Why is WheelEasy needed?
In our land of the 'fair go', you would think that we all have a basic right of access. But at the moment, many people are still isolated and excluded. They often get stuck, they give up and they stay in.
For anyone who has a mobility impairment, the biggest problem is often not just physical access, but a lack of access information. And it's not only just that one person, it's all their friends and family who get stuck too.
That's millions of Australians not being able to go out and have the life that lots of us take for granted - going for a swim at the beach, for a bushwalk, a barbecue, a night out, or to see a film etc.
The problem? At the moment, 9 out of 10 people find access information difficult to find. It's scattered all over the web, it's buried on different sites, it's often not up-to-date, it can be inaccurate, or sometimes it's not available at all.
Mobility impaired people and their families and friends can spend hours searching for the information they need, making many phone calls; just to go for a simple day or evening out together.
At present there's no one place where all this information is gathered together, or where people can share what they know with others.
So we built the WheelEasy Access Information Web App
It's a sort of Tripadvisor for everything to do with access. A one-stop-shop that brings together all this information into one place.
No more researching beforehand - it's designed for your mobile, so you can see what's nearby you, be spontaneous and change your mind, just like everyone else.
Most importantly, we'll grow the site by crowdsourcing the information, asking everyone to share what they know about access, creating a community of people who share the same access needs. WheelEasy is finally democratising access information.
Now, it’s all well and good having this fantastic web app but for it to thrive and grow, people need to add places to the WheelEasy map - sharing what they find out about access. We need to build a bank of access information and create a strong community.
