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Jan Bonville

Advocate, Consultant and Writer

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San Francisco based Jan Bonville is an advocate, consultant and writer. She has lived with a mobility health disability for over 20 years and but has not let that stop her from traveling around the world with her family. She is particularly fond of nature and wilderness destinations, many of which have been traditionally inaccessible to travelers with mobility impairments and wheelchair users. With a professional background as a former management consultant, she uses her problem solving and partnership building skills to help destinations develop strategies for greater inclusion for people with mobility impairments and families of mixed abilities like hers. She writes to share her story, and encourage others to pursue their travel aspirations.

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A woman in a swimsuit and sun hat sits in the shallow water of a sandy beach next to an all-terrain wheelchair, with lush green tropical mountains in the background.

The Power of the Ocean: Inclusive Nature

Our writer and collaborator, Jan Bonville, has written extensively on her experience in Tahiti as a disabled traveler with family. For this story, she shares her personal experience — and a conversation with Tahiti Tourisme — on the power of the ocean in the context of disability and inclusive tourism. Established in 2018, Tainui Atea is the

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A woman in a sun hat sitting in a specialized beach wheelchair on a pristine white sand beach with turquoise water and a cloudy sky.

Rediscovering the Beach: Inclusive Nature

I used to love going to the beach. The feel of sand in my toes, the warm water of the Indian Ocean lapping, searching for shells on the beach. Like many things the young do I took it- and the ability to walk stroll, touch for granted.

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