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Wheelyboats

The Wheelyboat Trust helps disabled people participate in waterborne activities across the UK in specially designed wheelchair accessible Wheelyboats. https://www.wheelyboats.org/

Canal Boat Holidays

Canalability offer specially adapted canal boats for day trips and holidays for people with disabilities on the waterways of Essex, Hertfordshire and London. https://www.canalability.org.uk/

Galapagos Islands and Amazon Tour

Disabled Access Holidays provides a tailor-made holiday and accessible tour to the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon. https://www.disabledaccessholidays.com/disabled-holidays/wheelchair-accessible-accommodation/Accessible-Tours-South-America-Galapagos-Tour.asp

China Tour including Giant Panda Centre

2020 Travel for All’s wheelchair accessible China Chengdu Tour visits Beijing, Xian, Chengdu and Shanghai including the giant panda captive breeding research centre at Chengdu. https://travel-for-all.com/trip/china-chengdu-tour/  

Snorkeling in Key Largo

2019 Quirky Quad Diaries blog post on snorkeling in Key Largo, Florida made possible by chartering an accessible boat with a hydraulic swim chair for lowering people into the sea. https://quirkyquad.com/2019/11/22/paralyzed-mermaid-sighted-in-the-ocean-tranquil-adventures-in-key-largo/

Around Netherlands

2017 Disability Horizons article Top 10 accessible activities in the Netherlands http://disabilityhorizons.com/2016/01/top-10-accessible-activities-in-the-netherlands/

Hamburg

2016 thewheelchairbackpacker (French language) travels to Hamburg 24h a Hambourg http://1000decouvertes4roulettes.com/2016/03/24h-a-hambourg/

New York City Attractions With CityPASS

Curbfree with Cory Lee’s 2019 travel blog: ‘Discovering The Best Wheelchair Accessible NYC Attractions With CityPASS’. https://www.curbfreewithcorylee.com/2019/08/29/wheelchair-accessible-nyc-attractions-citypass/

Savannah, Georgia Travel Blog

Curbfree with Cory Lee’s 2019 travel blog: ‘The Ultimate Wheelchair Accessible Savannah Travel Guide: What To Do, Where To Eat, And Where To Stay’. https://www.curbfreewithcorylee.com/2019/09/05/wheelchair-accessible-savannah-travel-guide/  

Around Netherlands

2017 Disability Horizons article Top 10 accessible activities in the Netherlands https://disabilityhorizons.com/2016/01/top-10-accessible-activities-in-the-netherlands/

Boats London 2

2017 sees the addition to the French Brothers fleet of some NEW fully accessible boats built specifically for passengers with mobility issues. The boats are fitted with a wheelchair lift and a wheelchair friendly toilet. https://www.frenchbrothers.co.uk/group-travel/access-for-all-lunch-cruise

Boats London 1

Tideway Sailability is a unique sailing club in a former commercial dock near central London where people with or without a disability all sail together. https://www.tidewaysailability.org.uk/

River Thames London

River Thames boat project – charity offering therapeutic cruises and educational activities on the River Thames for people of all ages, including those with a disability or mental health condition. https://thamesboatproject.org/

Accessible London

Lonely Planet’s London for visitors with a disability https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/london-for-disabled-visitors

South london

2018 article: Rebecca Herbert: Getting round South London as a wheelchair user https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/rebecca-herbert-getting-round-south-london-as-a-wheelchair-user-2/

Narrowboat and Canal Boat Holidays

CHuC – ceiling hoist users club – lists narrowboat and canal boat accommodation with hoists. http://www.chuc.org.uk/index.php/accommodation-with-hoists/others

10 Reasons To Visit Glasgow

2017 Disability Horizons’ article: ‘Disability and travel: 10 reasons to visit Glasgow’. http://disabilityhorizons.com/2017/07/disability-travel-10-reasons-visit-glasgow/?utm_source=Disability+Horizons+RSS-Email&utm_campaign=1d2d948f5d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_75cf3532a8-1d2d948f5d-308157133

Belfast Lough Sailing

Belfast Lough Sailability exists to bring the joy of sailing and boating to disabled and disadvantaged people across Northern Ireland. http://www.belfastloughsailability.com/

River Thames Boating

The Rivertime Boat Trust’s wheelchair accessible passenger boat operates between Windsor, Henley-on-Thames and Oxford on the River Thames. http://www.rivertimeboattrust.org.uk/

Gili Islands

Wheel Travel blog post: Travelling in the Gili islands with (or without) a motor disability : good or bad idea? https://www.iwheeltravel.com/en/travel-gili-islands-air-disability-handicap-indonesia-wheelchair/

Yucatán Peninsula

2016 New Mobility article:Mexico’s Yucatan: Discovering an Ancient World in Modern Ti http://www.newmobility.com/2016/01/cancun-accessible/

Ferry Germany to Denmark

2014 Accessible Travel – Copenhagen, Germany to Denmark ferry, & Little Mermaid (Wheelchair) (Paraplegic) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hoPfxdVmqw&list=PLIgL7UlxA2UOTP4Is-9sQFlSs148Wl1O5&index=4

VIETNAM HOLIDAY WITH A WHEELCHAIR

2019 guest blog on have wheelchair will travel: VIETNAM HOLIDAY WITH A WHEELCHAIR family with a child in a wheelchair visits Hoi An

TRAVELLING IN ALASKA—SEWARD TO HOMER

2017 guest blog on Wheelchairtravel.org: TRAVELLING IN ALASKA—SEWARD TO HOMER – Wheelchair user hires a WAV, goes kayaking And Sees a lot of marine life

Caye Caulker

2015 Swimming with sharks blog post from CuriousKester a.k.a. Globetrotter in a Wheelchair http://curiouskester.com/swimming-with-sharks/  

Around Barbados 4 St Lawrence Gap

2018 Susie’s Wheelchair Adventures blog post: I’ve just started using a wheelchair, how will my visit to Barbados be? https://susieswheelchairadventures.com/2018/03/26/todays-question-ive-just-started-using-a-wheelchair-how-is-my-holiday-to-barbados-going-to-be-2/

Tirol 4

2015 article 10 wheelchair accessible trips in Tyrol https://weekend.knack.be/lifestyle/reizen/10-rolstoeltoegankelijke-trips-in-tirol/diaporama-normal-563733.html?cookie_check=1565423135

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