(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, July 15, 2013 ) Chicago, Illinois -- According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an individual with a disability has a temporary or permanent physical or mental impairment that substantially limits at least one or more life activities, such as being able to breath, walk, see, hear, and other performance skills. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 15% of the world's population lives with some form of disability and 2-4% experience significant difficulty in functioning. This estimate is likely to be understated and is increasing due to the aging population and the rapid epidemic of many chronic diseases.
The term "disabilities", is very complex because it involves the individual with a disability and how society reacts. People with disabilities have the same health needs and rights as non-disabled people, however evidence suggest that people with disabilities face many barriers in accessing the health and services they need. Unfortunately many locations don't provide the same quality of special needs services.
The author, an experienced Occupational Therapist and Clinical Audiologist has witnessed firsthand situations that travelers with disabilities have been discriminated against and treated poorly. An occupational therapist is interested in the ability of any individual to participate in meaningful life endeavors such as traveling, despite the existence of any dysfunction.
Have you ever felt ignored or received poor treatment when you traveled? Do you feel inspired or intimidated when you think about traveling? Do you still want to travel but feel that your disability limits you? Travelers with disabilities cannot afford to be carefree as their able-bodied friends when making travel arrangements. Travel for disabled people can be filled with additional challenges and requires serious planning.
The Disabled World Travels series is an educational series loaded with safe travel tips designed to improve the way people with disabilities plan a trip. The author discusses in each volume of the series some of the problems encountered with specific disabilities and reveals the solutions to enjoy more successful travel experiences. The overall goal is to empower the consumer and provide solutions for the people with disabilities to overcome the barriers.
It is critical that you contact your physician before planning any type of vacation or holiday excursion. How would you like to be better informed and have less stress with travel preparations? Wouldn't it be nice to have a checklist available with pertinent questions to ask when you are booking a hotel room, taking a cruise or a flight?
The first volume includes tips for the visually impaired, hearing impaired, wheel chair accessible solutions, traveling with mobility issues, traveling with oxygen, traveling with medications and so much more. You will have access to a resource list that will be available in every series which will have pertinent information and new products available to help you.
Through the resources in this book, you will be able to access the disabled travel community who has written reviews describing their best and worst holidays worldwide. This allows you to choose where you want to go and what to avoid. This series was created as a result of years of clinical experiences, encounters with people traveling worldwide who have disabilities, and hours of research. Each series will have additional resources and travel tips to make traveling less stressful.
It is very important for travelers with disabilities to foresee their special needs tin detail to ensure those needs are met throughout their journey to maximize comfort. You will want to plan, verify the details, and check again. Many travelers simply rely on special travel agencies that cater to those with disabilities. It is also important that when things go wrong in your journey that you know your rights and how to protest.
About Sovereign Education Media
DISABLED WORLD TRAVELS, published by Sovereign Education Media is a new educational series which outlines specific disabilities and chronic disease and then reveals solutions to have a more successful journey in the community or across the globe.
