National Geographic Traveller

WAKELET

IOS. FREE. Deciding where to go on holiday can be

challenging. Use this app to collect links, images,

reviews and information on a particular subject or

destination shared by fellow travellers. wakelet.com

HEYLETS

IOS/ANDROID. FREE. This app offers a similar

service and has been around for a few years so you

might fi nd more content and collections posted by

other people. heylets.com

FINDERY

IOS/ANDROID. FREE. Use this app to discover, or

share with other travellers, local lore and stories

about particular destinations. fi n d e r y. c o m

WIKIMAPIA

IOS/ANDROID. FREE. Find or add to crowd-sourced

information about destinations. wikimapia.org

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collecting ideas

Booking the perfect trip can be
stressful, but especially so if
you’re travelling with a disability
as traditional holiday companies
o er precious little by way of
information and advice. A
good place to start if you’re
doing the research yourself
is accomable.com, a free
website to help fi nd suitable
accommodation. It o ers 600
listings in 60 countries, and the
entries are carefully curated.
It’s also worth following its
Twitter account (@Accomable),
as it posts links to articles
and features about accessible
locations and other key
issues for travellers with
special requirements.
Another good site to fi nd
venues and attractions is
accessadvisr.net. It aims to o er an
unbiased view of how accessible
certain sights and transport stops
are for disabled people. Again, the
Twitter feed (@AccessAdvisr) is a
gold mine of useful information.

INSPIRATIONAL

ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL

@katerussell

katerussell.co.uk

One of my biggest
frustrations with hand
luggage and backpacks is
trying to fi nd stu when you
need it: at check-in desks or
from between your knees on
a crowded aeroplane. Peak
Design’s new range of high-
tech travel bags achieved
$1m of crowd-funded
orders on Kickstarter in less

than 24 hours.

With two sizes

of backpack,

a tote or sling,

this collection

comes with loads of

adjustable internal

compartments and

external straps to keep

your stu organised

and protected.

Peak Design’s

travel bags

Tech trave � er

TECHNOLOGY REPORTER FOR šBBCCLICK AND

AUTHOR OF WORKING THE CLOUD,

KATE RUSSELL, PICKS THE LATEST INNOVATIONS

From destination guides to
accommodation reviews, a wide
range of online resources caters
to travellers with disabilities

Disabilityhorizons.com posts

regular podcasts about all things

concerned with disabilities, with

topics ranging from fashion to

sex and politics. There’s a section

dedicated to travel, with great

advice about mobility aids and

features to inspire you to take a

hassle-free trip.

If you want real inspiration and

perhaps the confi dence to get out

and see the world, there are lots

of great bloggers with disabilities

who write about travel. Sian

Wootton, an ME su erer who

describes herself as ‘Trying to

live my life the best that I can and

keep the ME in ME’, has a great

blog: howtodealwithme.blogspot.

co.uk. Her section on travel tips

is a great read (howtodealwithme.

blogspot.co.uk/p/travel-tips.html).

Another blog of note, jayonlife.

com, is written by a Nigerian-born

woman who su ers from polio.

She writes about travelling with

her disability in such a heart-

warming and engaging way it’s

impossible not to smile as you

read. Her Twitter account

(@herroyalj) has lots of upli¢ ing

and positive posts about

accessible travel experiences.

Designed by

photographer and global

adventurer, Trey Ratcli ,

they’re ideal for travellers

with high tech equipment

such as camera kits and

laptops to keep safe. From

$155 (£188). peakdesign.com

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