101 Accessible Vacations: Travel Ideas for Wheelers and Slow Walkers

by Candy B. Harrington

101 Accessible Vacations: Travel Ideas for Wheelers and Slow Walkers is the first guidebook dedicated exclusively to wheelchair-accessible destinations, lodgings and recreational opportunities. Penned by Candy B. Harrington, the editor of Emerging Horizons, this new title focuses on the vacation planning needs of wheelchair-users and slow walkers.

101 Accessible Vacations contains destination information on over 101 cities, lodging options, national parks, tourist attractions and recreational activities around the country. The book is organized so readers can search for a holiday based on their specific interests or travel styles. Unlike other guidebooks that are organized geographically, 101 Accessible Vacations includes sections ranging from Road Trips and The Great Outdoors to Historic Haunts and Cruisin. And last but not least, there is Candys Picks, which includes a collection of some of the author's favorite trips, destinations and activities.

Candy describes the access of all attractions, lodging options and tourist sights, rather than just stating that something is or isn't accessible. After all, accessibility is in the eye of the beholder; and what may be accessible to one person can be filled with obstacles to someone else.

Says Harrington, There's a world of travel choices out there for wheelers and slow walkers. And this book contains many of those choices; along with updated resources, information and access details to make them a reality.;Preface; Where Can I Go?; Bright Lights, Big City: Chicago Like a Local; Cleveland Rocks!; Cowboys and Culture in Fort Worth; Exploring the Inn Harbor; Multicultural Toronto; The Streets of San Francisco; Viva Las Vegas; Wheeling Around London. Active Holidays: A Beach of Your Own; Hit the Slopes; Sailing Away; Scuba 101; Summer in Winter Park; Swim With the Dolphins. The Great Outdoors: A Colorado Boardwalk; Adirondack Adventure; African Safaris; Beyond Cannery Row; California National Parks Boast Access; Upgrades; Death Valley Days; Exploring the Everglades; For the Birds; Magical Maui; Year-Round Fun in Whistler. A Place To Rest Your Head: Beach Cottages on the Outer Banks; Florida Villas; Home on the Range; Hosteling; Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!; Murder, They Wrote; On the Road in BC ; Sleeping in Paris; Time for Romance . Road Trips: A Hocking Hills Getaway; Diversity is the Key Word in Southeastern Kentucky; Exploring Elkhart County; Fall Foliage in Ohio Amish Country; Gems of the Green Mountain State; Hit the Road in Your Own RV; There's No Place Like Kansas; VirginiaÇ Ùs Crooked Road. CruisinÇ Ù: Aloha Matey!; Barging Through the Heartland; Columbia River Cruising; Cruising the Caribbean; Small Ship Cruising in Alaska; The Mighty Mississippi; Europe by River. Small Town Charm: A Revitalized Dubuque; Boise Basics; Cambria Gems; Columbia, Missouri; The Best of Both Worlds; Escape to the Springs; Furniture City, USA; SoCal Sojourn; The Home of LL Bean; WilmingtonÇ Ùs Waterfront. A Little Culture: A Piece of Greece of Florida's Gulf Coast; And WhatÇ Ùs Wrong With Graceland?; Beyond the Fairway in Phoenix and Scottsdale; Hail to the Chiefs; Montreal; The Other Paris; Museum Hopping in St. Petersburg; Puerto Rico Sampler; Santa Fe Culture Clash; Seductive Sedona; The Other Holland; Winter Carnival in Quebec. Historic Haunts: Accessible Atlanta; Historic Philadelphia; Must-Sees in DC; Remember San Antonio; The Big Easy After Katrina; The Fun Side of the Potomac; Mystic Getaway. Family Friendly Fun: Experience Living History in Williamsburg; Family Fun in San Diego; FloridaÇ Ùs Space Coast; Just Call Me Skipper; Meet Me in St. Louis; Missouri's Route 66; Rocket City USA.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

361 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 27, 2007

Reviews

[Rebecca Huston · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a godsend when I was planning my trip to Europe last year, and I was able to actually plan ahead as to what I could, and could not, do. (Let's face it, Masada was right out, unfortunately.) For anyone who has mobility issues, no, you don't have to be restricted any more.

[Claire Binkley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had only visited two of the locations highlighted in this book before I had disabilities - for example, I've been to Maryland to visit a school friend, and I've been to Virginia, on a band trip, but this has more about some other "reasonable" trips. It is nice to see what someone else has observed. I think this book gives readers a heads-up on what each area has to offer, so even if right now the reader can only imagine their visit, it's got to be a more handicapped-friendly one.

Maybe I will be able to go to the other locations that this book promises! That would be nice. It was nice to imagine I was there. The author describes what each location has and what to look out for, like, for example, one has to look out for all the sand if he or she is a wheelchair user on the beach.
And there are other similar precautions like that. For example, most of New Orleans has been terribly damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and although most of its tourist infrastructuree has been rebuilt or repaired, the way that this book phrased its description is that not all of it has been. It says some attractions are only open sporadically. You might want to read this book for the other things it has to say!

I mean, personally I liked the penguins the best, but that's just me. You might like something else.

[Dusty · Rating 3 out of 5]

so far looking at this book i think you have to be a disabled person with money to go to a lot of the hotels and things they advertise. but some things are helpful, like it talks about the terrain at alcatraz island...
i will add more after i read more.