If travelling with a disability, disability, physical limitations,
limited movement or developmental disability, special needs, or use an electric
wheelchair or scooter disability, it is a good idea to learn as much as
possible to make the trip more easy disabled.
Or if you're a mature traveller or older who is a slow walker or
just want a slower increasingly informed about disabled travel services and
travel resources disability rate, decrease the anxiety that often accompanies travellers
with disabilities.
The following travel tips, resources and information to help make
disabled travel, tours, holidays and vacations much easier for you, or for a
child with a disability, whether short or long term.
1. Plan your trip well in advance! Is it necessary to request
additional supplements, medications or renew prescriptions, eyeglasses fix or
change recipes, get a physical, have dental work done, have your chair fixed or
tuned wheels, etc.?
2. If possible, book your trip through an agency that specializes
in helping people with disabilities. This is important because travel agents
and tour operators specialized for people with disabilities are experienced and
you can save some terrible headaches.
They offer plenty of good advice and a wide range of services for the
disabled traveller. Among other things, arrangements can be made for: the
wheelchair at the airport, accessible by wheelchair hotel room, rental
wheelchair accessible van equipped elevator, full van, minivan, RV, scooter
disability, or any other vehicle of handicap.
Travel agents for the disabled can help arrange accessible
transportation, helps plan the best available cruise, indicate the cruise line
and cruise tips, travel insurance contract and meet the special needs.
Agents can check with hotels for: widths for interior and exterior
to accommodate his wheelchair, disabled bathtubs approved ADA grab bars or
shower. Just tell your needs.
Travel agents can help you find cheap airfare, cheap tickets, cheap
flights, travel insurance auto cheap, cheap, cheap rental cars, cheap cruises,
cheap vacations and cheap travel of all kinds.
3. In addition to taking over the phone number of your travel
agent, you will also want to take with you the telephone numbers of travel
agencies specializing in disabled travel to your destination, if you cannot
contact your own agent.
These travel agents can learn how to solve problems that arise in
connection with the hotel, rental car or truck, etc., even if you do not order
your tickets through them.
4. When travelling to another city, check out the local health and
medical associations before you go. For example, to obtain the phone numbers of
the local office. These organizations can be great resources.
They usually know what museums, restaurants, theatres and other
local facilities are wheelchair accessible and where you can get oxygen,
emergency supplies and medical assistance. They may be able to help with any
problems that arise.
5. If you rent a disadvantage bike, wheelchair, electric
wheelchair, go disabilities, full truck, mini-van, RV or other vehicle in
another city, do not wait until I get there. Make preparations before
departure.
Be sure to ask for any specific information such as, is there
moorings, ramps or lifts, etc. See in which van, RV, car or auto insurance you
need before you go.
6. Do not leave anything to chance. If possible, recheck all the
arrangements of your travel agent do. Call the airlines, hotels, scooters,
wheelchairs, cars, trailers or vans rental companies, rental companies medical
equipment, etc., and check the details, especially if you're travelling in a
wheelchair wheels or have other special needs like oxygen.
This is important if you have not used the agent before.
7. If you need oxygen or other special medical equipment, call the
airlines and suppliers well in advance of your trip. Do not wait until the last
minute. Start calling as soon as you know you will be travelling or take a
trip.
Then check with your travel agent and the airline at least three or
four days before their flight.
8. Arrive early at the airport. It is better to wait for the plane
to be missed. This will eliminate some of the pre-trip you can feel and make
for slower travel anxiety. This seems like common knowledge but many people
still get to the right door at the right time.
With everything that is happening in the world today there are many
reasons why you want to allow more time at the airport.
9. In your aircraft hand luggage keep copies of prescriptions for
your medicine and glasses, extra lenses, sunglasses, all your medications and supplements,
and a list of your doctor, dentist and other health professionals with their
addresses and phone numbers .
Include the fax number of your doctor for prescriptions in case you
lose your medication. Keep duplicate these in your luggage and at home by phone
copies. Know where your medical records are kept.
10. When you travel, and also for any other time, if you take
medication, learn their names and exactly what they are, if you do not know.
People come to the emergency room all the time and do not know what medications
they are taking. You may be surprised to discover that most people say 'a
little yellow pill "or" a white capsule', etc.
Emergency workers need to know what's taking so that you do not get
the medication that interact adversely with him, overdose or otherwise
interfere with treatment and recovery.
11. If you are travelling by plane, tell the flight attendants to
address, any medical problems that can be found on your flight. Note the
location of the nearest toilet before getting seated. Tell the hostess if you
think you need help to get to him during the flight.
You may need or want an aisle seat for easy access to bathrooms.
Discuss be with your travel agent.
12. If you need someone to travel with you, ask your travel agent
for ideas or suggestions. Call local chapters of medical associations and ask
if they can recommend a travel assistant or companion to assist or accompany
travel.
There are national companies that offer travelling nurses, travelling
companions or assistants travel to accompany travellers with disabilities or
those with serious medical problems.
13. Be sure to bring with you: any medical cards, Medicare cards,
discount cards, car or car rental discount cards, insurance policy numbers of
car and phone number, passport, airline tickets, e-tickets American Express Travellers
Cheques, debit mediator, credit cards and driver's license. Photocopy
everything.
Keep photocopies in your luggage and at home by phone or in a
position where anyone has access to it if you need it.
14. Read all you can about travelling with a disability. Read books
with disabilities travel guides access, accessible guides, travel articles and
publications disabilities travel for travellers with disabilities. Read
personal travel experiences of wheelchair users and others who have travelled
with disabilities. Be informed.
These tips, information, resources and services for people with disabilities
should help you, or anyone with a disability, disability, physical impairment,
or who uses a wheelchair, have a more enjoyable hassle free journey ,, easy,
free from anxiety, travel, holiday or vacation.
