Paraplegic skier Andy Campbell shares tips on finding accessible winter activities in Park City, and explains how to conquer your fears no matter what the adventure. CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg sat down with this British war veteran who was paralyzed in a climbing accident about his foray into adaptive spots. To learn more about accessible travel experiences, visit www.PeterGreenberg.com
My aunt and uncle took me on a cruise around the Mediterranean (my cousin came, too). About halfway through, I started taking pictures of restrooms, ramps, elevators, etc. Hopefully some people may find this video useful if planning a trip overseas. I did not mention in the video that most decks on the Ocean Princess had accessible restrooms. I was even able to use some of the regular ones by transferring from outside the stall. My suite was an accessible one. It had no steps to get in the bathroom and a roll in shower. (The other rooms all had one step to get in the bathroom.) Overall I was pleasantly surprised about how easy it was for accessible travel in Europe. Then again, maybe I just got lucky.
This is a video of me, a 34 year old paraplegic and my 3 friends that was shot by master filmmaker Halldór Kolbeins during our 5 day quad biking tour across Iceland. This tour was done to raise awareness of the importance of improoving accessibility in tourist facilities on the highlands of Iceland. The tour was sponsored by many very good and visionary companies that despite the fact of an economic meltdown in Iceland, went ahead and supported us on our tour. Our main sponsors were Stormur – Polaris ATV dealer in Iceland, Sjálfsbjörg – the association of disabled in Iceland, Olís – Iceland Oil ltd, 66°North – Outdoor Clothing Company, Netto – Grocery Store and Safaris.is – Land Rover Experience Iceland. Many other companies sponsored us on our journey, either with funds or goods and individuals as well. With out them this tour would not have turned into reality. For the summer of 2010 we have now organized similar quadbiking tours for the adventurous disabled traveler. Please send me a message should you dear reader be interested as we can promise you a fantastic journey where you’ll see, feel and hear what Iceland is all about and that from behind steering your quadbike! You can check out our tour also on www.acrossiceland.is The members on my team were Ingó, Fúsi and Halldór. I will never be able to thank them enough for the fantastic job they did and for their extremely good company. Thank you guys…! Thanks and stay safe. Jón Gunnar Benjamínsson
My fam came to visit me and we did a whole bunch of tourists stuff. I had a lot of footage but really narrowed it down including almost 30 min at the tomb of the unknown soldiers which i may post at a later date
Here I am transferring into and out of my 2007 Chevrolet 1500 Crew Cab 4×4 Pick-up Truck. I have a rigid frame chair with a folding back. I just put the wheels and the chair between the bucket seats into the back seat, or with the seats folded up onto the floor in the back. Very simple if you have the upper body strength to do it. The only modification I have on my truck is hand controls.
Great travel tips from Mark, a paraplegic and experienced wheelchair user, on everything from checking your wheelchair, getting an aisle chair, to getting your car rental and hand controls. www.easystand.com
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