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Here are a few travel ideas.
Wheelchair Getaways of Providence, Rhode Island. 800-727-1656.
Provides quality accessible van rentals throughout the Providence area.
Trips R Us ? Social Programs,
Recreation and Travel for the Special Needs Community. The Trips R Us goal is
to allow people with disabilities to gain social skills and create a circle of
friends similar to their typical peers. During trips, staff ratio is 1:4 to
ensure adequate supervision while allowing a degree of independence. Most
people are young adults with developmental disabilities. Some individuals
require extra assistance with everyday living skills, while others are very
independent.
Search Beyond Adventures, Inc. For 25
years, Search Beyond has provided assisted vacations for adults with
disabilities. Air tours include departures from Rhode Island's TF Green
Airport. Bus tours depart from Boston and other national offices and pick up
people en route to destinations. More than 100 tours are provided annually to
both popular and unique vacation areas. Examples include: Orlando, Red Sox
spring training in Florida, Toronto, Vermont, Lake George, Fiji cruises,
Nashville, Las Vegas, Italy. Offers tours by air, bus, train, and cruise, many
wheelchair accessible. Family members are welcome to participate.
New Directions, Inc. A
non-profit organization providing local, national, and international travel
vacations and holiday programs for teenagers, adults and seniors with
developmental disabilities. Since 1985, has taken more than 7,000 people with
special needs on international tours. Also offers a wide range of challenging
activities including skiing, biking tours, river rafting, hot air ballooning,
kayaking, snorkeling, sailing and surf camps. Regularly scheduled west coast
tours include Disneyland Magic and California Adventure, Summer Baja Cruise,
Lucky Las Vegas, and an Alaska Cruise.
Access Tours. Offers accessible
package tours of national parks and other special areas in the west. Wheelchair
lift-equipped minibuses used.
The Guided Tour. Provides
professionally supervised
vacations for adults with developmental challenges including mental
retardation, autism, learning and other disabilities. Extraordinary
variety of destinations and travel experiences in the United States and
abroad.
Lucky Mindy Adventures, LLC.
Contact Mindy Desens. For adults. Escorted and assisted group tours to domestic
and exotic locations. Custom tours for any size group, any ability level. Small
group size with high staff ratio to assist with care and activities of daily
living. Accessible.
National Sports Center for the Disabled
(NSCD). The NSCD caters to both children (over the age of 5) and adults
with physical and/or developmental disabilities. Both summer and winter
programs are offered in the Colorado area. Summer programs include adaptive
golf, horseback riding, fly-fishing, whitewater rafting, rock climbing,
accessible hiking, camping, adaptive cycling, and sports camps. Accessible
lodging is available. Programs are open to individuals, families and
agencies.
Sprout. Challenging and safe travel
experiences for people with developmental disabilities and the agencies that
serve them. Vacations, trips, slower paced trips. Participants travel within
the typical group size of 10 participants and three leaders. Custom trips for
agencies with groups of five or more.
Summit.Travel for teens and young
adults with attention deficit disorder and/or learning disabilities.
All Out Adventures.
Provides individuals with disabilities and their families and friends
opportunities to build confidence and foster independence through outdoor
recreation and travel. Programs offered include sailing, sea kayaking, flat
water canoeing and kayaking, biking and hand cycling, hiking, camping, ice
skating and sledge skating, cross-country skiing, rock climbing, multi-day
canoeing. Serving group homes, state and local agencies, colleges and
universities, outdoor recreation organizations, schools (K-12) and service
agencies.
Outdoor Explorations.
Works to challenge perceptions and change lives of people with and without
disabilities through shared activities in the outdoors. OE is the only outdoor
education provider in New England that specifically designs its programs for
people of all ages, with and without cognitive, sensory, physical, mental, and
multiple disabilities. Programs for adults, teens and families.
Web Sites,books, guides and brochures
Accessible Rhode Island, A
guide to restaurants, museums, cinemas, cultural sites and libraries that meet
the requirements for basic accessibility as outlined in the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990. Normally published as a brochure in the spring.
Contact us at (401) 737-1238 for a copy of the brochure. Or contact the
publisher, Marie Perna, at (401)944-3949.
makoa.org (means courageous). Has lots
of links to travel and vacation services specifically for people with
disabilities.
access-able.com You'll find listings
of travel agents, tours, tips, accessible accommodations and cruise lines,
publications, discussion forums, and travel stories.
Gimponthego.com. Quadriplegic
since a 1983 sports accident, Adam
Lloyd has been writing about disability related travel services since
1998. Anyone with a disability thinking about traveling to a vacation
spot ought to review his comprehensive web site.
GORP.com.
Comprehensive National Park information and
recommendations. Lists 17 links to web sites that provide information on
travel and recreation opportunities for people with disabilities.
Flying Wheels Travel. A travel agency for
travelers with disabilities.
Freedom's Wings International. A nonprofit
organization run by and for people with physical disabilities. It
provides the opportunity for those who are physically challenged to fly
in specially adapted sailplanes.
Outta Sight Travel. Arranges tours and
individual itineraries for blind and visually impaired travelers.
Mount Snow.
Brings downhill skiing in the Vermont
mountains to people with any kind of disability.
Wilderness Inquiry Outdoor Adventures. Runs
accessible canoe, kayak, raft, hiking, and dogsled adventures in North
America.
Accessible Connecticut: A
Guide to Recreation for Children with Disabilities and Their Families. P.O. Box
209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040. (203) 432-0960. This guide will help parents
of children who have a disability plan outings that are fun and often
educational, too. It includes museums (children's, nature, history, and fine
art); places of historic interest; nature centers and walks; spectator and
family sports as well as sailing, swimming, fishing, camping and hiking in
state parks and forests. Also featured in this guide are zoos, amusement parks,
rides (including boats and railroads); theaters and the performing arts; and
family weekends away. ISBN: 0300089783. $12.50 plus $3.50 shipping and
handling. Yale University Press.
Emerging Horizons Accessible Travel
News. C & C Creative Concepts. PO Box 278, Ripon, CA 95366. (209) 599-9409.
Consumer oriented accessible travel magazine. Reviews accessible hotels and bed
& breakfasts, and offers travel ideas around the world. Four issues $14.95.
Available in print, online.
Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts and
Bolts Guide for Wheelers and Slow Walkers. The definitive guide to
accessible travel. Authored by Emerging Horizons' editor, Candy Harrington.
This well-researched resource contains detailed information about the logistics
of planning accessible travel by plane, train, bus and ship. Filled with
resources, travel tips, and updated information about accessible travel
options.
Accessible Air Travel, United
Spinal Association. 75-20 Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights, NY 11370-1177. (718)
803-3782. www.unitedspinal.org Published on line or download as a PDF. Free,
donations accepted.
Big Apple Greeters. A good
source of information for people with disabilities who want to visit New York
City. Big Apple Greeter. 1 Center St., New York, NY 10007. (212) 669-8159. Also
offer free tours to visitors.
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