Emerging Horizons Travel Resources

Travel resources for wheelchair users, scooter users, and slow walkers

Accessible Ottawa

This handy website includes links to essential services in Ottawa, such as accessible taxis; along with detailed access reviews of hotels throughout the city. The hotel listings each contain a short description of the property, along with a detailed list of the accessible features available there; plus complete contact information. No pictograms or confusing symbols — just good access information in plain English.

Accessible Ottawa

Barrier-Free Travels

A blog on accessible travel by Candy Harrington, the editor of Emerging Horizons. Featuring, travel industry updates, personal commentary and new travel resources for wheelchair-users and slow walkers.

Barrier-Free Travels

Gimp On The Go

This growing website includes destination articles, travel tips, photos and a searchable database of accessible travel resources.

Gimp on the Go

The Rolling Rains Report

The entertaining and resourceful blog of inclusive travel expert Scott Rains.

The Rolling Rains Report

Tour Watch

This social networking group is the brainchild of Scott Rains (of the Rolling Rains Report) as a place for tour operators, travel agents and others in the hospitality industry to share information and resources about best practices in the accessible tourism industry. Although it’s not designed as a consumer website, there is a lot of information to be gleaned from it for would-be travelers — especially if your destination is a third world country or remote locale.

Tour Watch

Wheels Traveler

Darryl Musick and son Tim blog about their travels on this informative site. Tim uses a power wheelchair and has been hitting the road since he was a youngster. Now a college graduate, Tim continues to travel, and he especially enjoys anything having to do with baseball. A fun read with lots of good resources.

Wheels Traveler

All travel resources in the Emerging Horizons database are verified frequently. New resources are added and dead links are dropped. Check back often.

Emerging Horizons

Emerging Horizons Accessible Travel News is a consumer oriented magazine about accessible travel. Emerging Horizons’ primary focus is travel for people with mobility disabilities; everybody from wheelchair-users to slow walkers. Lots of access information, resources, news and travel tips. All with no advertising! View the Autumn 2010 Table of Contents.