Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts and Bolts Guide for Wheelers and Slow Walkers (Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts & Bolts Guide for Wheelers & Slow Walker) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

The Bible for barrier-free travel.

Christopher Elliott -- Ticked.com, July 2002

The brass tacks of accessibility written in Candy Harrington’s straight-from-the shoulder style.

Lucy Gwin -- Mouth Magazine, April 2002

The depth of research and painstakingly careful documentation in this book are particularly useful.

Jane Gershaw -- Inside MS, Summer 2002

This book enables readers to feel ready to pack their bags and make their plans for a hassle-free vacation. -- California Coast & Ocean, Winter 2001-02

Product Description

This useful resource contains detailed information about the logistics of planning accessible travel by plane, train, bus and ship.

The ACAA and Air Travel Protecting Your Wheelchair Traveling With Oxygen How To Advocate For Yourself Cruising Finding A Travel Agent - Do You Even Need One? Accessible Ground Transportation Tips Accessible Recreation Options Budget Travel Finding An Accessible Room

Authored by Candy Harrington, the editor of Emerging Horizons. Filled with worldwide resources, travel tips, and updated information about accessible travel options

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Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corporation; illustrated edition edition (August 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401019641
• ISBN-13: 978-1401019648
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,539,449 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Leave Home Without This Book!, December 10, 2001

By	Karla Hoffman (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This is the best how-to guide about accessible travel that I have ever read. I've been traveling for over 10 years in my wheelchair, and this book contains helpful information and resources that I never knew existed.

Every time I pick up a book about accessible travel, it contains all the same trite information. Of course this book is just the opposite. It contains useful information. I don't need to be told to get to the airport early or to remember to pack my medicine. This book covers all the essentials, gives you good solid information and doesn't just give you "common sense" tips. It's the only book on the market that does that.

It's an easy read -- not just a book filled with facts and figures. Real life situations are included in most chapters. The chapter about what to do when things go wrong is one of the most concise and informative advocacy guides I have ever read.

I wish that all travel agents and professionals would read this book too. It's a must for people who travel, but the professionals who plan our vacations also need to know this information!

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Helped Us, July 12, 2002

By	bernie kovar (Scranton, PA) - See all my reviews

My wife had a stroke four years ago and now has to use a wheelchair. We both wanted to travel bur I didn't know the first place to look to find out the things we needed to know. The physical therapist said lots of people who have had strokes travel, so we wanted to give it a try. But it was hard to find information. That's where this book helped. It contains a lot of information you need. It should be titled "owners manual" as nobody tells you this stuff when you end up in a wheelchair.

The cruise chapter was very helpful to me. I just figured I could call up a travel agent and book a cruise with a handicapped cabin. I'm glad I read the book before I made that mistake. There is also a very helpful chapter about choosing a travel agent and how to travel on an airplane with a wheelchair.

We just got back from our first cruise and it was great. I wouldn't have been able to do it without this book. If you are even only thinking about travel, I urge you to read this book. We are already planning our next trip.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Barrier-Free Travel Saved Me (money), December 11, 2001

By	Paula Ventura (California) - See all my reviews

I highly recommend this book to anybody considering traveling with a wheelchair. I bought this book before my vacation back east and it helped me understand my rights as a consumer. It also gave me helpful tips on how to get the services I need.

For example, did you know that hotels that provide free airpot shuttle service (in the US) also have to provide an accessible option, at no charge to the customer? Well, I didn't -- until I read this book.

A hotel in Boston tried to charge me for this service, but because I read this book, I knew the law and was able to deal with the situation. The result was that I saved (money), and the hotel had to provide me with free accessible airport shuttle service.

That's just one of the helpful tips that I found in Barrier-Free Travel.

This book also contains useful information about how to find and book an accessible room, how to work with (and find) a travel agent, cruises, ground transportation, overseas travel, advocacy, disability law and rights, air travel, protecting your wheelchair when you travel, and resources around the world.

It's a book that I will keep and continue to refer to, as I continue to travel. It makes a great resource book -- I wish more CIL's would add this to their resource library.