Travel with disabled kids is a challenge worth the effort
By Stephanie Steinberg, Special to CNN(CNN) — Twelve-year-old Peter Mance knows every street before he sets foot in a city.
It’s not because he’s visited before. It’s because he’s autistic and has an uncanny ability to memorize maps.
“He’s actually a big help when traveling,” jokes his mother, Kim Mance, founder of women’s travel blog Galavanting and the Travel Blog Exchange, a community of travel writers and bloggers.
Mance’s other son, 10-year-old son Stephen, has used a wheelchair since surgery to remove a spinal tumor left him paralyzed from the waist down. Mance always has to make extra phone calls to ensure there’s an accessible subway or hotel room, but that hasn’t stopped her from vacationing with her sons all over the world.
Please check out the links below for more information.
http://teachingall.blogspot.com/2011/08/cnn-article-on-traveling-with-children.html and http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/08/19/traveling.with.disabled.kids/
Please check out jeremy’s blog as well–>
Jeremy is a full-time special education teacher with a public school district in Maryland. He teaches a self-contained elementary autism class. This will be his sixth year in the classroom. Jeremy’s classroom is a great example of universal design for learning, as his students have access to a myriad of technology tools including iPads and interactive whiteboards. Outside of the classroom, Jeremy works part-time as a Family Trainer and Technology Advisor with AccessAbility MedCare. As a Family Trainer, he consults with families who have children with autism to develop behavior plans, design Intensive Teaching programs, and determine the best technology solutions for children. When it comes to special education technology, he is an iOS expert! When Jeremy is not browsing the iTunes App Store or posting about apps on Facebook, he enjoys being outdoors and spending time with his friends and family.
