How to Travel: A guidebook for Persons with a Disability [Paperback]

Fred Rosen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1997

There are about 43 million persons in the USA with some form of disability. Many of these people are concerned that they may not be able to enjoy the same activities, such as travel, that people without a disability do. This book is written as a guidebook to your rights and will present information on how to travel to accommodate various disabilities. Prior to 1986, little or no attention was paid to a person with a disability who wanted to travel. Since 1986, two acts have been passed by the Congress of the United States mandating that travel should be made equally available to all persons, disabled or not. The first act, the Air Carriers Access Act (ACAA), passed in 1986, defined what air carriers and airports must do to make aircraft and airports accessible to persons with disabilities. The second act, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, defined, among its many regulations, what public transportation and accommodations must offer to make their facilities accessible to persons with disabilities. The Act also states that facilities must be made accessible if it is not too difficult or expensive. The ADA does not mandate that the facilities be made usable. Fred Rosen has systematically defined rights and precautions to make traveling with a disability more accessible, affordable, and safe

Editorial Reviews

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How to Travel...encourages travel for people with different types of disabilities. Includes tips on dining out, renting vehicles, and traveling by bus, air, rail and ship. -- Paraplegia News, October, 1997

It covers the topic quite comprehensively. We are happy to have assisted you. -- Julie Benson, Director, Public Relations, Princess Cruise Lines

Millions of Americans are affected...This book encourages travel for people suffering from all types of disabilities. With the tips outlined here, dining out, bus travel, cruises, air and train travel as well as tours are not only possible, but an enjoyable experience for the individual with a disability. -- The Independence, St Charles, Missouri, May, 1997

Rosen is an expert on travel for people with disabilities...(who) talks about the importance of using a travel agent. -- Travel Trade News, May 5, 1997

About the Author

Fred Rosen was born 1926 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He and his wife, Gertrude, are the parents of a son who has been diagnosed as having Down's Syndrome. Since the birth of their son Robert, Fred has been active in helping persons with disabilities, serving on various boards and committees for over 30 years. As a Board Member and as Chairman of the Legal Guardianship Committee of the Missouri Association for Retarded Citizens. As a Board Member and on the Recreation Committee of the St. Louis Association for Retarded Citizens for 27 years. As a Board Member of the Kirkwood Disabled Advisory and Awareness Commission, City of Kirkwood, Missouri, from 1984 to 1991. As an Assistant Scoutmaster for a troop of mentally retarded Boy Scouts, Special School District, St. Louis, Missouri. Upon retirement from the wholesale shoe business in 1991, Fred decided to become a travel agent. His goal was to develop a travel program for persons with disabilities. He studied Tourism and Travel at Forest Park Community College, St. Louis, Missouri, and earned an Associate Degree in Tourism, with honors, in 1993. Since 1993, Fred has been a travel consultant for persons with a disability. He is also a contributing editor for The Independence, a Saint Charles, Missouri newspaper for persons with a disability, and has contributed articles for The Montage, a campus newspaper of Meramec Community College, Saint Louis, Missouri. The articles that Fred writes concern forms of travel as well as accommodations, dining out and cruising for persons with a disability.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Science & Humanities Press (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888725052
• ISBN-13: 978-1888725056
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,296,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars How to Travel: A guidebook for Persons with a Disability, April 22, 2011

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This review is from: How to Travel: A guidebook for Persons with a Disability (Paperback)

this book is pretty out dated for what I am looking for. I have been in a wheel chair for two years and am trying to find accessible travel and tips. I will keep looking.