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Travel Planning for People with Disabilities

When you have a disability traveling is often seen as an impossibility. However, people with disabilities need a change of scenery once in awhile just like everyone else. The secret to making traveling with a disability (or without one) easier is to take the time to plan for all contingencies. Then you can go and enjoy your trip.

Check out this section for a leaving home checklist, a packing list, information on accessible travel agencies, and other Tips for Making your Life Easier™ when traveling -- before you leave, while you are gone and when you return. We wish you happy travels!

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not."  ~  Emerson 

Travel Planning
Travel List - What to Pack for a Stress Free Vacation
  Traveling with a disability is easier with proper planning. Shelley Peterman Schwarz, a seasoned traveler who just happens to use a wheelchair, shares the travel list she uses to assure stress free....

Special pillow brings comfort
  For comfort on the go, take a special pillow from home because it may help you sleep better...

Travel with a bent neck straw
  Whenever I travel, I pack a bent neck straw. At night I put it in a glass of water on the night...

A check file organizer keeps travel documents handy
  For long trips, use a check file organizer with divider tabs to keep all your travel information...

Travel tip - pack a small bag with meds, snacks, etc.
  If you have a disability, or even if you don't, be prepared for delays while traveling.

When traveling, tuck valuables into safe place
  When traveling, leave valuable jewelry in your safe or a discreet hiding place at home...

Pack active toys when traveling by car
  When you travel by car with children or dogs, plan for active rest breaks...

Sun Precautions® clothing protects sun sensitive skin
  For sun sensitive people, whether fair skinned or due to medication side effects...

Laminated all-purpose travel packing list
  Make one good general all-purpose list of the things you should pack in your suitcase...

Cruise with your service dog
  If you use a service dog and are reluctant to travel, use an accessible travel that specializes...


   
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