TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION WEB SITES

Travel:

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.

Transportation:

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.