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Disability Market Internet Usage

47% look for accessible activities and businesses.

57% find and/or book accessible hotels on the Internet.

68% say activities to suit special interests are an important factor in deciding where to go.

Source: Paving The Way To Accessible Tourism, 2010

The number one
obstacle
to accessing services by the disability
market is inaccurate
information on accessibility and
services provided.

72% of travelers with disabilities want written descriptions of their  destination.

Source: Frommer’s Unlimited April 2009 Survey

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Want Greater Visibility To

The Disability Market?

 

Include Accessible Virginia as part of your electronic marketing.

The disability community, their family, friends, and caregivers reward businesses who market to them. Three in four adults say they would be likely to switch to a brand associated with a "good cause." (Source: 1997 Cone/Roper Cause-Related Marketing Trends Report)

pie chart showing $918 million spent by the disability market in VA each year.

Persons with disabilities are an important market for Virginia businesses, spending an average of $918 million in the state per year.  

                                   Virginia Tourism, Washington Business Journal

If you really want to get yourself noticed and drive traffic to your business, your city or region, then advertising on our site with side-bar or banner messages is your best bet. This type of promotion includes publicity photo opportunities on the web site, multiple web links, and periodic updates. More importantly, your message to the disability community is spread across the site, wherever you want it to be.

Corporate logo                                                      $ 500 per year
Located on 2 pages, city or resource, and link to your web site. Listing on access information and your products/services to the disability community.

140 wide x 140 long pixel side bar                  $ 750 per year
or 760 wide x 90 long pixel banner

Located on 2 pages, city or resource, semiannual updates for message, and link to your web site. Listing on access information and your products/services to the disability community.

140 wide x 200 long pixel side bar                 $1,500 per year       or 760 wide x 90 long pixel banner

Located on 5 city pages in various Virginia regions, quarterly updates for message, and link to your web site. Listing on access information and your products/services to the disability community.

Regional Title Page Placement                        $2,500 per year

Or co-sponsorship of special interest itinerary or podcast. 140 wide x 240 long pixel or larger side bar, a 760 wide x 90 long pixel banner, quarterly updates for message, and link to your web site. 10 city pages in various Virginia regions. Listing on access information and your products/services to the disability community.

Title Page Or Itinerary Sponsorship          $5,000 per year

140 wide x 240 long pixel or larger side bar, a 760 wide x 90 long pixel banner, monthly updates for message, and link to your web site. Regional title page placement, 15 city pages in various Virginia regions. Listing on access information and your products/services to the disability community.

 

Accessible Virginia is the finest accessibility site in the nation. But don't take our word for it.....

 

blind woman petting a horse 

I am so grateful for providing this  wonderful piece of research. It is  awesome! How can I thank you?   Your site has removed a lot of the  “fear” of leaving the accessibility of  home!
M. J. Waung, West New York, NJ

Too bad your site is not used as a  model by other states. Yours is the best I have ever seen.
 F. W. Horchler, Rockledge, FL

deaf couple signing and playing golf

Accessible Virginia is an incredible website. I've been searching for a way to make travel easier for my husband. You are a godsend.          B. Clark, Richmond, VA

  .....tells every kind of facility offered for persons who have special needs. ....is a must if you are traveling or living in Virginia with someone who is disabled in any way. An excellent site, and easy to read and understand ....
Real Travel Adventures: Books for Accessible Living

child having mobility disability listening to colonial woman

As a wheelchair user, I want to participate in the same things as my children. I don’t want to watch from the sidelines. Families having members with disabilities look for activities where everyone can have fun. Accessible Virginia gives somuch information about the interesting things there are to see and do.
C. Jones, Arlington, VA

 

Need more information?

Call Cheryl Duke at 804-633-6752 or contact by email.

 

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