Travelers with disabilities depend on reliable sources of destination information. These trusted sources are very often other people with disabilities who can give firsthand accounts of an area.
In the absence of databases that include the sort of basic accessibility information necessary--features such as layouts of actual rooms in hotels--travelers develop word-of-mouth itineraries and disability cultural reinforced routes and strategies of travel.
The first category of Suite101 links on Travel & Disability looks at web sites by travelers who have seen the world differently, and have something valuable to share with other travelers who have disabilities.
A Touch of English Humor: Ouch! The Crippled Monkey Weblog
BBC journalist Damon Rose keeps up a running, often cheeky, commentary on issues related to disability. The range of topics is broad but there is much here that will be of interest to the traveler.
Audacity Magazine
Nathasha Alvarez, Editor-in-Chief of Audacity magazine, serves up a regularly engaging online newsletter "The Disabled Magazine for the Able Mind."
Author, researcher and long-time inclusive travel advocate Laurel van Horn wrote this fascinating and detailed travelogue. Since then she has gone on to further pioneering work including the to-be-published first history of the inclusive travel industry which will appear in the Review of Disability Studies. Adam Lloyd's "Gimp on the Go" Site Adam Lloyd keeps a quality web site featuring travelogues. He promotes barrier free travel by partnering with travel experts like Rick Steves in order to benefit us all.
E-bility.com Article of the Month Each month e-bility's Sandra Vassallo selects more articles to grow her collection of helpful resources. Gimp Eye For The Clueless Guy (Photoblog) Ever taken a trip that seemed to be doomed from the start? "Gimp Eye" documents the daily drama of simply trying to find a parking space in America. Global Access Disabled Travel Networks Marti Gacioch of the Gloabal Access Disabled Travel Network is one of my knowledge worker heroes. I make a point of scouring the web for stories and resources on accessibility for travelers and every month she comes up with things I have overlooked and new original articles.
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