Contacts For Travellers With Disabilities
AUSTRALIA ACROD (Australian Council for Rehabilitation of the Disabled) , PO Box 60, Curtin, ACT 2605 tel 02/6282 4333; 24 Cabarita Rd, Cabarita tel 02/9743 2699. Lists of travel agencies and tour operators for disabled people. BRITAIN Holiday Care Service , 2nd floor, Imperial Building, Victoria Rd, Horley, Surrey RH6 9HW tel 01293/774535. Information on all aspects of travel. Tripscope , The Courtyard, Evelyn Rd, London W4 5JL tel 020/8994 9294, fax 8994 3618. A national telephone information service offering free travel advice. IRELAND Disability Action Group , 2 Annadale Ave, Belfast BT7 3JH tel 028/9049 1011. Irish Wheelchair Association , Blackheath Drive, Clontarf, Dublin tel 01/833 8241, fax 833 3873. A national voluntary organization working with people with disabilities, with related services for holiday-makers. NEW ZEALAND Disabled Persons Assembly , 173 Victoria St, Wellington tel 04/801 9100. NORTH AMERICA Directions Unlimited , 720 N Bedford Rd, Bedford Hills, NY 10507 tel 914/241-1700. Travel agency specializing in custom tours for people with disabilities. Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital , 3205 Place Alton Goldbloom, Chomedy Laval, Quebec H7V 1RT tel 514/688-9550 ext 226. Guidebooks and travel information. Mobility International USA , PO Box 10767, Eugene, OR 97440; Voice and TDD: tel 541/343-1284. Information and referral services, access guides, tours and exchange programmes. Annual membership $25 (includes quarterly newsletter). Society for the Advancement of Travel for the Handicapped (SATH) , 347 5th Ave, Suite 610, New York, NY 10016 tel 212/447-7284. Nonprofit travel-industry referral service that passes queries on to its members as appropriate; allow plenty of time for a response. Travel Information Service tel 215/456-9600. Telephone information and referral service. Twin Peaks Press , Box 129, Vancouver, WA 98666 tel 360/694-2462 or 1-800/637-2256. Publisher of the Directory of Travel Agencies for the Disabled , listing more than 370 agencies worldwide; Travel for the Disabled ; the Directory of Accessible Van Rentals and Wheelchair Vagabond , loaded with personal tips.
misskelly says "make sure you always have at least a basic first aid box with you.you never know when you might need it!" misskelly says "make sure that you always have atleast a basic first aid box with you at all times when travelling.you never know just when you might need it!" BullfightingJennifer says "Places to see bullfighting
" Pamplona/BarcelonaRod says "Hi I just would like some advice on barcelona and pamplona on where to go and things I should'nt leave there without going to. Thanks My e-mail is rigochevere@yahoo.com"
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