Travel Books for the Disabled

C The Wheelchair Traveler, Annand, Douglas R, Ball Hill Road, Milford, New Hampshire 03055, 1979, $8.25. A guide book to 4,000 airports, 6,000 hotels, motels and restaurants, sight-seeing attractions in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Rates their suitability.

C Travel Guide to Western Europe for the Disabled, Walzer, Mary Meister, Van Nostrand-Rheinhold, 135 W. 50th Street, New York, New York 10020, 1982, $11.95. General information on airports, transportation, hotels, restaurants, sight- seeing and shopping.

C A Guide for the Disabled Traveler: The United States, Canada & Europe, Barish, Frances, Frommer/Pasmantier Publishers, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, 1984, $10.95. Written by round-the-world wheelchair traveler, this guide covers 15 major cities in the U.S., Canada and Europe, including New York, Boston, New Orleans, London, Paris, and Vienna. It cites specifics about transportation in these cities. Also: entrances, ramps, elevators, door widths to bathrooms and restrooms in individual hotels, restaurants, theatres, night spots, museums and tourist sites. While a range of prices is given, prices can change. The author prefers do-it-yourself travel over packaged group tours. This usually means phoning hotels well in advance to determine such important details as whether the room doors are wide enough for a wheelchair, if the bathroom arrangement is satisfactory and if one can get to the dining room, swimming pool and beach without encountering a flight of steps. Has, at times, asked a hotel manager over the phone to go measure a doorway to make sure a wheelchair can get through it

C Access to the World: A Travel Guide for the Handicapped, Weiss, Louise, Facts on File, 460 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10016, 1983, 221 pp., $14.95. For those in wheelchairs (either temporarily or permanently); for those whose ability to talk has been impaired by neurological, cardiac or pulmonary disease; for those who have lost their sight, are aging or have any other condition that restricts mobility. Written in large type. Discusses various modes of transportation: airline, bus, train and boat. Services are named specifically; which companies own the accessible 767's to the names of trains with wide passageways. Many services are listed in checklist form by company name. Later sections move on to the matter of specific destinations, first within the U.S. and later worldwide. Lists many other resources to examine for more detailed information on a given destination. Contains specific descriptions of hotel rooms in various chains. And, for those reluctant to travel alone, a number of tourist guide agencies and travel clubs are described. This book also tells how to make travel arrangements, how to find out about special tours, what to take with you, what to do when you get there, and it provides important health and travel tips as well.

C Disabled Traveler's International Phrasebook, (useful phrases in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, and Dutch), McNeil, Ian, 1979, £1, Disability Press, 1 Farthing Grove, Nettlefield, Milton Keynes MK6 4JP England.

C Europe for the Handicapped Traveller. Segments issued 3 times a year and available as part of membership at £4.00 per year to: Mobility International, 62 Union Street, London SEl lTD England.

C Information for Handicapped Travellers, 1979, free Reference Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542.

C Rollin' On: A Wheelchair Guide to U S. Cities, Atwater, Maxine, 1978, 290 pp., $9.95, Dodd, Mead & Company, 79 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016. A travel planner and guide book to eight American cities: Chicago, New York, Honolulu, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.

C Tips on Dealing with Deaf Passengers, 1978, (updated periodically). Free Office of Alumni Public Relations, Gallaudet College, 7th& Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002.

C Travel for the Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, $1.25, Rehabilitation Research & Training Center, George Washington University Medical Center, Ross Hall, Room 714, 2300 Eye Street, NW, Washington DC 20037.

C Dialysis Worldwide for the Traveling Patient, 1981, $1.00 National Association of Patients on Hemodialysis and Transplantation (NAPHJ), 156 Williams Street, New York, New York 10038. A guide to dialysis facilities in the United States, Canada, South America, and Europe. Describes types of medical assistance available at each unit Glossary includes dialysis vocabulary in French, German, and Italian.

C Directory of National Treatment Centers for Traveling Hemophiliacs, World Federation of Hemophilia, 1155 Dorchester Boulevard W., Suite 2902, Montreal, Canada H3B 213.

C The Special Diet Foreign Phrase Book is designed for travelers who are on a special diet Individuals can point to or repeat phrases they need to use that are translated into French, German, Spanish, or Italian. Includes information for low-sodium, low-fat, ulcer and colitis, diabetic, food allergy, weight loss, religious and vegetarian diets. $10.95 plus $1.25 postage. Phrasebook, P.O. Box 2366, Setauket, NewYork 11733.

C A Travel Guide for the Disabled, Walzer, Mary Meister, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., $11.95. Gives information on the accessibility at hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions, by country and by city.

C Handi- Travel: A Resource Book for Disabled and Elderly Travellers, Noble, Cinnie, $9.95. Canadian Rehabilitation Council for the Disabled, One Yonge Street, Suite 2110, Toronto, Ontario M5E lE5 Canada.

C Urban Transportation Services for Physically Disabled Persons in Canada 1981. Free to disabled persons. Canadian Rehabilitation Council for the Disabled, One Yonge Street, Suite 2110 Toronto, Ontario M5E lE5 Canada.

C Accessibility Guide for the Physically Handicapped Traveler, Pirko, 5., 1983.

C Tips on Planning a Vacation, Pirko, S., 1984. Information Center for Individuals with Disabilities, 20 Park Plaza, Room 330, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.

C For a listing of travel books, special tours & guidebooks for disabled people, in braille or regular print, call the American Council of the Blind, 1211 Connecticut Avenue, N. W., Suite 506, Washington, DC 20036, (800) 424-8666.

C Access travel: airports; a guide to accessibility of terminals. Airport Operators Council International, Washington: 1982. 38p. Free. (Available from Access America, Washington, DC 20202). A survey of 476 air terminals in 46 countries for accessibility features.

C Holidays for the physically handicapped, Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation, London: 1979.64 p. £1.50. (25 Mortimer Street, London WIN 8AB England). Practical information about travel for disabled persons.

C The U.S. Customs Service has developed a three minute cassette tape to familiarize visually impaired travelers with regulations about reentering the United States. The information is also available in braille. Address requests to: Public Information Division, International Travel Office, U.S. Customs Service, Room 6316, Washington, D.C. 20209. Be sure to specify tape or braille.

C Worldwide Travel Manual For The Handicapped, 200-page directory of travel information to assist disabled. Covers more than 5,000 hotels and facilities in over 100 countries. Two editions per year, $99.00. (Canadian). Worldwide Publications For The Handicapped, P.O. Box 708, 2857 Derry Road E., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada MT 1A6.

C A Foreign Language Guide to Health Care, Blue Cross Association, 1950 Franklin Street, Oakland, California 94659. Translates into French, German, Spanish, and Italian, "I have a pain in my chest"; "I am allergic to novocaine";" Where can I get this prescription filled?"; "I will need a detailed bill to collect my health insurance"; and "OUCH!"