EEX4280 Module 4

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ake some time to look through the following travel websites: Disabled Travelers Links to an external site. Rick Steve's Tips for Travelers Europe Links to an external site. Sage Traveling Links to an external site. Disability Travel Websites Links to an external site. What did you learn? Did you discover anything new about the steps that are important for persons with disabilities to take when traveling? Do the steps differ from what you personally have to do or consider? Did you come across anything that surprised you? **For instance: I was surprised by the lack of people first language that I saw throughout many of the websites. Can you think of a population of people with disabilities that may have been overlooked within these websites? (**Please make sure to connect your thoughts to and support them with our course materials. You need to include a minimum of 2 citations in your reflection**). These references should be in addition to the websites you choose to talk about. Remember, I want to see how you are connecting what you think and feel back to the course readings. After going through the travel websites, I learned and discovered a lot of new things that I was not aware of. One thing that I found particularly interesting was the travel product that is listed on the disable Travelers website. I never heard of portable grab bars before which I believe is an amazing invention because, if you travel somewhere that does not have grab bars on things such as the toilet area this would be extremely handy for an individual that needs assistance in this area. Being that I am in a wheelchair another thing that I found extremely interesting is the wheelchair in a bag which was also mentioned on the disable Travelers website. I think that this is extremely useful for individuals who do rely on a wheelchair for transportation needs because it is easy to fold up and take on an airplane with you. I did discover that some places have what are known as "Access Guides" which could be extremely beneficial when you are traveling to a specific city, state, or country because these give you the access to all of the accessibility needs

that the area has ahead of time before you were to travel to that location. I believe that this step alone is super crucial for persons with disabilities to utilize when traveling. Referring back to the "race the tube" video the individual in the video could not participate in the race because the underground station did not have step free access for individuals in wheelchairs and this is something that an access guide could have potentially stated beforehand that the man would have been able to utilize before planning his trip. When answering the question on if this step differs from what I would personally have to do or consider the answer would be no because I am disabled. These are all things that I would have to consider when traveling however, if I was answering the question from an able-bodied individuals perspective then these are definitely things that an able-bodied individual would not have to take into consideration when planning a trip out of the country or even out of the state. An able-bodied individual does not have to take the extra mile to think ahead before planning a trip as far as requesting anaccessible airline or an accessible hotel room. An able-bodied individual would book the ticket for the airplane or in a hotel room without having to worry about if the area will be accessible or not. I believe that these websites overlook individuals that have intellectual or developmental disabilities. These websites mainly focused on physical disabilities and accessibility accommodations for them but those are not the only disabilities that exist and I personally believe that anybody with any type of disability whether it be physical or intellectual should have the right to travel just as anyone else would and these rights are guaranteed in the ADA (module 4 lecture slides).

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