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Accessible travel: Disability & mobility impairment

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Amputee with prosthetic leg walks easily along a paved path on Whidbey Island.

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What does accessible travel mean to us?

Traveling with a disability or mobility impairment looks different for everyone.

Jodie is an above-the-knee, or ATK, amputee. She augments her mobility and walking with a prosthetic leg and one or two trekking poles. What Jodie takes into account for our travels and her mobility is similar to what other people consider, such as:

People with bad knees, hips, feet, and/or backs
Senior citizens
Pregnant people
People wearing a baby or using a stroller
Families traveling with small children

Amputee with prosthetic left leg hikes in the Oregon hills with daughter and son.

As Learners and Makers, our family of four slows down, connects, and enjoys the world and each other's company. We have been traveling full time since 2022.

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