You can find a wide variety of resources to aid people with disabilities to see the world. Here are the details on the accessibility features of the Metro subway system. They offer delivery to major airports and other convenient locations and carry full size vans with lifts and minivans with ramps. Hand controls and other adaptive features are available. You can rent vans and minivans in a variety of configurations and with hand controls or other modifications.
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Some valuable travel resources and articles are available on the site, but the newsletter is not available online. In each issue there are travel accounts written by individuals with disabilities, as well as updates on exciting tours, the latest accessible cruise ships, new regulations affecting disability travel, and travel advice from the experts. Learn about new web sites, the most accessible resorts, and far-flung destinations you would never expect to be welcoming to travelers with disabilities. Conferences The Society for the Advancement of Travelers with Handicap s will hold its Fifth Annual World Congress at the Fort Lauderdale Airport Hilton in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 24-28, 2001. The Congress will educate the travel and hospitality industry about the needs of travelers with disabilities and the benefits to be derived from reaching out to this large and dynamic, but still underserved market.