Airbnb takes steps to welcome travellers with disabilities


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  • Monday, 20 Nov 2017

The Airbnb Inc. logo and application are displayed on an Apple Inc. iPhone and iPad in this arranged photograph in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, March 21, 2014. Airbnb Inc. is raising money from investors including TPG Capital in a financing round that would value the room-sharing service at more than $10 billion, said people with knowledge of the deal. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

In response to complaints that its platform isn't always accommodating of guests with disabilities, Airbnb revealed new steps to address that problem. 

The San Francisco-based home-sharing company has acquired Accomable, a London-based home-sharing site that caters specifically to disabled travellers. 

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