Travelling With Disabilities: Tips To Keep In Mind

Travelling brings out the best in those who love exploring lands that are unexplored. Travelling is an adventure that makes you learn. First and foremost, you get to learn the ‘art’ of staying self-reliant. Those who prefer travelling alone will be well aware of this fact. Travelling is a great way to keep yourself motivated and charged. You get to discuss different things with the people you meet while travelling. 

Travelling has always been associated with people who are physically fit and active. Well, this, in no way, means that those who have a disability of some sort cannot travel. In all fairness, travelling has nothing to do with your disabilities. All you need is a strong will and a lot of grit. Just make sure that you carry all of your medications along.

Suffering an injury during your trip is also a ‘disability’ of some sort. In case you suffer an injury to the limb, then you can go for a Tourniquet. It will help curtail the loss of blood by curtailing blood flow. 

It needs to be reiterated that your disabilities have nothing to do with your ability to travel.

In order to travel with a disability, you need to make a few arrangements:

Get the bookings done in advance

If you happen to be travelling with a disability, then you need to get all of the bookings done well in advance. Have someone to make the booking for you if you cannot do them yourself. This will keep all of the trouble at bay while you travel. Roaming around while searching for a hotel during the peak season can be quite a task if you’re carrying a disability of some sort. So, it is always a good idea to get the arrangements made well in advance.

Call it out well in advance

If you are carrying a disability of any kind, then flag it out at the beginning itself. In this way, your travel partner will be able to make the necessary arrangements for your travel. Also, the hotel authorities need to be made aware of your disability. They will also need a good amount of time to make the necessary arrangements. Cabs and all can be booked in advance. They will be waiting for you before you arrive at your destination. 

Describe your disability in detail

Yes, this part is important. If you are facing health issues, then you need to describe those issues in great detail to the medical officers working in the hotel. You can ask them to keep a small stock of medications that you may need during the course of your trip. In case you feel a bit off-colour after arriving at the hotel, then you can always keep the hotel’s medical staff on standby. And, you do not need to feel embarrassed while describing your disability.

Do share the trip details with your doctor:

Do not forget to share the details about your trip with your doctor. He will tell you the things you need to stay away from during the course of your trip in order to stay fit and active. Also, make sure you do not tire yourself too much during the course of your trip. Do not keep hopping and jumping from one place to the other if you are feeling uncomfortable.

Make a note of all of these things the next time you plan to hit your dream destination. Your disability does not curtail you from travelling, but you just need to be prepared.

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