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Are you one of the many active seniors or baby boomers who have some disabilities and wants to travel? Do you have special needs, use a wheelchair and are looking for accessible travel options? Let's face it, there are over 50 million people in the United States with disabilities and over 180 million worldwide with evidence suggesting that people with disabilities face many barriers in accessing the health and services they need. How would you like to be better informed and have less stress with travel preparations? Wouldn't it be nice to have a checklist of pertinent questions to ask when you are booking a hotel room, taking a cruise, or flight, then this is written just for you? The author Tracey Ingram is a Clinical Audiologist and Occupational therapist compiled an educational series for people traveling who require accessibility options. Some of the topics discussed in the first volume include; tips for individuals with low vision, critical information for patients diagnosed with diagnosed with diabetes and arthritis, strategies for the hearing impaired, wheelchair accessible solutions, how to travel with mobility aids, traveling with oxygen, and so much more. Every volume of the series will focus on specific disabilities with solutions to help overcome some of the barriers encountered when traveling. Each series will have a resource section with access to disability travel forums, which will give the reader pertinent insight about travelers with disabilities. In this series you'll discover: Hearing aid users can now enjoy increased clarity with speech Low vision travelers experience increased visual acuity Discover how to enhance your lip-reading and listening skills Slow walkers and wheelchair travelers learn strategies to reduce fatigue How to never run low on oxygen when traveling Swap and rent accessible homes worldwide and skip the hotels Learn what to ask when making reservations to reduce disappointment Arthritis sufferers discover how to increase range of motion and reduce stiffness Diabetics learn strategies to monitor glucose levels traveling across time zones

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5.0 out of 5 stars A gem for those with disabilities or those traveling with the disabled ShyGal avid book reader (Colorado) This short guide is a quick read that is nevertheless packed with useful tips for the disabled who wish to travel or those traveling with the disabled.. The guide even tells you how to travel with wheelchairs, canes, and so forth. It's pretty detailed, very accurate, and should offer a great deal of freedom to those want to travel in spite of disabilities. Wish I had this book earlier on in my travels with my great aunt! 5.0 out of 5 stars Nice overview of travel tips for various challenges! Rik Isensee (San Francisco, CA) Tracey has provided a concise overview of various considerations the disabled traveler is wise to check on before heading out -- starting with the nature of one's own disability, and what your special requirements are. She covers mobility devices, hearing and visual impairments, tips for handling oxygen, medications, and service animals, with checklists for each one. She also provides an extensive list of resources, including how to contact TSA, accessible cruises, and travel agents who specialize in smoothing the way for people with disabilities. 5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful Cynthia Carr - I purchased this book because I have a number of friends and people in our ministry with handicaps and we frequently have to travel together and I need to be able to help them in new places. Most of them have learned how to be prepared for these situations, but some are not aware of the resources available to them. Also had a good list of resources to call or visit for disability information before traveling. I am recommending this to our friends and members with disabilities. 5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and Timely Resource Fleury M. Sommers Avid Reader (Houston, TX USA) This is an extremely useful and - at least for me - timely book to have on my shelf. It's essentially a well thought out and well researched guide for traveling with a variety of disabilities, all of which present their own unique challenges. The author is an expert in the area. She is a therapist who specializes in this subject, so this isn't an internet marketer trying to cash in on a niche. (To me, this is important because it exponentially increases the effort of the author in developing the book and in consequence the value she delivers on a subject that affects not only quality of life but emotional well-being.) If you need this kind of advice, don't hesitate to buy the book. Fleury Sommers:,

5.0 out of 5 stars A gem for those with disabilities or those traveling with the disabled ShyGal ""avid book reader"" (Colorado) This short guide is a quick read that is nevertheless packed with useful tips for the disabled who wish to travel or those traveling with the disabled.. The guide even tells you how to travel with wheelchairs, canes, and so forth. It's pretty detailed, very accurate, and should offer a great deal of freedom to those want to travel in spite of disabilities. Wish I had this book earlier on in my travels with my great aunt! 5.0 out of 5 stars Nice overview of travel tips for various challenges! Rik Isensee (San Francisco, CA) Tracey has provided a concise overview of various considerations the disabled traveler is wise to check on before heading out -- starting with the nature of one's own disability, and what your special requirements are. She covers mobility devices, hearing and visual impairments, tips for handling oxygen, medications, and service animals, with checklists for each one. She also provides an extensive list of resources, including how to contact TSA, accessible cruises, and travel agents who specialize in smoothing the way for people with disabilities. 5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful Cynthia Carr - I purchased this book because I have a number of friends and people in our ministry with handicaps and we frequently have to travel together and I need to be able to help them in new places. Most of them have learned how to be prepared for these situations, but some are not aware of the resources available to them. Also had a good list of resources to call or visit for disability information before traveling. I am recommending this to our friends and members with disabilities. 5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and Timely Resource Fleury M. Sommers ""Avid Reader"" (Houston, TX USA) This is an extremely useful and - at least for me - timely book to have on my shelf. It's essentially a well thought out and well researched guide for traveling with a variety of disabilities, all of which present their own unique challenges. The author is an expert in the area. She is a therapist who specializes in this subject, so this isn't an internet marketer trying to cash in on a niche. (To me, this is important because it exponentially increases the effort of the author in developing the book and in consequence the value she delivers on a subject that affects not only quality of life but emotional well-being.) If you need this kind of advice, don't hesitate to buy the book. Fleury Sommers:,

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Tracey Ingram, M.A., M.S., has a unique perspective as a healthcare professional who is a Clinical Audiologist, Occupational Therapist, and Certified Accent Reduction Coach (PESL). She is an author and ghostwriter of several books and publications, including Accessibility- Disabled World Travels and 7 Weeks to a Better American Accent for Native Mandarin Speakers.

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