101 Accessible Vacations: Vacation Ideas for Wheelers and Slow Walkers [Paperback]

Candy B. Harrington (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2007

This authoritative guide, written by leading expert in accessible travel, Candy Harrington, highlights vacation destinations for disabled travelers. Containing chapters organized by vacation style, this guide allows the traveler to tailor their holiday to their own specifications. Whether the reader desires an exciting road trip, a tranquil cruise, family fun, or an adventure steeped in history, this guide details over 101 cities, national parks, and tourist attractions around the United States that fit the bill. Also included is a section of the author’s favorite activities, called Candy’s Picks. The guide describes the accessibility of each location, allowing the reader to plan a trip that best fits their specific needs. As Candy writes, “There’s a world of travel choices out there for wheelers and slow walkers. And this book contains many of those choices; along with updated resources, information and access details to make them a reality.”

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Demos Health; 1 edition (October 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932603433
• ISBN-13: 978-1932603439
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #577,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > Travel > Specialty Travel > Special Needs

More About the Author

Known as the guru of accessible travel, Candy Harrington has covered this niche exclusively for the past 15 years. She's the founding editor of Emerging Horizons and the author of several accessible travel titles, including the classic, Barrier Free Travel; A Nuts and Bolts Guide for Wheelers and Slow Walkers. Candy's work can also be found in disability-related magazines, mainstream publications and websites. Tape measure in hand, Candy hits the road often, in search of new accessible travel options. Her newest accessible travel title, 22 Accessible Road Trips; Driving Vacations for Wheelers and Slow Walkers, will be available in the summer of 2012. Additionally, her Eating Well on the Road; A Travel Writer's Strategy for Weight Loss, Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Changes, will be released in late 2011. Candy blogs regularly about accessible travel news, resources and industry updates on her Barrier Free Travels blog at www.BarrierFreeTravels.com.

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Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Great Information, January 21, 2008

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R. MacGregor (CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 101 Accessible Vacations: Vacation Ideas for Wheelers and Slow Walkers (Paperback)

If you like to travel and are challenged physically, this book is well worth adding to your library. Each of the 101 vacation chapters is full of information that is otherwise hard to find. Any one such item is worth the price of the book. That said, only about 3 pages are devoted to each vacation, so don't expect it to be complete. It's a great start to begin further research or a great resource to add knowledge about a place (or a place nearby) that you're already planning to go to. The book is organized by activity rather than geographically and the table of contents uses chapter titles that often don't tell you the geographic location of the vacation. I found it helpful to write the locations in the table of contents for later reference.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Travel Agents Need This Book, February 11, 2008

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Bonnie Neely - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 101 Accessible Vacations: Vacation Ideas for Wheelers and Slow Walkers (Paperback)

101 ACCESSIBLE VACATIONS BY CANDY B. HARRINGTON is a practical and innovative travel guidebook for the physically challenged traveler. Candy is well known in the field of accessible travel and is the editor of Emerging Horizons Magazine. She discusses the previously held theory that all disabled travelers should go to Disney World for vacations because it is know for being well planned for the handicapped tourist. But not everyone likes theme parks, so there must be many alternatives, of which most travel agents are unaware. In this book she tells of many, many different choices for ideal holidays for anyone who has difficulty traveling. She details holidays of every kind in places in many states and in several international destinations. This is a wonderful book for any handicapped traveler and for all travel agents.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gives me new hope!, May 3, 2008

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Constant Reader (Springfield, IL, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 101 Accessible Vacations: Vacation Ideas for Wheelers and Slow Walkers (Paperback)

As a person struggling with PPMS (primary progressive multiple sclerosis), I was depressed by what I thought was the reality that I would not be able to travel. Not so! This book makes visiting all the places I've wanted to see doable. Thanks Candy Harrington for this book and your enabling outlook on travel.