If you travel with a handicap, disability, physical limitations, limited movement or intellectual disabilities, special needs, or use an electric wheelchair or handicap scooter, it's a good idea to learn as much as possible to make the Travel Easier disabled.
Or if you're a mature traveler or more which is a slow walker or just want a slowdown increasingly informed on disabled travel services and disability rates travel resources, reduce anxiety that often accompanies disabled travelers .
Travelers recommendations, resources, and the following information to help disabled travel, trips, vacations and holidays much easier for you, or for a child with a disability, whether short or long term.
1. Plan your trip well in advance! Is it necessary to request additional fees, medication or refill prescriptions, eyeglasses establish or modify recipes, get a physical drive, have dental work, have a fixed or granted chair, etc.?
2. If possible, book your trip with an agency that specializes in helping people with disabilities. This is important because travel and tour operators agents for the disabled are experienced and you can save some terrible sore head.
They offer lots of good advice and a wide range of services for the disabled traveler. Among other things, arrangements can be made to: the wheelchair at the airport, wheelchair accessible hotel room, van rental wheelchair equipped with a lift, trucks, vans, RV, handicap scooters, disability or any other vehicle.
Travel agencies for the disabled can help arrange transportation available, helping to plan the perfect cruise available, indicate the cruise line and cruise advice, hire a travel insurance, and special needs.
Agents can check with the hotels large interior and exterior door to accommodate his wheelchair, disabled bathtubs approved ADA grab bars, or shower. Just say to your needs.
Travel agents can help you find cheap airfare, cheap tickets, cheap flights, car insurance cheap travel, cheap hotels, car rentals, cheap cruises, cheap holidays and cheap travel of all kinds.
3. In addition to the support of your travel agent phone number, you should also take with you the telephone numbers of travel agencies specializing in disabled travel to your destination, if you can not call your own agent.
These travel agents can learn how to solve problems that arise with regard to their holiday hotel, car or truck, etc., even if you did not order their tickets through them.
4. When traveling in another city, see local health and medical associations before leaving. For example, to get the phone numbers of the local office if you have MS MS. These organizations can be great resources.
They usually know what museums, restaurants, theaters and other local facilities are wheelchair accessible and where you can get oxygen, emergency supplies and medical assistance. They may be able to help with any problems that arise.
5. If you rent a scooter disability, wheelchair, electric wheelchair, handicap van, full truck, mini-van, RV or other vehicle in another city, do not wait until I arrive. Make all preparations before departure.
Be sure to ask specific information as it is moorings, ramps or lifts, etc. See in which van, RV, car or auto insurance you need before you go.
6. Do not leave anything to chance. If possible, recheck all the arrangements for your travel agent did. Call the airlines, hotels, scooters, wheelchairs, cars, trailers or vans medical equipment rental companies, rental companies, etc., and check the details, especially if you travel in a wheelchair wheels or have to other special needs such as oxygen.
This is important if you have not used before the agent.
7. If you need oxygen or other special medical equipment, call the airlines and suppliers well in advance of your trip. Do not wait until the last minute. Start calling as soon as you know you will be traveling or traveling.
Next, check with your travel agent and the airline at least three or four days before their flight.
8. Arrive early at the airport. It is better to wait for the plane to be missed. This will remove some of the pre-trip, and you can feel the anxiety of making travel more quietly. This seems to be common knowledge, but many people still come to the door just in time.
With all that is happening in the world today, there are many reasons why you want to give more time to the airport.
9. In your aircraft hand luggage keep copies of prescription drugs and eyeglasses, extra eyeglasses, sunglasses, all medications and supplements, and a list of your doctor, dentist and other health professionals with their addresses and telephone numbers.
Include your doctor's fax number for prescriptions in case you lose your medication. Keep reproduce them in your luggage and at home with copies of phone. Know where your medical records are kept.
10. When traveling, and any other time too, if you are taking medication, learn their names and that's exactly what they are, if you do not know. People come to the emergency room all the time and do not know what drugs they take. You might be surprised to find that most people say a little yellow pill "or" white cap ", etc.
Emergency workers need to know what happens if you do not get the medicine that interact negatively with him, overdose or otherwise interfere with treatment and recovery.
11. If you are traveling by plane, tell the flight attendants when you board, all the medical problems that can be found on your flight. Note the location of the nearest toilet before sitting down. Talk to the hostess if you think you need help to get there during the flight.
You may need or want an aisle seat for easy access to bathrooms. Talk to your travel agent.
12. If you need someone to travel with you, ask your travel agent for ideas or suggestions. Call Local medical associations and ask if they can recommend a travel assistant or companion to assist or accompany travel.
There are national companies offering travel nurses, travel companions or travel assistants to accompany travelers with disabilities or those with serious medical problems.
13. Make sure that you bring with you medical cards, insurance cards, loyalty cards, car rentals and discount cards, car insurance policy number and phone number, passports, tickets to airplane, e-ticket, American Express Travelers Cheques, debit cards, credit cards mediator cards and driving licenses. Any copying.
Keep photocopies of your luggage and at home by phone or in a place where someone has access if you need it.
14. Read all you can about traveling with a disability. Read books with disabilities travel guides, access, access guides, travel articles and travel publications disabled for the disabled traveler. Read personal travel experiences of wheelchair users and others who traveled with disabilities. Be informed.
This advice, information, resources and services for people with disabilities should help you, or anyone with a handicap, disability, physical disability, or who uses a wheelchair, have a nice trip ,, hassle easier, free from anxiety, travel, vacation or holiday.
Helen Hecker RN is the author of "Journey to the disabled" and "Directory Travel Agencies for disabled people" and other books for disabled travelers. Get weekly 'Travel Tips FREE to Disabled'at www. AllAboutDisabledTravel.com also get FREE 'Disability News you can use'
Or if you're a mature traveler or more which is a slow walker or just want a slowdown increasingly informed on disabled travel services and disability rates travel resources, reduce anxiety that often accompanies disabled travelers .
Travelers recommendations, resources, and the following information to help disabled travel, trips, vacations and holidays much easier for you, or for a child with a disability, whether short or long term.
1. Plan your trip well in advance! Is it necessary to request additional fees, medication or refill prescriptions, eyeglasses establish or modify recipes, get a physical drive, have dental work, have a fixed or granted chair, etc.?
2. If possible, book your trip with an agency that specializes in helping people with disabilities. This is important because travel and tour operators agents for the disabled are experienced and you can save some terrible sore head.
They offer lots of good advice and a wide range of services for the disabled traveler. Among other things, arrangements can be made to: the wheelchair at the airport, wheelchair accessible hotel room, van rental wheelchair equipped with a lift, trucks, vans, RV, handicap scooters, disability or any other vehicle.
Travel agencies for the disabled can help arrange transportation available, helping to plan the perfect cruise available, indicate the cruise line and cruise advice, hire a travel insurance, and special needs.
Agents can check with the hotels large interior and exterior door to accommodate his wheelchair, disabled bathtubs approved ADA grab bars, or shower. Just say to your needs.
Travel agents can help you find cheap airfare, cheap tickets, cheap flights, car insurance cheap travel, cheap hotels, car rentals, cheap cruises, cheap holidays and cheap travel of all kinds.
3. In addition to the support of your travel agent phone number, you should also take with you the telephone numbers of travel agencies specializing in disabled travel to your destination, if you can not call your own agent.
These travel agents can learn how to solve problems that arise with regard to their holiday hotel, car or truck, etc., even if you did not order their tickets through them.
4. When traveling in another city, see local health and medical associations before leaving. For example, to get the phone numbers of the local office if you have MS MS. These organizations can be great resources.
They usually know what museums, restaurants, theaters and other local facilities are wheelchair accessible and where you can get oxygen, emergency supplies and medical assistance. They may be able to help with any problems that arise.
5. If you rent a scooter disability, wheelchair, electric wheelchair, handicap van, full truck, mini-van, RV or other vehicle in another city, do not wait until I arrive. Make all preparations before departure.
Be sure to ask specific information as it is moorings, ramps or lifts, etc. See in which van, RV, car or auto insurance you need before you go.
6. Do not leave anything to chance. If possible, recheck all the arrangements for your travel agent did. Call the airlines, hotels, scooters, wheelchairs, cars, trailers or vans medical equipment rental companies, rental companies, etc., and check the details, especially if you travel in a wheelchair wheels or have to other special needs such as oxygen.
This is important if you have not used before the agent.
7. If you need oxygen or other special medical equipment, call the airlines and suppliers well in advance of your trip. Do not wait until the last minute. Start calling as soon as you know you will be traveling or traveling.
Next, check with your travel agent and the airline at least three or four days before their flight.
8. Arrive early at the airport. It is better to wait for the plane to be missed. This will remove some of the pre-trip, and you can feel the anxiety of making travel more quietly. This seems to be common knowledge, but many people still come to the door just in time.
With all that is happening in the world today, there are many reasons why you want to give more time to the airport.
9. In your aircraft hand luggage keep copies of prescription drugs and eyeglasses, extra eyeglasses, sunglasses, all medications and supplements, and a list of your doctor, dentist and other health professionals with their addresses and telephone numbers.
Include your doctor's fax number for prescriptions in case you lose your medication. Keep reproduce them in your luggage and at home with copies of phone. Know where your medical records are kept.
10. When traveling, and any other time too, if you are taking medication, learn their names and that's exactly what they are, if you do not know. People come to the emergency room all the time and do not know what drugs they take. You might be surprised to find that most people say a little yellow pill "or" white cap ", etc.
Emergency workers need to know what happens if you do not get the medicine that interact negatively with him, overdose or otherwise interfere with treatment and recovery.
11. If you are traveling by plane, tell the flight attendants when you board, all the medical problems that can be found on your flight. Note the location of the nearest toilet before sitting down. Talk to the hostess if you think you need help to get there during the flight.
You may need or want an aisle seat for easy access to bathrooms. Talk to your travel agent.
12. If you need someone to travel with you, ask your travel agent for ideas or suggestions. Call Local medical associations and ask if they can recommend a travel assistant or companion to assist or accompany travel.
There are national companies offering travel nurses, travel companions or travel assistants to accompany travelers with disabilities or those with serious medical problems.
13. Make sure that you bring with you medical cards, insurance cards, loyalty cards, car rentals and discount cards, car insurance policy number and phone number, passports, tickets to airplane, e-ticket, American Express Travelers Cheques, debit cards, credit cards mediator cards and driving licenses. Any copying.
Keep photocopies of your luggage and at home by phone or in a place where someone has access if you need it.
14. Read all you can about traveling with a disability. Read books with disabilities travel guides, access, access guides, travel articles and travel publications disabled for the disabled traveler. Read personal travel experiences of wheelchair users and others who traveled with disabilities. Be informed.
This advice, information, resources and services for people with disabilities should help you, or anyone with a handicap, disability, physical disability, or who uses a wheelchair, have a nice trip ,, hassle easier, free from anxiety, travel, vacation or holiday.
Helen Hecker RN is the author of "Journey to the disabled" and "Directory Travel Agencies for disabled people" and other books for disabled travelers. Get weekly 'Travel Tips FREE to Disabled'at www. AllAboutDisabledTravel.com also get FREE 'Disability News you can use'
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