- ABLE to Travel has travel agents who have dealt with all types of issues that a traveler using a wheelchair or who has limited mobility may encounter during his or her trip, including accessible transportation to and from the airport, stowage of wheelchairs or other mobility equipment on board an aircraft, accessible hotel accommodations, and access to medical equipment. ABLE to Travel charges a $25 service fee per individual (a savings from what most other agencies charge).
- 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.
- Access-Able Travel Source text only
- 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 (.pdf) 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. Although air travel today is available to most people, barriers to access still exist. A passenger with a disability may encounter obstacles just to reach an airplane seat. It is vitally important for travelers with disabilities and their companions, travel agents, and others involved in air travel to know what to expect from the time an airline reservation is booked to the moment the flight touches down.
- 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
- Access to Travel from Transport Canada, includes information about accessible transportation throughout Canada.
- 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
- 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
- Disabled Sailing of British Columbia (DSA-BC) Sailing for people with significant physical disabilities got its start in Canada in 1989, when Sam Sullivan used a British-made Sunbird dinghy to launch the first few sails at the Jericho Sailing Centre on English Bay. Today, the Disabled Sailing Association of BC (DSA-BC) operates eight specially designed Martin 16 sailboats and hosts between 800 and 1,000 sailing experiences annually at Jericho and more from its affiliated branches in Victoria, Chemainus and Kelowna. Inspired by DSA-BC and Sam Sullivan’s efforts to expose more and more people with very high levels of physical disabilities to the sport, adaptive sailing has now spread across Canada, throughout the US and around the world. Disabled sailing now plays a major role in the Summer Paralympics every four years. [Canada]
- 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]
- Motorsafe Brochure (.pdf). The United Spinal Association offers a free publication about safe driving. Safe motoring starts with information and United Spinal is offering a useful new brochure providing critical safety tips to remember when operating any type of motorized equipment. Whether it’s a car, a boat, a snowmobile, or any popular recreational vehicle, MotorSafe is your guide to staying in control and staying safe.
- Motor Vehicle Safety Tips (.pdf). The United Spinal Association offers a free publication about safe operating of motor vehicles. This handy bookmark is a compact overview of motor vehicle safety, with eye-opening statistics and a convenient list of important facts to help you avoid the most common errors when operating any type of motorized vehicle. Concise, portable, informative, this Motorsafe bookmark is a perfect reminder for drivers of all ages.
- 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 [France]
- 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)


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