Most airlines offer services to help people with disabilities to use the airline. Though information is commonly available on the airline’s website about the company’s policies and procedures for helping people with disabilities, a disabled person or their family may want to talk to an airline representative before the travel is to take place to discuss the needs of the disabled person.
Information about the accessibility of specific destinations is available on some disabled friendly travel resources. Some of these resources are organizations that offer tours at that destination.
Accessible Barcelona is a disabled friendly travel resource that helps people planning to travel to Barcelona. This organization provides information online accessibility of local transportation, hotels, and tourist attractions in Barcelona.
Some disabled friendly travel resources also include information on special needs besides accessibility. For example, some organizations provide information on the locations of dialysis centers.
Disabled friendly travel resources often provide information on camps for children with special needs. There are numerous camps designed for children who have a variety of disabilities. These camps are typically designed to provide children with the opportunity to challenge themselves and socialize with other children with the same disabilities.
One unique disabled friendly travel resource and is a vacation home exchange service for disabled people. The Independent Living Institute provides information on their website to allow disabled people to swap homes with other people who have similar needs. This can help both families save money as well as ensure that the necessary accommodations are present in their vacation destination.
These resources and others can be found by using a search engine. A disabled person looking to vacation in a specific location may want to search for “disabled friendly travel resources” plus the name of the location to find any destination-specific travel resources.
Disabled friendly travel resources are not restricted to helpful websites. Many travel guides and books are written to provide information on the accessibility of specific destinations and popular tourist attractions.
Allan has a wheelchair related blog that discuss about wheelchair ramp and wheelchair accessible van. He realised that wheelchair users are staying at home and not live life to the fullest, all because of accessibility. So he wants more people to know that public places and public transit should be made accessible. Help him spread the word.
