On a trip to Bali in 2023 with a friend who uses a wheelchair, we gained insight to the challenges faced by seniors and people with disability when trying to find accessible tourism providers.
As we sat around a table in the Orchid Farm and discussed this issue, the concept of Access Bali was born!
We decided we would develop a website listing tourism providers with different levels of accessibility infrastructure. When you look through the tourism providers on this website, you will be able to choose what works for you as you know yourself best!
You can rely on us because we personally inspect every tourism provider listed, gather detailed information about their accessibility infrastructure, and take photos.
About Us
We are Catherine Denton and Melissa Saggers (Directors). Our Lived Experience Consultant and Training Expert is Sally Eves. We all love Bali and her people.
Catherine has been travelling to Bali since 1974. She has over 40 trips under her sleeve. She has worked with disadvantaged communities all her life and has a nursing degree.
Melissa is an ex-social worker and adult educator. She has also travelled to Bali many times. Melissa has worked with seniors and people with disability in a hospital setting, in education and in the community. She holds a Bachelor of Social Work, Graduate Diploma in Vocational Education and is currently undertaking a certificate in undertaking accessibility audits.
Sally is a social worker, counsellor, educator, world traveller and disability expert. Sally provides us with invaluable information about challenges faced by seniors and people with disability, championing the rights of all to access any service at any time.