{"id":318,"date":"2017-02-10T11:57:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T16:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spintheglobe.net\/dir\/?p=318"},"modified":"2019-08-02T12:16:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T16:16:59","slug":"wheelchair-accessible-barbados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spintheglobe.net\/dir\/2017\/02\/10\/wheelchair-accessible-barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Wheelchair Accessible Things to Do in Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you think of a remote island country in the Eastern Caribbean, you may not immediately associate it with wheelchair accessibility. While Barbados still has many challenges to overcome when it comes to offerings for wheelchair users, I found it to be an extremely welcoming country that’s working hard through it’s 2012 Fully Accessible Barbados<\/a>\u00a0(FAB) initiative. A consortium of government agencies is offering incentives\u00a0to investors who wish to build or refurbish a property or product for use in tourism, and “recognizes the importance of accessibility in order to achieve the truly inclusive society which is part of [their] vision.”<\/p>\n