Cross-cutting Guild
Accessibility
Universal access, inclusive recreation, and the right to participate
Accessibility is about removing barriers. It is wheelchair users accessing a walking track, deaf people participating in outdoor education, people with chronic illness finding adaptive sports, families with disabled members enjoying recreation together. Accessibility is not a separate guild - it cuts across all three resource guilds. An accessible Airspace means accessible paragliding instruction. An accessible Landspace means accessible tramping tracks. An accessible Waterspace means accessible kayaking. But accessibility also stands alone: it is about policy, design, and the commitment to include everyone.
Who's in Accessibility?
- Disability advocacy organisations
- Adaptive sports and recreation providers
- Inclusive outdoor education programmes
- Accessibility consultants and designers
- People with disabilities and their whanau
- Universal design advocates
- Accessibility researchers and practitioners
- Government accessibility advisors
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Key federations
- Parafed New Zealand
- CCS Disability Action
- Blind Low Vision NZ
Why it matters
Accessibility decisions are often invisible until they affect you. A new track might be built without accessible parking. A recreation facility might not have accessible toilets. A regulation might assume everyone can walk or see or hear. Policy changes can open doors or close them. Nemo watches accessibility-related consultations and decisions so that inclusion stays on the agenda.
What Nemo alerts you to
- Accessibility requirements in new recreation facilities
- Universal design policy and regulation changes
- Accessible track and facility upgrades
- Consultation on disability inclusion in outdoor recreation
- Accessible transport and access route decisions
- Funding for adaptive sports and inclusive programmes
- Accessibility standards and compliance updates
Why Track Orange Colour?
The Accessibility Guild uses Track Orange (#FC903F) from the Tracks & recreation family of the DR GIS Colour Scheme. Our colours follow Nelson's "looks like the thing" principle - every colour must survive the question "does this look like what it represents?"
Everyone deserves to participate.
Join the Accessibility Guild
Founding members help shape how their guild works - what information gets prioritised, how data is structured, and what tools get built first.