Traveling with a disability can be tricky! My daughter uses a
wheelchair, and we've found that information about accessibility on the
web or in print can be difficult to find, and the people on the other
end of the phone not always knowledgeable. Who better to provide
information about accessibility than other travelers with disabilities?
This website would allow people with disabilities and their families to
rate locations on both the quality of the attraction, lodging,
restaurant, etc.
and how easy it was for them to get around. $300 would provide for funding for a good-quality script to handle the reviews and
web hosting for a year; I put an additional $200 in the goal in hopes of covering some child care so I could finish the site more quickly. The script I'm currently thinking of is
JReviews, with the GeoMaps add-on.
Using a script such as this should minimize the amount of time I need
to spend tweaking, important as the mom of a special-needs 11-year-old
and a 3-year-old. :-)
About me: I'm currently a stay-at-home-mom to my 3-year-old, but in a previous
life, I worked as an environmental planner. During the course of that
job, I created (and maintained for some years) the website of the agency
I worked for. As a volunteer, I also helped create and maintain the
website of a local non-profit. As the mom of an 11-year-old with
cerebral palsy who loves to travel (both the 11-year-old and the mom :-)
), I've often wished for a website like the one I'm proposing. Since no
one else seems to have done it, I'm going to.
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Not sure why I didn't see this sooner. That's great that Rick Steves has written a book about traveling with disabilities! (As near as I can tell from Amazon, it's one book, about Europe.) When we finally travel to Europe, I'll be sure to buy a copy. Meanwhile, I know *I* could use some advice on less-exotic destinations. And if you don't know why I need money, you weren't paying much attention.
posted by Rochelle Garwood 9 months ago
Why do you need money to start this? Also, Rick Steves already creates entire books about traveling with disabilities.
posted by Alexis Devan 9 months ago