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Accessible Golf Courses: Web-Based Accommodation Communication
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Accessible Golf Courses: Web-Based Accommodation Communication

Elizabeth A. Wanless, Jeffrey C. Petersen, Lindsay K. Pursglove, Logan Desmond and Lawrence W. Judge
The Physical educator, Vol.75(5), pp.816-834
11-01-2018

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Education & Educational Research Social Sciences
Websites are a critical tool for sport participants to seek logistical information prior to arriving at a facility. Given the challenge in accommodating mobility disabilities, research exploring how outdoor sport facilities, such as golf courses, precommunicate accommodation information via hosted websites is warranted. This study assessed website accommodation communication by nonprivate golf courses. To create a context and comparison, the researchers also collected data for commercial sport facilities. Of 268 nonprivate Indiana golf courses hosting websites, only two (<1%) included Web-based accessibility announcements. Of 10 Indiana commercial sport facilities hosting websites, six included Web-based accessibility announcements (60%). Perceptions of undue burden and targeting the active-aging community inform the discussion of research results.
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