Acessibilidade de museus e sítios arqueológicos para visitantes com deficiência: perspectivas dos funcionários de sites no centro de Izmir
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2025
Yazarlar: Efe Zehir, Selcen Seda TÜRKSOY
Revista Rosa dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, Uluslararası, 2025, cilt 17
DOI: 10.18226/21789061.v17ip170102
Özet
The growing interest in accessible tourism highlights the importance of ensuring that cultural destinations, including museums and archaeological sites, are accessible to individuals with physical disabilities. This study examines the accessibility of such sites in Izmir, Turkey, with the aim of identifying existing barriers and providing recommendations for improvement. Using a mixed-methods approach, the research combines a quantitative evaluation based on the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) accessibility criteria with qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews with relevant authorities. The findings reveal that while positive steps have been taken toward accessibility based on the principle of equality, gaps remain in physical adjustments, accessible services, staff training, and practices including inadequate entrances, steps, insufficient or out of order disability-specific facilities,etc. The research contributes to the limited body of knowledge on the accessibility of cultural tourism sites in Turkey and offers practical recommendations for improving accessibility, fostering greater inclusivity in the tourism sector.