Contacts For Travellers With Disabilities
Australia and New Zealand ACROD (Australian Council for Rehabilitation of the Disabled) PO Box 60, Curtin, ACT 2605 (tel 02/6282 4333); 24 Cabarita Rd, Cabarita, NSW 2137 (tel 02/9743 2699). Provides lists of travel agencies and tour operators for people with disabilities. Disabled Persons Assembly , 4/173-175 Victoria St, Wellington. New Zealand (tel 04/801 9100). Resource centre with lists of travel agencies and tour operators for people with disabilities. UK Can Be Done Ltd , 7-11 Kensington High St, London W8 5NP (tel 020/8907 2400, fax 020/8909 1854, www.canbedone.co.uk ). Offers tours to Canada for people with disabilities. Heathrow Travelcare (tel 020/8745 7495, fax 020/8745 4161). Assistance for disabled travellers at Heathrow Airport. Holiday Care Service , 2nd Floor, Imperial Buildings, Victoria Rd, Horley, Surrey RH6 7PZ (tel 01293/774535, fax 784647).Information on all aspects of travel. RADAR , Unit 12, City Forum, 250 City Rd, London EC1U 8AF (tel 020/7250 3222). A good source of advice on holidays and travel abroad. Tripscope , The Courtyard, Evelyn Rd, London W4 5JH (tel 020/8994 9294 or 0845/758 5641, fax 020/8994 3618 or 0117/939 7736). Offers advice and information on travel for sick, elderly and disabled people. Canada BC Coalition of People with Disabilities , 204-456 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Y IR3 (tel 604/875-0188). Offers advice and assistance for travellers in BC. Canadian Paraplegic Association . Their main office is at Suite 320, 1101 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, ON K2C 3W7 (tel 613/723-1033, fax 723-1060, and there are offices in every province: 520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto ON M4G 3V9 (tel 416/422-5644); 780 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC V6P 5YT (tel 604/342-3611); 825 Sherbrook St, Winnipeg, MB (tel 204/786-4753); Keroul, 4545 Pierre-de-Courbetin, CP 1000, Montreal HIV 3R2 (tel 514/252-3104). VIA Rail information and reservations for the speech- and/or hearing-impaired are available on tel 416/368-6406 from Toronto, tel 1-800/268-9503 from elsewhere. Western Institute for the Deaf , 2125 W 7th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6K 1X9 (tel 604/736-7391 or 736-2527). Gives advice for the hearing-impaired. US Directions Unlimited , 720 N Bedford Rd, Bedford Hills, NY 10507 (tel 1-800/533-5343). Tour operator specializing in custom tours for people with disabilities, including travellers who are blind. Mobility International USA , Box 10767, Eugene, OR 97440 (voice and TDD tel 541/343-1284, www.miusa.org ). Information, access guides, tours and exchange programmes. Annual membership $35 (includes quarterly newsletter). Society for the Advancement of Travel for the Handicapped (SATH), 347 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016 (tel 212/447-7284, www.sath.org ). Information on suitable tour operators and travel agents. Travel Information Service , Moss Rehabilitation Hospital, 1200 W Tabor Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19141 (tel 215/456-9603). Telephone information service and referral.
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