9 Tips On Travelling With A Disability. Part 1

Guest Blogger Leanne from 'Leanne's Wheel Life' shares her 9 Tips On Travelling With A Disability to make your next trip easier. Travelling is all the rage now. And tourism has been a burgeoning industry for a few decades. Is it that we have more leisure time and so many options for vocational recreation that suit any budget? Our form of travel and destination can be as unique or as common as we are. And if you’re able-bodied, your budget and length of time away are your two main priorities, as you prepare to snub your current surroundings for relaxation and adventure.Not so for the estimated 3.4 million disabled tourists*, and their companions (carers, family and friends), that face another challenge – that of accessibility.Prior to my adult-onset disability, I was hugely fortunate to participate in many tourist travel excursions, as a couple, with my family, and on very special trips courtesy of my husband’s previous working life. All as an able-bodied woman.Since my many flights, using amobility device of some description, and more recently a wheelchair, I haverealised just how charmed my previous life was when it came to booking, organisingand generally preparing for any type of travel.

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