Can you have both better trips AND a disability? Travel skills for amputees can help you get more out of your travels and vacations. Plus, you might already have many of these skills.
Day-to-day challenges, difficulties, and considerations come with having a disability. However, people with disabilities learn how to adapt, think ahead, and problem-solve. These skills help us account for our needs as people with disabilities, but they can also set us up for having good trips.
About your AKA travel skills guide
Jodie has been an above-knee amputee, or AKA, since she was 13 years old. Since 2022, she’s been traveling the world with her husband and 2 kids. From Malaysia to Mexico to Morocco, we navigate ruins, cities, tricky sidewalks, no sidewalks, beaches, and more… but Jodie does it with one leg.
8 travel skills for amputees
Here are 8 skills Jodie uses as an amputee that adapt our travels so she can have more fun. This is all based on her own experience and disability, and we hope it helps you with your travels too:
About the video
Day-to-day challenges, difficulties, and considerations come with having a disability.
However, people with disabilities learn how to adapt, think ahead, and problem-solve.
These skills help us account for our needs as people with disabilities, but they can also set us up for having good trips.
Here are 8 skills Jodie use as an amputee that adapt our travels so we can have more fun…
Who are the Learners and Makers?
We are a family of 4 who believe in learning through our life experiences and making our own destiny.
In August of 2022 we packed up our home of 16 years and sold our cars to travel the world full time. We are living the digital nomad lifestyle while worldschooling our 2 kids.
Anthony, writer extraordinaire is the reason we were inspired to travel in the first place. If he decides to do something everyday, he’ll be building an impressive streak in no time.
Jodie is video editor and social media manager. As an above the knee amputee, she hopes to show how amazing travel is possible with a mobility disability.
Connor loves his long hair and is becoming an adventurous eater. He’s up for trying almost anything. If you have any questions about Minecraft, he’s your guy.
Aster is full of joy and we swear she must have springs in her feet. She loves animals.
