Online Access To Travel Info
^{Published June 2002, updated August 2024}

For those of you planning to take a trip overseas, or even if you are a seasoned traveller, it is now possible to find a vast range of information regarding accessible travel on the internet. Below I have detailed just a few of the sites I found, or have kindly been advised of,; you can also search the internet. Try using ”access to travel” and “disabled travellers” as your search strings. “Access to travel” will bring up North American run sites in the main, whereas the “disabled travellers” search string brings up a more international mix. If you want to use a search engine that doesn't keep or use your data try Qwant.

Sites such as Accessible Virginia offer wide ranging advice and information for the disabled traveller including links for travel destinations and resources including equipment repair and rental.

Thanks to the Student Success organization in Boulder who highlighted the large amount of really useful information available on the The Accessibility Apps for Wheelchair Users site which includes some really useful links for travellers including the Lonely Planet Accessible Travel Online Resources which downloadable as a pdf, links to the Passenger Assist app for travellers using rail in the United Kingdom and Wheelmap which has a global map that is updated by users with comments and pictures about the wheelchair accessibility of locations.

The Canadian government has pages on their site dedicated to accessible travel within the Canadian Parks Parks Canada Accessible Travel. The site is available in both English and French and includes details on Accessible Trails, Camping and Activities. They also provide a page Travelling with Disabilities for people travelling abroad from Canada.

The Canadian Transport Authority has a site entitled Take Charge of Your Travel: A Guide for Travellers with Disabilities.

The Disability Travel Links website, a US based site, is a portal site, meaning that they have collected together links to other useful sites.

Disability Resources offers a variety of links for accessible travel as well as links to travel sites across the world.

Fanclub Thailand online magazine from Tourism Thailand (UK & Ireland) has a section entitled Advice for disabled travellers visiting Thailand .

Visit Scotland's Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Insights page providing information for disabled travellers visiting Scotland.

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