For everyone with disabilities who want to integrate fully into society at large, accessibility is crucial. Society and people's accessibility cannot be separated. This necessitates the need to evaluate the accessibility to people with disabilities (PWD) on wheelchairs in twenty-five selected hotels, which is about 70% of the hotels in Ondo City. This study illuminated how accessible the main entrance, bar, reception, restaurant, and room entrances are to PWD on wheelchair. Results show that 92%, 16% 40% and 72% of the main entrances, reception, bar and room entries of the selected hotels are accessible to PWD on wheelchairs while 8%, 64%, 18%, 56% and 20% are not accessible to PWD on wheelchairs. The Nigerian government has set strong regulations for public spaces, including hotels, taxis, and other establishments, to provide accessibility, amenities, and equal opportunities for people with disabilities. The Nigerian government should implement the disability law and engage in a public enlightenment campaign against discrimination, and hotel owners should be trained on the features that will enable accessibility to people with disability (PWD) in wheelchair.

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