Travel for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

Disability Travel and Recreation Resources

A wealth of resources for travelers with a physical or developmental disability to get out and see the world. The pages of this site were created and are maintained solely by Jim Lubin, who is completely paralyzed from the neck down and dependent on a ventilator to breathe, using an keyboard/mouse emulator with a sip and puff switch to type morse codes. His site has been online since 1994 and can be accessed at www.makoa.org. His site is named “Makoa,” which is a Hawaiian word that means “courageous”.

http://www.makoa.org/travel.htm

Travel Planning

These links are taken directly from Mr. Lubin’s web site:

• Access-Able Travel Source – Access information for disabled travelers
• Accessible Journeys
• Alpenglow Adventures - Serving Children with Disabilities
• armchair.com: handicapped-accessible
• Destination Hope - Special Needs Travel and Recreational Assistance
• Global Access - a Network for Disabled Travelers
• Global Dialysis: Dialysis Centres and Travel around the world
• Hotels Combined - Accessible Hotel Search for Travelers with Disabilities
• InnSeekers Bed & Breakfast Search - listing wheelchair accessable B&Bs
• Medical Travel, Inc. – The Disability Travel Experts
• National Center on Accessibility
• Society For Accessible Travel & Hospitality (SATH)
• Travel Guide For The Wheelchair Traveler
• Vacation Home Exchange - Persons with Extensive Disabilities
• World On Wheelz - Specialists in Wheelchair Accessible Travel Arrangements
• Wheels Up! Wheelchair Travel Specialists

Transportation

• Free & Low Cost Medical Transport
• Hire Mobility - Wheelchair Accessible Vans Australia
• Project ACTION Technical Assistance - Accessible Community Transportation In Our Nation
• Runways Transportation Co - Accessible Transportation in North Florida between Jacksonville and the Beaches and Gainesville.
• ScootAround - provides scooter and wheelchair rentals in over 500 US locations and some parts of Europe
• Sydney Electric Wheelchair Rentals
• Wheelchair Travel For The Disabled Visitor Minibus Hire Car Rentals (UK)

TSA: Travelers with Disabilities and Medical Conditions

• Flying with Disability
• Equal Access to Transportation (DOT)
• Guidelines for Aircraft Boarding Chairs
• Aircraft Stowage Procedures For Powered Wheelchairs
• Securement Of Wheelchairs And Other Mobility Aids On Transit Vehicles
• Airlines Information for Disabled Travelers
• Mobility Air Transport (MAT) is a non-profit organization dedicated to making air travel more accessible, convenient, and comfortable for the mobility impaired and their travel companions.
• Specialty Air Transport
  • JET I.C.U. - the specialist in critical-care transportation. (I have used them and recommend them)
  • MMA: Mercy Medical Airlift Charitable Air Transportation
  • Revolution Air - Private Jet Charter Services
  • Yahoo! Emergency Services:Ambulance Service:Airlift
• Haseltine Systems Corporation - containers to protect wheelchairs during air travel

Camps for Children

• Victory Junction Gang Camp
• Ability Camp Conductive Education for Children with Motor Disorders
• Camp Nuhop - For boys and girls with learning disabilities
• Camp Lee Mar - for kids and young adults with special needs 5 to 21 years old
• Challenge Air - flights for disabled children
• Camp Without Barriers for Children and Adults with Disabilities
• Kids’ Camps – Special Needs Camps
• Kids’ Camps – cancer/oncology Camps
• Kids’ Camps – burn Camps
• Kids’ Camps – Visually Impaired Camps

• Travel Access in London : A Guide for Those Who Have Problems Getting Around
• Travel for the Disabled : A Handbook of Travel Resources and 500 World Wide Access Guides
• Travelability - A Guide for Physically Disabled Travelers in the United States
• Traveling…Like Everybody Else - A Practical Guide for Disabled Travelers
• Walks in Welcoming Places - Walks in the Northeast for the Not So Young and the Disabled
• Wheelchair Around the World
• Wheels and Waves - A Cruise-Ferry Guide for the Physically Handicapped