Info for Handicapped and Disabled Travelers going to Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 25 August 2007)

Here are some links for Handicapped and Disabled Travelers going to Italy and abroad:

HANDICAPPED TRAVELER'S INFORMATION

• Accessible Rome – Source: slow travel italy
• Accessible Rome - Wheelchair Travel
  
• Accessible Roma – Source: CO.IN. Cooperative Integrate ONLUS
• Accessible Rome – Accessible Italy – Source: Tour-Web
• Accessible tourism – Source: Subcategory of Travel Styles under Travel section of italiaplease – "The Italian Tourism Connection" – In English, Italian
• Air Travel for Passengers with Physical Challenges – Air Travel section of About.com
• Part 1: Making Air Travel Accessible
• Part 2: Booking Air Travel
• Part 3: Tips for Travel
  
• Can I use my DISABILITY PARKING CARD in other countries? – Source: SATH (Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality)
  
• Disabled Travelers – A.N.T.H.A.I. – (Associazione Nazionale Tutela Handicappati ed Invalidi) – In Italian Only
• For Disabled Travelers to Italy – Source: In Italy Online!
• Information for Handicapped People traveling to Rome – Source: CO.IN. Cooperative Integrate ONLUS
• ITALY – Source: DISABLED TRAVELERS GUIDE TO THE WORLD
  
• Rolling in Rome – Wheelchair Accessible Travel In Rome - 2003 By Howard L. Chabner and Michele E. DeSha
  
• Rome : Handicap Accessible Reviews – Source: VirtualTourist.com
• Public transport access for the disabled

INFORMATION

• ARTICLES
• The Disabled Traveler and Airport Security – By Candy B. Harrington – Source: BootsnAll – "THE ULTIMATE RESOURE FOR THE INDEPENDENT TRAVELLER"
  
• "Getting Around in Europe" – By Keith Landry – Source: enabled online
• How to Travel in Italy with Disabilities or Food Allergies – Source: ItalyLogue – "Italy Travel Guide" – "Part of the BootsnAll Travel Network"
  
• Many Travelers Risk Their Health Abroad – Reviewed by Charlotte Grayson Mathis, MD, May 23, 2002 – Source: Women’s Health News section of WebMD – "Better Information. Better Health."
  
• Traveling with Medical Oxygen – By Debbie Miller – Source: Go World Travel Magazine
  
• RESOURCES
• Access-Able Travel Source – "Providing Access Information and Resources to the Mature and Travelers with Disabilities Since 1995"
  
• Center for Disability Information & Referral – Source: Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
  
• DisabledTravelers.com – "a new resource dedicated to accessible travel information. This new site will provide you with information on businesses from around the world that specialize in travel for the disabled."
• Disability Links – Please scroll down to the section titled, "ITALY" – Source: Global Access News – Disabled Travel Network – " Accessible Travel for Wheelchair Users & Mobility-Impaired People"
• Disability Travel and Recreation Resources – Source: Jim Lubin's Home Page
  
• International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet (ICDRI)
• suite101 – "enter curious"
  
• Tips for Travelers with Disabilities – Articles – © Scott Paul Rains
• Travel & Disability – Scott Paul Rains
  
• TRAVEL OXYGEN & DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (DME)
• The Oxygen Traveler – "exists for the Disabled Traveler who requires oxygen and durable medical equipment!"
  
• TRAVEL O2 – "is the oldest 'GLOBAL TRAVEL OXYGEN' company serving the needs of Oxygen Dependent Travelers in over 250,000 cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and in 157 other countries around the world. "– "We Provide Oxygen Around The World"
• US GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
• Steps Taken to Ensure New Security Requirements Preserve and Respect the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities – Fact Sheet – Source: Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings section of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
• New Horizons: Information for the Air Traveler with a Disability – booklet, In English, Spanish – Source: Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings section of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
  
• Passengers with Disabilities – Source: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Tips for Travelers With Disabilities – Source: International Travel for U.S. Citizens section of Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State (DOS)
  
• Travelers with Disabilities and Medical Conditions – Air Travel – Source: Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
  

ITALY

• AngloINFO – "Everything you need for life in another country..."
  
• AngloINFO Liguria – "Life on the Italian Riviera, in English!"
  • Notes for the Disabled
• AngloINFO Milan – "Life in Lombardy, in English!"
  • Notes for the Disabled in Milan and Lombardy
• AngloINFO Rome – "Life in Rome, in English!"
  • Notes for the Disabled in Rome & Lazio
    

MISCELLANEOUS

• SEE ALSO:
• Info for Disabled/Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and/or Vision/Sight Individuals in Italy *, dated Friday, March 3, 2006

* = Blog entry has been updated.

The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using .

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

It should be noted that any rights one may have under US laws and regulations are NOT the same as in another foreign country. Once you get to Italy or any country outside the USA, Handicapped and Disabled Travelers are subject to the laws and regulations of that country. You should be aware of this fact.

That's it for Friday, 18 May 2007: venerdì, 18 maggio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

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Today’s quote is a Sicilian proverb, author unknown.

"Amicu ca non ti duna, parendi ca non ti mpresta, fuili comu la pesta."
"Friend who won't give, relatives who won't lend you a hand, avoid them like the plague."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 25 August 2007)