Written by leading expert in accessible travel, this authoritative guide highlights vacation destinations for disabled travelers. Harrington organizes chapters by vacation style, allowing readers to tailor a holiday to their own specifications.

Now in its third edition, Barrier-Free Travel is essential reading for every traveler with mobility limitations. With over 100 new photographs and updated travel rules and regulations, effecting access outside of the US, this book contains essential, thoughtful, and reliable information- not just common-sense tips. Barrier-Free Travel gives read...

Learn your disability laws and rights, locate the right travel agent, protect your wheelchair when you travel, and be ready for the changes in security that affect the way you maneuver through airports. All this and much more is available in Barrier-Free Travel, the definitive guide to accessible travel for those who use a wheelchair, walker, cane, or who have other mobility limitations. And, back by popular demand, is a greatly expanded section on cruises, new material on children's travel issues, and global resources. Authored by the editor of Emerging Horizons, the leading travel magazine for people with disabilities, Barrier-Free Travel contains essential logistical information - not just common-sense tips. Because of the uncertainty involved in travel, people who need access accommodations need thoughtful, reliable information, and this one-of-a-kind book delivers it in a clear and engaging way.

"Now in its third edition, Barrier-Free Travel is essential reading for every traveler with mobility limitations. With over 100 new photographs and updated travel rules and regulations affecting access outside of the US, this book contains essential, thoughtful, and reliable information- not just common-sense tips. Barrier-Free Travel gives readers the tools and resources to prepare for both the expected and the unexpected. It covers everything from the logistics of air travel and how to protect your wheelchair in flight, to how to find an accessible hotel room. Also included, are extensive chapters on cruises and accessible shore excursions- with contact information for foreign tour operators who are able to provide them. Barrier-Free Travel provides valuable information that will ensure travelers with mobility limitations spend their time creating meaningful memories."

Contains 22 different, flexible road trips of two to three weeks throughout the United States with information on accessible lodging, sites, trails, restaurants and other attractions both on and off the beaten path.

Penned by accessible travel expert Candy B. Harrington, this access guide includes detailed information about accessible trails, sites, lodging options, tours and attractions in Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. This handy resource features: Detailed access information on trails and viewpoints that will work for wheelchair-users and slow walkers. Details on free accessible bus tours in Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park. Accessible transportation options in Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park. Information about barrier-free camping options in the parks, including the site numbers and features of the accessible campsites. Detailed descriptions of all in-park accessible lodging options, as well as photographs of the accessible rooms. Access details and photos of 23 additional accessible lodging options located near the parks. Details on often overlooked accessible lodging features, such as bed height and toilet grab bar placement. Information about ranger-led tours, loaner wheelchairs and the free America the Beautiful Access Pass. Inside tips on where to go for the best windshield views, accessible picnic spots and sunset photos. This guidebook includes detailed information that will help wheelchair-users and slow walkers find an accessible room and build an accessible itinerary for any Utah national park. Barrier-Free Travel: Utah National Parks for Wheelers and Slow Walkers is a great resource for seniors, parents with stroller-aged children, Baby Boomers, folks who just like to take things a littler slower and anybody who uses a cane, walker, wheelchair or scooter. A must have resource for an accessible visit to Utah's Mighty Five.