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Access-Able Travel answers such questions as "Is this wheelchair going to squeeze into a Tokyo hotel room?" and "What about bathroom facilities on an African safari?" using a worldwide database. Also allows searching by disability to find travel agents who can help you with special needs.
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Accessible Europe tourism for all
Access San Francisco a free guide for travelers with disabilities
Accessible Adventure: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Wheelchair Transportation Service
Accessible Greece accessible tourism and travel for all! [Greece]
Accessible Air Travel: A Guide for People with Disabilities also available in PDF format () Provides information about the types of airline equipment for passengers with disabilities now required by law. It also contains recent changes in regulations implementing the Air Carrier Access Act.
Accessible Rental Vans for Baltimore, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and all areas in-between
Accessible Travel Resources, a Traveling with Accessiblities Guide from BootsnAll Travel, "The Ultimate Resource for the Independent Traveller"
Accessible Vacation Home Exchange
Amtrak [US passenger train system]: Services for People with Disabilities and Special Needs
Armchair World: Handicapped-Accessible Tours fishing, kayaking, white-water rafting…
Currency conversion tool for exchange rates from 1990 through yesterday
- 164 Currencies Converter
Currency exchange rates for both Canadian and US dollars
U.S. Department of Transportation Toll-Free Hotline for air travelers with disabilities:
- Voice: 1-800-778-4838
- TTY: 1-800-455-9880
The Hotline is available from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, seven days a week. It serves two main purposes: (1) education and (2) assistance in resolving disability-related air travel problems.
- Information for the Air Traveler with a Disability
- Passengers with Disabilities
DR Yachting provides barrier-free, fully accessible, sailing charters on the Greek islands for people of all ages with disabilities or mobility impairments. [Greece]
Eastern Mobility customized transportation solutions for physically challenged individuals
Economy Class Syndrome (Deep Vein Thrombosis)
Emergency Evacuation Traveler’s Insurance
The Enabled RVer provides tips for newbies and information on accessible campgrounds and parks. Includes checklist.
Four Communities Improve Civic Access ADA report
France Guide for the Disabled Tourist
Global Access
Greece to promote "Accessible Tourism" programs [Greece]
Combating Lost Luggage Syndrome
Lost Luggage treasures Unclaimed Baggage Center
Unclaimed Baggage Center
Mobility Independent Transportation Systems, Inc. (M.I.T.S.) driving equipment, van conversions, scooters, and power chairs [Mid-Atlantic region]
North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA)
Railpass, Disabled Travel with Eurail and BritRail
Ride-Away adaptive equipment, driving controls, handicap accessible rental vans [Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Virginia]
Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality (SATH) Includes specific travle tips, such as How to travel with mobility impairments and How to travel with arthritis, and more
Subway Navigator
Travel for the Disabled from Routes International
Travel questions, tips, and publications, U.S. State Department passports, visas, foreign adoptions, and tips for residents and nonresidents
Travel Warnings, U.S. State Department
VIA Rail Canada: Services for your special needs and for Seniors
- COMPLAINT by Donna Pistell that VIA Rail Canada Inc. did not provide adequate accessible rail services in contravention of section 113 of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10.
- Council of Canadians with Disabilities Press Release: Disabled Community Outraged at VIA Appeal of CTA Order to Make Trains Accessible
- When is an escort considered an escort for a free fare? APPLICATION by Chantal Laprise pursuant to subsection 172(1) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, regarding the level of assistance that VIA Rail Canada Inc. provided to her when she requested information on the cost of a return trip between Toronto, Ontario, and Montréal, Quebec, for her attendant.
WheelchairNet’s travel tips: Traveling when using a wheelchair
Wilderness Emergency Medical Services Institute (WEMSIE)