocates and allies of tourism, destinations and disability to learn about how they’re traveling the world, the obstacles they face, and how we can change it for the better to make each journey more explorable.

The Explorable Podcast is one of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit {https://www.explorablepodcast.com/} to learn more and drop us a line if you'd like to join the movement to make the entire planet more Explorable.

The founder of Travelability, Jake Steinman, shares his point of view on the 2021 Tampa, Florida Travelability Summit. The conference brought together thought leaders and change makers from Visit Florida, Google, Walt Disney World among other major destinations and attractions. We'll take a deep dive into Jake's top takeaways from the conference and what he believes is the future growth and direction of accessible tourism. The TravelAbility Summit is the tourism industry’s premier event for disability insights and resources for tips, training and information connecting disability and destinations.

Explorable A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast about travel, disability and inclusion. Join Josh Loebner and Toby Willis as they interview experts, advocates and allies of tourism, destinations and disability to learn about how they’re traveling the world, the obstacles they face, and how we can change it for the better to make each journey more explorable.

The Explorable Podcast is one of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit {https://www.explorablepodcast.com/} to learn more and drop us a line if you'd like to join the movement to make the entire planet more Explorable.

Welcome aboard this episode of Explorable as we cruise into accessible tourism conversations with Ron Pettit, Director, Disability Inclusion and ADA Compliance with Royal Caribbean Group. Find out about category leading innovations in crew training, ship accessibility and other ways to create smooth sailing for disabled travelers and staff. Ron shares his lived experiences connected to disability and how he grew his department to lead a team of advocates to operationalize accessibility as scale within the organization.

Explorable A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast about travel, disability and inclusion. Join Josh Loebner and Toby Willis as they interview experts, advocates and allies of tourism, destinations and disability to learn about how they’re traveling the world, the obstacles they face, and how we can change it for the better to make each journey more explorable.

The Explorable Podcast is one of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit {https://www.explorablepodcast.com/} to learn more and drop us a line if you'd like to join the movement to make the entire planet more Explorable.

In this episode of Explorable we're finding out about how Sasha Blair-Goldensohn brought innovating thinking Google Maps. Businesses, organizations and others can easily add wheelchair accessibility features on their listing in Google Maps to showcase how explorable their physical spaces are in the real world. Find out how Sasha turned this idea into action with the support of others believing in bringing this new feature to life. Sasha also shares more about his disability journey and advocacy that's making an impact! To find out more about accessibility features in Google Maps, visit https://blog.google/products/maps/wheelchair-accessible-places-google-maps/.

Explorable A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast about travel, disability and inclusion. Join Josh Loebner and Toby Willis as they interview experts, advocates and allies of tourism, destinations and disability to learn about how they’re traveling the world, the obstacles they face, and how we can change it for the better to make each journey more explorable.

The Explorable Podcast is one of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit {https://www.explorablepodcast.com/} to learn more and drop us a line if you'd like to join the movement to make the entire planet more Explorable.

Aira is a service that connects blind and low-vision people to highly trained, remotely-located agents. Through an app on your smartphone, Aira delivers instant access to visual information at the touch of a button – enhancing everyday efficiency, engagement, and independence. We will hear from Aira CEO Troy Otillio on the service and software technology that expands travel and other opportunities for blind and low vision users.

Explorable A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast about travel, disability and inclusion. Join Josh Loebner and Toby Willis as they interview experts, advocates and allies of tourism, destinations and disability to learn about how they’re traveling the world, the obstacles they face, and how we can change it for the better to make each journey more explorable.

The Explorable Podcast is one of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit {https://www.explorablepodcast.com/} to learn more and drop us a line if you'd like to join the movement to make the entire planet more Explorable.

In 2020, I LOVE NY unveiled Accessible New York, an initiative that showcases the hundreds of accessible and disability inclusive attractions and destinations across the state of New York. Many attractions offer accessibility features, with some even providing specialty programming focused on travelers with disabilities. The Accessible New York website serves as an information hub to publicize accessible attractions for people with accessibility needs. Sara Emmert, Director of Tourism Policy and Special Initiatives shares more about these and other initiatives welcoming all travelers to New York state. Note to listeners, this interview took place in March 2020 when many New York State businesses were operating under limited capacity for health and safety reasons and we encourage listeners interested in traveling to New York to visit the New York Forward webpage at https://forward.ny.gov/ for current guidance.

Explorable A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast about travel, disability and inclusion. Join Josh Loebner and Toby Willis as they interview experts, advocates and allies of tourism, destinations and disability to learn about how they’re traveling the world, the obstacles they face, and how we can change it for the better to make each journey more explorable.

The Explorable Podcast is one of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit {https://www.explorablepodcast.com/} to learn more and drop us a line if you'd like to join the movement to make the entire planet more Explorable.

Every day. Elevate.

This is the message that SEA Airport staff bring to life for all travelers, including those with disabilities. SEA Airport's brand promise is to create through a passionate service culture, an elevated travel experience that’s inspired by the original nature of the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is ranked 8th among U. S. airports for passenger activity and is a category leader for airport innovations in accessibility and disability inclusion. Join Chelsea Rodriguez, SEA Airport Volunteers & Customer accessibility Manager and Heather Karch, Facilities and Infrastructure Architecture Manager as they share more about how SEA Airport welcomes people with disabilities.

Explorable A Designsensory Original Production.

This is a podcast about travel, disability and inclusion. Join Josh Loebner and Toby Willis as they interview experts, advocates and allies of tourism, destinations and disability to learn about how they’re traveling the world, the obstacles they face, and how we can change it for the better to make each journey more explorable.

The Explorable Podcast is one of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit {https://www.explorablepodcast.com/} to learn more and drop us a line if you'd like to join the movement to make the entire planet more Explorable.