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 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