Websites:
Access-Able Travel
Source: http://www.access-able.com/
Information on travel resources for people with special needs such as: location
for airport access, travel agents specializing on travelers with disabilities, cruises,
accommodations, access guides, and more.
Accessible
Vacation Home Exchange for People with Disabilities: http://www.independentliving.org/vacaswap.html
Provides a descriptive listing of available homes for exchange for persons with
similar needs.
Emerging Horizons:
http://emerginghorizons.com/Horizons/
A consumer oriented magazine about accessible travel. The primary focus is on
travel for people with mobility disabilities - everybody from wheelchair users
to slow walkers. Provides lots of access information, resources, news, and
travel tips. The magazine is available in print and online.
Global Access: http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1502/index.html
A network for travelers with disabilities featuring travel books, feature
trips, and disability travel links.
MossRehab
Resourcenet-Accessible Travel: http://www.mossresourcenet.org/travel.htm
Offers general help in making travel plans, along with links to travel
agencies, state tourism offices, airlines-trains-buses, hotels-motels,
automobile rental agencies, travel alerts/warnings, weather conditions, travel
tips and other useful information.
Project ACTION,
Accessible Travelers Database: http://www.projectaction.org/paweb/nm/nmcities.htm
Provides a list of cities in New Mexico with information on accessible travel.
Society for
Accessible Travel and Hospitality (SATH): http://www.sath.org/
A non-profit educational organization that has actively represented travelers
with disabilities since 1976. Its mission is to promote awareness, respect and
accessibility for disabled and mature travelers and employment for persons with
disabilities in the tourism industry. SATH works vigorously for the creation of
a barrier-free environment throughout all segments of the travel industry, in
the United States and abroad.
Tips for Travelers
with Disabilities in New Mexico: http://www.newmexico.org/visitor/disabled.html
Produces brochures for visitors with mobility, hearing and visual impairments
which are available free of charge from the Developmental Disabilities Planning
Council (800-552-8195).
WebAccess New
Mexico. A Travel Guide for People with Disabilities: http://www.state.nm.us/gcch/accessnm.htm
Available in print and online.
Accessible Mass
Transit for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired: http://www.disabilityresources.org/TRANSPORTATION.html
A fact sheet about mass transportation for people with visual impairments.
Air Carrier Access
Act: http://www.epva.org/Disability_Issues/airaccess.html
Discusses the basic requirements of the Air Carrier Access Act, plus common
questions asked and answers about air travel for wheelchair users.
American
Foundation for the Blind. Subject: Transportation: http://www.afb.org/message_subject.asp?MessageTopicID=109
A message board for people with disabilities with transportation
problems/needs.
CTAA (Community
Transportation Association) Online: http://www.ctaa.org/
A forum for issues affecting public and community transportation through its
Legislative Action Center.
Center for
Development and Disability Resource Center: http://cdd.unm.edu/Iu/resctr
The Resource Center features an online catalog of books on development and
disability and its allied subject areas. A listing of books and videos on
travel and transportation are included in this collection
Easter Seals Project
ACTION : http://www.projectaction.org/
In cooperation with the Federal Transit Administration and the U.S. Dept. of
Transportation, Project ACTION brings transit, disability and consumer
organization issues together.
Federal Transit
Administration: http://www.fta.dot.gov/
Features information ranging from the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century, DOT Strategic Plan, important events, e.g., National Transportation
Week (May 13-19), to practical tips on commuter safety and security.
Information for
Airline Passengers with Disabilities: http://www.faa.gov/arp/disab.htm
Publishes circulars and information published in government publications
pertaining to nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap in air travel.
Mobility for All: http://www.independentliving.org/Mobility/index.html
A guide to making transportation accessible for persons with disabilities and
the elderly in countries around the world.
National Transit
Database (Federal Transit Administration): http://www.fta.dot.gov/ntl/database.html
Includes transit data, profiles, summaries and trends.
National Transit
Library (Federal Transit Administration): http://www.fta.dot.gov/ntl/index.html
Contains a collection of transit and transportation-related information and
links to other sites of interest.
SATH (Society for
Accessible Travel & Hospitality) Resources for Travelers with Disabilities:
http://www.sath.org/pages/guide.php3
Comprehensive resources both print and online on all aspects of travel for
people with disabilities.