Focus on Disability - For Disabled People, the Elderly and their Carers in the UK

Disabled Travel – Links

Focus on Disability - For Disabled People, the Elderly and their Carers in the UK

Sources of information, advice and services for travel and going on holiday if you are disabled or have mobility problems.

Resources and links categories for help and assistance – disabled travel

Travel Insurance
Travel Databases
Travel Health
Holidays
Air and Rail
Road Travel
Accessible Travel Providers

Disabled Travel Insurance:

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Disabled Travel Databases:

  • UK Civil Aviation Authority – For passengers with disabilities and reduce mobility: Information about your rights and how to access special assistance
  • MapQuest. Detailed maps of major cities around the world.
  • Multimap. Comprehensive street map of Great Britain, Ireland and Europe.
  • Ordnance Survey.
  • Foreign Travel Advice from Gov.uk. The purpose of Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) travel advice is to provide information and advice to help British nationals make their own informed decisions about foreign travel.
  • Visit London – official city guide to London

Disabled Travel Health Resources

Disabled Travel Health Resources:

Holidays for the Disabled Links


Holidays for the Disabled People – Links:

  • Accessible travel tips for people with disabilities in Vatican City
  • Chalets Direct. Ski accommodation.
  • Down Hall is a luxury country house wedding venue, restaurant and hotel. Offering unrivalled facilities and ideally located on the Essex/Hertfordshire border. The hotel has excellent access and facilities for all disabilities.
  • Expedia. Good for discount flights.
  • First Choice. Suiting every kind of budget, with everything from family breaks to adults-only options and once-in-a-lifetime getaways in their catalogue
  • Seable. Specialise in accessible sport and leisure activity holidays for those with limited mobility and the visually impaired.
  • TUI. Browsing for holidays.
  • Virgin Holidays. Holiday Booking.

Air and Rail Travel

Disabled Air and Rail Travel Links:

For extra information see: The full guide to flying with a disability

Disabled Road Travel Links


Disabled Road Travel Links:

See also Disabled Car Insurance and Disabled Car Hire

  • Frixo. Provides current Road Traffic Reports. It’s a free service aimed at giving you live traffic news and information. Frixo specialises in traffic news and reports making it easy to use whether you’re about to make a journey or out and about using their mobile service.
  • National Express. Coach Travel & Airport Transfers. .
  • The AA. Traffic news and route planner.

Need help fuelling your car?

fuelService provides disabled drivers with all they need to refuel their cars. – https://fuelservice.org/en/index.html

Shell also has a Disabled Driver Service – https://www.shell.co.uk/motorist/services/disable-driver-service.html

GoCompare have developed an interactive fuel prices tool to help drivers find some of the cheapest places to fill up nearby: https://www.gocompare.com/motoring/guides/petrol-prices/

Special Needs Travel Links

Accessible Travel Providers:

Go to Viator website for a quote

  • https://www.disabledaccessholidays.com. A selection of holiday properties/services that have genuine wheelchair access.
  • Can be Done Ltd. Trips abroad for the disabled independent traveller, inspected hotels and accessible day trips from London.
  • Cosley and Houston Alpine Guides. Climbing trips for the hearing impaired.
  • New Mobility. Net magazine for adventurous wheelchair users.
  • Sprout. Non-profit travel and recreation for people with developmental disabilities.
  • Wheelchair Travel Limited. Tours of London and other cities for wheelchair users. Transfers to ports and airports and self-drive rental of vehicles with lifts and adaptations.



In addition you could read this interesting article: “12 THINGS EVERY NEWLY DISABLED PERSON SHOULD DO RIGHT NOW” There is information on the following topics –

  • Your first steps to getting a grant.
  • Mobility help.
  • Charities and organisations that offer financial help.
  • A list of common home and car adaptations and guide prices for each.

Another useful article is this comprehensive piece offering international driving guides for 100+  (and counting) countries worldwide

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