Student's bright idea helping change how Aussies with disability dine out

A University of Melbourne student's agleam thought could alteration nan measurement Australians surviving pinch a disablement dine out.

EnAccess Maps, a caller app developed by student Sabrina Leung, allows users to find and reappraisal venues based connected their accessibility features.

Leung identified a spread successful disposable accusation for group pinch mobility requirements. 

"One successful 5 group person a disability, truthful it's a beautiful large request retired there," she said. 

The app and website purpose to link this organization pinch venues equipped to accommodate their needs.

The level allows users to specify their accessibility preferences, including bath availability, activity space, parking, and step-free access. 

"It could technically beryllium accessible to enter, but it could make you consciousness really awkward if you person to move each nan chairs to beryllium capable to get to your array and shuffle around," effect advisor Freya Elliott said.

While EnAccess Maps has nan imaginable to beryllium utilized crossed nan globe, nan existent attraction is connected Melbourne, pinch University of Melbourne students volunteering to representation caller locations connected a monthly basis. 

"It helped maine beryllium much alert of my surroundings and besides much alert really different group successful a different business interact pinch nan aforesaid situation I do," unpaid Jiayi Tai said.

So far, much than 700 locations person already been logged, but nan EnAccess Maps squad is hoping much group jump online to reappraisal more, and that businesses travel connected committee too.

"Anyone tin motion up for EnAccess maps. It's free," Darkin said.

"And you could beryllium McDonald's aliases you could beryllium a Michelin prima restaurant. It's conscionable astir helping group understand really to get to your place."

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