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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">109</journal-id>
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        <journal-title xml:lang="en">JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title xml:lang="en">jucs</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="ppub">0948-695X</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">0948-6968</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Journal of Universal Computer Science</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3217/jucs-020-15-2080</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">23908</article-id>
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        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Research Article</subject>
        </subj-group>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="scientific_subject">
          <subject>M.0 - KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION</subject>
          <subject>M.5 - KNOWLEDGE PERSONALIZATION AND CUSTOMIZATION</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Enhancing Learning Experience of the Disabled: An Accessible Tourism Platform</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Wu</surname>
            <given-names>Yen-Chun Jim</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:type="simple">wuyenchun@gmail.com</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A1">1</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Chang</surname>
            <given-names>Chan-Lan</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Hsieh</surname>
            <given-names>Ying-Jiun</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A3">3</xref>
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      </contrib-group>
      <aff id="A1">
        <label>1</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan</addr-line>
        <institution>National Taiwan Normal University</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Taipei</addr-line>
        <country>Taiwan</country>
      </aff>
      <aff id="A2">
        <label>2</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan</addr-line>
        <institution>Shu-Te University</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Kaohsiung</addr-line>
        <country>Taiwan</country>
      </aff>
      <aff id="A3">
        <label>3</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan</addr-line>
        <institution>National Chung Hsing University</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Taichung</addr-line>
        <country>Taiwan</country>
      </aff>
      <author-notes>
        <fn fn-type="corresp">
          <p>Corresponding author: Yen-Chun Jim Wu (<email xlink:type="simple">wuyenchun@gmail.com</email>).</p>
        </fn>
        <fn fn-type="edited-by">
          <p>Academic editor: </p>
        </fn>
      </author-notes>
      <pub-date pub-type="collection">
        <year>2014</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>28</day>
        <month>12</month>
        <year>2014</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>20</volume>
      <issue>15</issue>
      <fpage>2080</fpage>
      <lpage>2095</lpage>
      <uri content-type="arpha" xlink:href="http://openbiodiv.net/8BB1199A-92AD-51DF-AE66-FE2ED2CF56B1">8BB1199A-92AD-51DF-AE66-FE2ED2CF56B1</uri>
      <uri content-type="zenodo_dep_id" xlink:href="https://zenodo.org/record/5506077">5506077</uri>
      <history>
        <date date-type="received">
          <day>15</day>
          <month>01</month>
          <year>2014</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>30</day>
          <month>09</month>
          <year>2014</year>
        </date>
      </history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>Yen-Chun Jim Wu, Chan-Lan Chang, Ying-Jiun Hsieh</copyright-statement>
        <license license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="" xlink:type="simple">
          <license-p>This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <label>Abstract</label>
        <p>The purpose of the study is to propose a completely barrier-less, or "accessible" tourism platform and makes suggestions to facilitate current travel information for disabled persons. Drawing on in-depth interviews with tourism industry representatives and academics, and applying Long Tail theory's three "forces" and nine "rules", the study makes assessments as to the viability of the disabled tourism niche, creating an accessible tourism communication network to connect upstream and downstream travel agencies in a Web 2.0 environment. Web 2.0 is an appropriate platform that can be seen as a launching pad or accelerator to share knowledge between business and customer, as well as customer and customer. This platform can provide adoptive learning experiences and behavioural enhancements. This study sets up an accessible tourism communications network based on Web 2.0 concepts, contributing a real platform that travel agents can refer to as they take their first steps to provide travel packages that accommodate the needs of the disabled, a previously marginally represented group in the sustainable tourism literature.</p>
      </abstract>
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