E'Louise Ondash profiles the leading light in writing on travel and disability, Candy Harrington, with her article, New publication offers tips, ideas for accessible travel
Just because you use a wheelchair or a scooter or are a slow walker doesn’t mean you don’t want to travel. It does mean, though, that barriers can make it difficult and limit your choices of destinations. Veteran travel writer Candy Harrington of Ripon, Calif., (just north of Modesto on Highway 99) recognized that fact about a decade ago and decided to do something about it.She founded Emerging Horizons: Accessible Travel News, a quarterly, full-color magazine that focuses on destinations and experiences made easy for those with mobility issues.
“I’m able-bodied, but I thought the topic was more challenging than the fluff I had been writing,” Harrington said in a phone interview. “I wanted something with a little more meat. It was a change-of-life-direction thing. I spent a lot of hours working, so I needed something to carry me through.”
When she began tackling the subject of accessible travel, “I didn’t have foresight that this would be a big topic in 10 or 15 years, but with aging baby boomers, it is.”
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