(LAST EDITED / UPDATED: 26 AUGUST 2015)
Here are some links for Handicapped and Disabled Travelers going to Italy and abroad:
HANDICAPPED/DISABLED TRAVELER'S INFORMATION
- Accessible Italy – "Advice, tips, resources, and tours for disabled, handicapped, and physically challenged travelers who want to take an Italian vacation" – "Last updated February 2011" – Reid Bramblett – Source: reidsitaly.com – "travel beyond vacations "
- Accessible Rome – Source: slow travel italy
- 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
- Can I use my DISABILITY PARKING CARD in other countries? – Source: SATH (Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality)
- Disabled Travel – "Travel by people with disabilities, also known as "disabled travel" or "accessible travel," is on the rise. The travel industry is waking up to disabled travelers' special needs by providing more services and greater accommodation. Meanwhile, the sheer abundance of information on accessible travel is astounding -- much of it generated by disabled travelers themselves." – "About Us" – Source: Found in the Senior Travel subsection within the Travel Tips section on the IndependentTraveler.com® – "Travel Tips, Trip Planning and Discount Travel"
- Disabled Travel – " The ease of travel around Italy for the disabled varies depending on region and city" – Source: seeitalia.com – "Travel Italy"
- Disabled Travel to Italy – "A listing of accessible travel specialists: Travel Agents, Tour Operators, Adventure Travel Companies, Accessible Cruise Specialists, Accessible Hotels, Travel Companions, Home Exchanges, and Access Guides for wheelchair users and other disabled travelers." – "" – Source: Travel4Handicapped.com – "The Ultimate Access Travel Guide"
- 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!
- Handicapped Travel in Rome – "" – Lisa Fritscher, Demand Media – Source: Found in Travel Tips subsection of the TRAVEL section of the USATODAY – "Latest World News and US News"
- 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
- X – "" – "" – Source: X – ""
- 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
- X – "" – "" – Source: X – ""
- 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"
- X – "" – "" – Source: X – ""
- 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)
- X – "" – "" – Source: X – ""
- AngloINFO – "Everything you need for life in another country..."
- AngloINFO Liguria – "Life on the Italian Riviera, in English!"
- AngloINFO Milan – "Life in Lombardy, in English!"
- AngloINFO Rome – "Life in Rome, in English!"
- AngloINFO Tuscany – "Life in Tuscany, in English!"
- AngloINFO Umbria – "Life in Umbria, in English!"
- X – "" – "" – Source: X – ""
- SEE ALSO:
- Info for Disabled/Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and/or Vision/Sight Individuals in Italy *, dated Friday, March 3, 2006
.The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.
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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
Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.
Today’s quote is a Sicilian proverb / saying, 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."
When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs: Friends and Family in Italy
Going to Spain, read my new blog: Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.
(LAST EDITED / UPDATED: 26 AUGUST 2015)
© Benjamin H. Licodo, 2005 - 2015, All Rights Reserved.
© Benjamin H. Licodo, 2005 - 2015, All Rights Reserved.
1 comment:
I found a great travel agency that caters to people with MS (or other conditions that restrict you to a wheelchair). They're called Wheelchair Excursions (www.wheelchairexcursions.com).
It's run by Margy, a travel agent/MS patient.
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