Getaways
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 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. 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 disabilities 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 disabilities 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. 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. 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. Available from Amazon.com.
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.
