Disability

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• TravelHealthPro Factsheet on travelling with additional needs and /or disability
• Transport if you’re disabled from GOV.UK  planes  ships  then more UK based trains  cars, buses and coaches  taxis and minicabs  wheelchairs
• FCO Foreign travel for disabled people and FCO disabled travellers leaflet
• ABTA accessible travel contains lots of useful information on a variety of topics  
• ABTA Checklist for disabled and less mobile passengers
• FIA Foundation Guide for the disabled traveller world map
• Equality and Human Rights Commission Rights to Fly 
• CAA guidance for airports on providing assistance to people with hidden disabilities published 2016
• Tourism for all a UK Voice for Accessible Tourism
• The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC)
• Blue badge scheme
• Using a blue badge in Europe including a great leaflet on and further information from the AA
• Disability Rights UK Disability Rights Handbook Edition 42 – 2017-2018
• Disability Rights UK Radar Key
• Euro toilet key information
• There are a number of ‘find a toilet abroad’ type apps, but I don’t have experience of their quailty.  However, it would possibly be worth searching e.g. here and here (both are free of charge)
• Guide dogs UK 
• Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs – Travelling with Pets 
• GOV.UK Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to the UK
• Parkat advice and information for disabled and mobility restricted passengers travelling through UK Airports and in PDF
• Tryb4uFly – a charitable orgnanisation making it easier for disabled people to fly
• Jumbulance The Jumbulance Trust is an accessible travel charity that exists to make it possible for severely unwell or disabled persons to embark on holidays or day trips
• RNIB and an article for travelling abroad when blind

Additional specific areas of care 

• • Colostomy Association travel advice and insurance 
  • Stomawise Holiday Travel Tips and Travel Certificate plus link to information about the Ostomy Travel Certificate App
  • Travel and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) leaflet from Crohn’s & Colitis UK
  • Alzheimer’s Society – Holidays and Travelling resources page
  • Macmillan Cancer Support – Travel and cancer audio information here and for the main page of detail for the booklet see here

Travelling after breast cancer

This is my personal story and some resources to help appreciate a few of the problems that may occur.  See the article HERE for greater understanding.

• BMJ learning module (1 hour) on Chronic Oedema and Lymphoedema
• Consensus Document on the Management of Cellulitis in Lymphoedema – see page 3, section 1.5 about use of antibiotics ‘incase’ in the situation of travel directly here and on the website here
• Lymphoedema Ireland.  Travelling with Lymphoedema: Air-Travel & Holiday Tip
• British Lymphatic Society International Consensus ‘Best Practice for the Management of Lymphoedema’ guidance
• Hats for Heads – hats and head wear for people experiencing hair loss through cancer, chemotherapy, alopecia or other illness
• Just in Time  – Soft hats designed for women with hair loss
• Consumer Which?  Medical conditions travel insurance reviews
• Travel Insurance from NaTHNaC on TravelHealthPro

THIS PAGE is not complete but it’s a large area to cover and so if you know of any sites that would be useful and helpful to add, please contact me at jane@janechiodini.co.uk 

Thank you