By Fiona Scott Travel experiences for anybody can be an exciting endeavor; being inspired by new sights and sounds are great ways to refresh the soul. Traveling with disabilities, however, can add fears and uncertainties that many find too difficult to overcome, especially when seeking destinations off the beaten track and […]
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By Bethany Hildebrandt Hi I’m Bethany Hildebrandt and I am a “veteran” disability mom. You never get things totally figured out, but my 16-year-old daughter has cerebral palsy, so we’ve been parenting through medical complexities for a while now. My husband and I have been married for 18 wonderful years of
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Kristy Durso of Incredible Memories Travel Family vacations can be incredibly stressful, especially with children or relatives that have disabilities. Kristy Durso, owner of Incredible Memories Travel, specializes in travel for people with disabilities. And she knows all about it—seeing as her family has a variety of disabilities. Her advice is
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5 questions for author, Dawn Barclay (Travelling Different. Vacation Strategies for Parents of the Anxious, the Inflexible, and the Neurodiverse.): What inspired you to write this book? I’ve been writing about travel for around 30 years and I’m a firm believer that there’s a book for every problem in life. When
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By Josh Basile, C4-5 Quadriplegic, Trial Attorney, Disability Rights Advocate, Community Relations Manager at accessible Traveling means just as much to me now as it did prior to my spinal cord injury that left me paralyzed below my shoulders. Simply put, I still want to travel. My power wheelchair has gone
Accessible travel is hard. Planning it shouldn’t be harder. Read More »
As an autistic solo traveller, I have been to many of our earth’s most breathtaking sites. However, nowhere has been able to wow me like California. I fell in love the moment I arrived, and that feeling still hasn’t left me. In 2021 I returned to the US and called San
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“We made the impossible, possible.” If there’s one thing you should know about Camilo Navarro and Alvaro Silberstein, it’s that they’re two men on a mission to make the world accessible. The two lifelong friends are the co-founders of Wheel the World, a travel booking platform which offers accessible travel experiences
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The Barbados Council for the Disabled is on a quest to make the island accessible to all. Through its Fully Accessible Barbados (FAB) programme, this Organization is working with the private sector and government to create an inclusive, accessible island. Barbados is a favourite of tourists from around the world, and
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Fred Maahs, Jr. I grew up attending Catholic schools and spent many hours during my youth studying the Bible, the Holy Land, and the origins of my faith during religion class or in church. For me, Jerusalem and the birthplace of Christ were places that were held with absolute reverence.
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Many people traveling with disabilities often find it difficult to navigate their surroundings when they are in a different city, and being in an entirely unfamiliar country makes it doubly difficult. There are certain places they may not be able to access safely and precious vacation-time is wasted searching for what is accessible,
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