Mexico welcomes tens of millions of tourists a year. For the roughly 20.8 million Mexicans who live with some form of disability — about 16% of the population, according to the 2020 national census — the country has been considerably harder to navigate. That is starting to change, driven by a mix of private operators, municipal initiatives, and a push at the federal level that advocates say is long overdue.
The picture on the ground is uneven. Only 14 of Mexico’s 440 beaches have any accessibility features for travelers with disabilities, according to the Instituto Mexicano de Turismo y Accesibilidad (IMETAC), and only about 1 in 736 tourism businesses is equipped to serve travelers with disabilities. The gap between what exists and what’s needed is wide — but the momentum, at last, is building.
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