ISSN: 2265-6294

Efficacy of Accessible Tourism Dimensions for Individuals with Disabilities at the National Museum

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Amer Hani Alqassem, Nagendra Singh Panwar

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Museums were once thought to be only institutions for collecting, repairing, preserving, and displaying objects, but they are now an educational resource for people of all socioeconomic backgrounds. This study examines the significance of accessible tourism for individuals with special needs at the National Museum of the Philippines as a foundation for program intervention. The snowball selection technique was used to specify a survey questionnaire of 23 respondents, and SPSS was used to analyze the outcomes. Furthermore, univariate analysis is used as a statistical technique to diagnose the consequences. As a result of the study, most respondents did not state confidential conditions, and the assistance was rated strongly agree regarding disability dimension access, universal design, access enablers, and support needs, with mean scores of 3.33, 3.36, 3.34, and 3.31, respectively. The researcher used the Pearson Correlation Coefficient to determine the strength of the relationship between the two variables. This relationship, however, contrasted relying on the age of the respondent. According to the statistics, disability dimension access is more influential in terms of the age profile of the respondents, with a p-value of 0.041. Likewise, it is the key to energetic tourist ageing, strengthening social connections, and creating unique relationships through museums and other social engagement options. As a result, museum managers should consider the quality of specific policies, services, and systems conceived for tourist visitors with special necessities, regardless of their profile.

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