Links

HOLIDAY LINKS

Listed below are some other sites that could be helpful to you in planning your holiday. Please let us know of any other sites you have found helpful.

Experience and Information from other Travellers

Apparelyzed
The apparelyzed site has a holiday section with a helpful list of holiday tips and links to the disability policies of a wide variety of airlines.

Able Travel
A website of useful tips and lots of good links to other travel information.

Chairbounder
Various travel experiences from a wheelchair user's viewpoint.

There is also a selection of articles on this site written by SIA members detailing their holiday experiences in this country and abroad. Just click here to access them.

General Information for Disabled Travellers

ABTA Accessible Travel

AbilityTrip.com

Directgov - Airport and airline services for disabled travellers

Holiday Guide for Air Travel – Salisbury SCIC

Information for Air Travellers – Disabled and Reduced Mobility Airport Guide

National Accessible Scheme
Run by VisitEngland this is a national scheme to ensure that accommodation meets the needs of people with physical and sensory needs. A set of Accessible Standards is provided against which accommodation providers are independently assessed and awarded the appropriate rating(s).

Equality Human Rights Commission – Section on Air Travel

BAA – links to information from individual UK airports regarding their facilities and arrangements for passengers with special needs.

EHIC Card
More information about the European Health Insurance Card that you should obtain if you are travelling to an EU country.