New Orleans – Accessible Travel For Disabled

Posted: March 4th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Destination Guides, Travel For Disabled | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »
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People who are traveling for business meeting or pleasure don’t want to be stopped by disability. To arrange travel for those who are not able to see or hear or those who are using wheelchair, can be difficult but not impossible. Plan which requires a bit of care and attention is needed. But if your client and you are open to each other in what to do or what not to do, then there won’t be any reason for both of you to be unhappy with the result.

There are many forms of disabilities. Disability means losing abilities due to injury or any damage. The person who is using a wheelchair or is moving with the help of sticks and crutches is disabled. People who are arthritic, blind or epileptic or those who have suffered from strokes are also included in disability. People whose mobility is damaged temporarily or women in the final stages of their pregnancy can also be included. To make an easy travel to New Orleans for disabled people, travel agents play a major role in it. This is because the opportunities to travel for the people who are disabled have grown to a greater extent.

Travel agents should obtain maximum information from the traveler who is disabled, so as to help him plan his holiday trip in an efficient way. Know where and for what duration the person has travelled previously and what types of problems he has faced. One important thing to be known is that whether the person is going to travel alone and if yes, then will he be able to cope up with a different atmosphere, may be in an unknown climate which could cause discomfort and language problem. It is also very important to know the disability of the person and its consequences. There are several types of disabilities. They can be temporary or permanent. The following information should be given to tour operators, hoteliers and carriers.


Inform about the disability the person is suffering from.

Inform about mobility drawbacks, whether the person is able to walk without assistance or he needs crutches or a stick to walk.

Inform about the use of a wheelchair; whether it is permanent or used only for short distances.

Inform whether moving from wheelchair to coach or train seat is comfortable or hard.

Discuss about the consequences of disability.

To make easy travel to New Orleans for disabled people, operators list is provided by Holiday Care. The programs can be selected by people who are disabled. If a resort or a particular place has been enquired by you, the service will tell you which operators serve that particular destination.

Other than this, there are choices of air also to make easy travel to New Orleans for disabled people.

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