As I've learnt by listening over the years to one of our guests, one in five travellers have a disability. That's a high percentage and I guess that means there's a good number of my listeners who travel with a disability, or have a family member or friend in their travelling group with a disability. This is important stuff!

In Episode 191 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I chat with three people on this subject. First up, I have a great chat with Seana Smith who describes the development of her son and his travels over the years. He was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at the age of three, but is now an adult, and Seana tells me how his experience with travel has changed. Let's just say there's a heavy metal festival involved!

Next I speak with Suzanne Kamata, who has travelled many times with her now adult daughter, a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy and a love of France (and travelling in general).

Finally, I wanted to get Julie Jones back on to speak about a magazine she's started since we last chatted on the podcast several years ago, called Travel Without Limits. It's Australia's first disability-specific travel magazine and it's awesome!

Links:

• Episode 53 - Travel with disability and chronic illness - https://notaballerina.com/53
• Support the podcast via Patreon - https://www.notaballerina.com/support
• Suchita’s adventures in Bali - https://littlebodyhugelife.wordpress.com/2019/08/05/adventures-at-the-klung-kung-markets/
• Jen's post about travelling to Cambodia - https://www.notaballerina.com/2018/10/travelling-to-cambodia-autism-spectrum.html 
• Seana Smith - Hello Sydney Kids - https://www.hellosydneykids.com.au/
• Suzanne Kamata - http://www.suzannekamata.com/
• Suzanne’s book, Squeaky Wheels - https://amzn.to/2qPbCNQ
• Julie’s blog Have Wheelchair Will Travel - http://havewheelchairwilltravel.net
• Travel Without Limits magazine - https://www.travelwithoutlimits.com.au 
• Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
• Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/191

 

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