Accessible Travel
Accessible travel organizations advocate for accessible wheelchair travel, provide travel support for the mobility impaired, and promote travel solution and opportunities for all people with disabilities.
Organizations
Access2adventure (a2a) is a non-profit organization committed to improving the quality of life for people with physical disabilities. We provide unique opportunities to participate in a variety of sports, recreational activities and adventure travel. A2a is based in Rhode Island and serves the southern New England community.
Accessible Vacation Home Exchange
A free online exchange that matches people with disabilities who want to exchange accessible homes during vacations. From the Independent Living Institute.
Association of Travel Instruction
Organization that supports providers of travel instruction for the purpose of teaching people with disabilities and seniors to travel safely and independently on all modes of public transportation, anywhere in the world.
Council on International Educational Exchange
Since 1947, CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange, has been in pursuit of its mission, "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world."
Disability Travel and Recreation Resources
Extensive collection of links to travel planning, destinations, transportation, resources for children, disability-related travel books, and other useful resources.
Outstanding resource about air travel for passengers with disabilities. Information includes airport accessibility, medical assistance, airline notification, discrimination, and disabled travelers' rights.
Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality
SATH's mission is to “raise awareness of the needs of all travelers with disabilities, remove physical and attitudinal barriers to free access and expand travel opportunities in the United States and abroad.” Members include travel professionals, consumers with disabilities and other individuals and corporations who support the SATH mission. At the website, see especially “Need to Know Facts” and “Travel Tips and Access Information” about specific airlines.
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