Accessible Disability Travel Information
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Our holiday travel destinations are listed by continent, as seen in the right hand menu, and include travel tips for those traveling with disabilities and various health conditions.
Many of these travel articles have been written by Disabled World members who wanted to share their traveling experiences with other readers in the hope they will be of assistance to others with disabilities who may be thinking of traveling locally or abroad.
Accessible tourism is the ongoing endeavor to ensure tourist destinations, products and services are accessible to all people, regardless of their physical limitations, disabilities or age. It encompasses publicly and privately owned tourist locations.
Specific problems found by the disabled tourist when booking a holiday include:
- Lack of well-adapted hotel rooms
- Lack of accessible airport transfer
- Lack of wheelchair accessible vehicles
- Lack of accessible restaurants, bars, etc.
- Inaccessible, or only partly accessible, web sites
- Lack of adapted toilets in restaurants and public places
- Inaccessible streets (cars parking on the sidewalk, etc.)
- Lack of professional staff capable of informing and advising about accessibility issues
- Lack of disability equipment (wheelchairs, bath chairs, toilet raisers, electric scooters)
- Lack of reliable information about a specific attraction's level of accessibility (church, castle, exhibition, etc.)
Whether you are someone who uses a wheelchair or is a slow walker, there are steps you can take to ensure a fun vacation for you and your traveling companions. Our disability travel reviews include accessible cruises, travel locations, and accessible accommodation guides in places all around the world.
From wildlife tours in Kenya, Africa, to airport guides and driving directions for the self drive tourist, Disabled World provides you with all your disabled travel answers. If we don't cover a particular area or accommodation review - tell us about it, or submit your own review for publishing on our website to help other travelers with disabilities.
Disability Travel Articles
- Disability Travel Videos - Videos related to disability travel including travel tips for people with disabilities.
- Disabled Traveler - Provides a comprehensive listing of accessible travel specialists including Travel Agents, Tour Operators, Adventure Travel Companies, Accessible Cruise Specialists, Accessible Van Rentals & Equipment, Travel Companions, Home Exchanges, and Access Guides for wheelchair users and other disabled travelers.
- Accessible Journeys - Accessible lifestyle vacations for slow walkers wheelchair travelers, their families and their friends. Travel services include: Accessible vacation planning; Accessible Group Tours; Accessible Group Cruises and Disability Travel Resources.
- Accessible Travel - Any method of transportation and/or accommodation that can be used, entered, reached, etc. by providing easy access, and can be undertaken by a person with disabilities. Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity.
- AbilityTrip - A centralized resource for accessible travel information, a travel guide, for the community of disabled travelers and their companions. The site provides information on the current state of accessibility by destination including logistics, accommodations, activities, restaurants, and emergency services. AbilityTrip also provides consulting services to destinations seeking to increase their utility and attractiveness to the disabled community.
