Traveling with a Disability

Resources for Travelers with Disabilities

• Accessible Vacation Home Exchange
• Cape Cod Disability Access Directory
• Care Medical Equipment - Rents mobility scooters (ECVs), wheelchairs, and medical equipment for use at Disney World and Orlando theme parks. A Disney featured ECV provider.
• Colorado Ski Authority --Winter Park Disabled Skiers Program
• Disabled NYC -- News, message boards, and directory of resources for people with disabilities living in New York City.
• Disney World--Article for guests who desire to visit disney world who are physically handicapped.
• Friendship Ventures -- Friendship Ventures is a non-profit agency that creates unique educational, recreational and social opportunities for people of all ages with mental and physical developmental disabilities. We also offer conference and retreat services and professional team-building programs to the communities we serve.
• Hotel Reservations - searchable list of hotels, included are brief introduction to the top holiday destinations.
• MatchingHouses.com -- Welcome to Matching Houses holiday house exchange where people with disabilities swap houses with other people who have the same accessibility needs. It’s so simple!
• PHD in Special Education -- 101 Special needs groups, camps and activities.
• Recent changes to Disney World Article stating recent changes to guest assistance pass.
• SATH (Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality) -- an educational non-profit membership organization whose mission is to raise awareness of the needs of all travelers with disabilities, remove physical and attitudinal barriers to free access and expand travel opportunities in the United States and abroad.
• Travable - Discussion Group for accessible travel
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• Saint Lucia Simply Beautiful -- Traveling Resources for Disabled.
• Tips for travellers with disabilities
• Travel and Recreation Resources - compiled by Jim Lubin
• TRIPS Inc -- offers disabled travel tours for adults with mental retardation, cerebral palsy and any physical or developmental disability.
• Universal Studios --Article for guests who desire to visit universal studios who are physically handicapped.
• Ventures Travel LLC -- A Non-profit company that offers opportunities for teens and adults to travel to popular destinations accross the United States, Canada and Caribbean. We specialize in supervized travel for persons with disabilities.
• Way Finding in Travel & Tourism -- It covers the latest mobile wayfinding technologies, digital signage and the industry events, the way in which technology is changing the nature of this industry and everything going on in the world of travel signage and wayfinding.
• Wheelchair Accessible Travel Guide
• Wilderness Inquiry -- Outdoor adventures for people of all abilities

Publications

• The Rolling Rains Report -- looks at the travel industry from the perspective of travelers with disabilities and the principles of Universal Design.

International Travel

• Accessible Tours in Southern Africa - see traditional African tribal life and spectacular natural beauty
• African Safaris for Disabled People -- great resource article for adventurous travelers
• Bay Island Accessible Beach Resort, Honduras
• Bespoke France - specialist holiday properties in France for families living with disabilities
• Bond Hotels -- UK accessible holidays for persons with disabilities
• Enjoybedandbreakfast -- Provides online reservations for B&B's and guesthouses across the UK.
• Epic Enabled -- Wheelchair accessible holidays in South Africa
• Jubilee Sailing Trust -- (U.K.) enables both able-bodied and physically disabled people to share the adventure of tall ships sailing.
• Mobility International
• ThaiFocus -- Thailand is a suitable country for disabled visitors to fully enjoy their vacation. The Thai's are extremely hospitable and will do their best make sure that you are looked after.