101 Accessible Vacations: Travel Ideas for Wheelers and Slow Walkers

by Candy B. Harrington

This authoritative guide, written by leading expert in accessible travel, Candy Harrington, highlights vacation destinations for disabled travelers. Containing chapters organized by vacation style, this guide allows the traveler to tailor their holiday to their own specifications. Whether the reader desires an exciting road trip, a tranquil cruise, family fun, or an adventure steeped in history, this guide details over 101 cities, national parks, and tourist attractions around the United States that fit the bill. Also included is a section of the author’s favorite activities, called Candy’s Picks. The guide describes the accessibility of each location, allowing the reader to plan a trip that best fits their specific needs. As Candy writes, “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.”

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

338 pages, Paperback

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.