Accessible Travel and Disability Blogging: Carrie-Ann Lightley

Invisible Not Broken - Chronic Illness Podcast Network

English - February 20, 2023 15:45 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 113 ratings
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*This episode was recorded back in 2020

Monica Michelle is joined by Carrie-Ann, who runs an accessible travel blog sharing accessibility reviews, disability travel guides and wheelchair travel tips.

Carrie-Ann lives with:

Cerebral Palsy

Carrie-Ann's links

Carrie-Ann’s Website Twitter

In this episode, Monica and Carrie-Ann discuss:

Traveling in and around Europe and the preservation of the historic architecturePlanning out a trip and researching the accessibility for the disabledVarious resources to use while planning a trip (including Google, Facebook groups, TripAdvisor)Experiences with air and train travel with a wheelchairFreeWheel wheelchair attachmentThe rewards of traveling

TIMESTAMPS

01:13 - Traveling in Barcelona and around Europe

4:51 - Planning out a Trip

8:03- Resources for Planning a Trip

10:03 - Airline + Train Travel

15:15- Places that are Extremely Difficult to Travel To

17:00 - Shorter Trips

21:05 - Building a Sanctuary at Home

23:20 - Airbnb Experiences vs. Travel

25:15 - Final Thoughts

The full transcript and all links mentioned can be found on the episode page on invisiblenotbroken.com Thank you and enjoy!

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