Accessible Vacations

September 1, 2020
Even as travel is currently limited during the COVID-19 pandemic, it's energizing to read Hayhoe's (Blind Visitor Experiences at Art Museums, 2017) latest?and reconfirm a mutual spirit of adventure. Here he provides, pure and simple, a good navigation to U.S. travel for those experiencing sight loss; hearing loss; "learning disabilities, memory loss, and autism higher on the spectrum"; and mobility issues (with guidance for accompanying travelers who support them). The first section elaborates on issues of accessibility concerning each of these conditions and spells out how to manage and accommodate travel via technology, from tablets to phones. A dozen U.S. cities ("cities that I feel are the most interesting, exciting, and accessible cities to visit") are then featured?Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC?each with a handful of carefully selected cultural sites and museums, including contact information and accessibility details, such as assistive listening guides and accessible parking and restrooms. Includes author's notes and bibliography.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)