Accessible Tourism Enablers Grant

The Accessible Tourism Enablers Grant supports not-for-profit disability peak organisations and accessible or disability-specific service organisations to develop and/or enhance products and services for use by tourism and event businesses.

It is part of the Queensland Government’s $12 million funding to support delivery of a package of initiatives to enhance and develop accessible tourism projects and to raise awareness about accessible tourism experiences in Queensland.

The Year of Accessible Tourism supports key actions in the Towards Tourism 2032 – Transforming Queensland’s visitor economy future, a tourism industry strategy.

Recipient resources

Access these free online resources to enhance accessibility in your tourism and events business.

• Queensland Braille Writing Association

  Making tourism accessible for blind and low vision visitors
• CPL – Choice, Passion, Life

  Inclusive Tourism Toolbox for events and tourism destinations
• Autism Queensland

  Accommodate us: an inclusive toolkit for tourism accommodation
• Guide Dogs Queensland

  Five rings for inclusive tourism for low vision and blindness

Recipient project descriptions

Autism Queensland Limited	Accommodate Us: An Inclusive Tool Kit for Tourism Accommodation A co-designed resource to increase tourism accommodation providers’ capacity to offer informed, inclusive experiences for autistic and neurodivergent visitors.
CPL – Choice, Passion, Life	Inclusive Tourism Toolbox Delivered as a free service to businesses, the Inclusive Tourism Toolkit offers video tutorials and accessible resources/templates. These tools help the industry address specific needs for including people with disability at events and tourism destinations.
Guide Dogs Queensland Ltd	Five Rings for Inclusive Tourism for Low Vision and Blindness Through co-designed resources, this project addresses travel and accommodation challenges faced by people with low vision and blindness. It guides the tourism industry to become accessible and inclusive for those with vision impairment.
Queensland Braille Writing Association	Making Tourism Accessible for Blind and Low Vision Visitors A resource package that assists tourism operators in making their venues accessible to people who are blind or have low vision. It includes practical examples from the first point of contact to using large print, braille, tactile QR code indicators, and tactile maps. The package also offers ideas for marketing and advertising accessible tourist venues.
Spinal Life Australia Ltd	Access Accelerator Accelerating Tourism Inclusion The Access Accelerator Program was a series of workshops held in 2024 and developed by Spinal Life Australia and Cérge. These workshops enhanced accessibility and inclusivity in the tourism industry by providing immersive disability awareness training, Cérge technology adoption, access and inclusion plan development, sharing inclusive stories, and promoting accessible offerings. The program empowered tourism businesses to better serve individuals with disabilities, tapping into the accessible tourism market.

More information

• Email GrowingTI@dtis.qld.gov.au
• Read the Accessible Tourism Enablers Grant guidelines (PDF, 557KB)