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<h2 id="page-title" class="asset-name" style="font-size: 30px;
margin-bottom: 0.5em;">Welcome to the Rolling Rains Report</h2>
<p><b>Trying times call for trying something new!</b><br /><strong></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">People are asking, "<i>Does it really have to be this <b>un</b>comfortable to travel?</i>" </span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><span style=""><b>T</b><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>he travel &amp; hospitality industry is
sensing the spark of something new as people answer, "No, and we plan to do something about it."</b> <br /></span></strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fresh thinkers are testing countless breakthrough ideas on accessible travel. They are rubbing </span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">ingenuity against </span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">continuity to enkindle a new flame.</span></strong><span style=""><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></strong></span></p><p><span style=""><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>At<i> Rolling Rains</i> we monitor that brush fire as it reveals ideas that are standing the test of the times.</strong></span><strong></strong></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
particular we search out examples of how <b>Universal Design creates new travel
opportunities</b> and products<b> </b>that are, to quote the definition of Universal
Design, <i>usable by the widest range of people operating in the widest range
of situations.</i></span></strong><o:p></o:p></strong></p>



<p><b>Explore as an idea whose time</b>. <br /></p><p>The concept of <b>Inclusive Travel </b>is itself traveling around the world. It is leaving an
infrastructure that will allow the pleasure of world discovery to generations to come. It enables generations present to do so through all stages of their lifespan. That's the vision of Universal Design applied to tourism -- <b>Inclusive </b>Tourism.<br /></p><p><strong>Follow the
journey of Inclusive Tourism here at <i>RollingRains.com</i><br /></strong></p><ul><li>
On the road Dr. Scott Rains offers Travelogues.</li><li>Chronicling the history of this initiative we honor our best at Case Studies and <a href="/leaders/">Leadership.</a><br /></li><li>For those of an academic inclination we have the <a href="/readings/">Readings</a> section.</li><li>To get some strategic advice or assistance with management of a project <a href="/contact/">Contact</a> us.</li><li>For daily updates you may subscribe to the Rolling Rains Report by email<br /></li></ul>The legacy of this innovation of inclusion is<strong> life-changing</strong>. The vistas opened up can be breathtaking -
stylish, inclusive, and leaving you wanting more. <br /><br />Each day you will find a new post at RollingRains.com - the only way to learn more than that is to get out and travel yourself!<br /><p><br /></p>











































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