DPTAC: Door to Door - a travel guide for disabled people

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- Help with costs

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- Facilities on trains
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- Underground and subway systems
- Light Rapid Transit Systems
- Eurostar
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- Rail travel in other countries
- Help with costs

- Planning ahead
- Sources of information
- Airline assistance
- Travelling abroad with your assistance dog
- Insurance
- Getting to and from the airport
- At the airport
- Boarding the aircraft
- On the aircraft
- Aircraft seating
- Aircraft toilets
- Taking equipment with you
- Help with costs

- Sources of information
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- Help with costs

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- Buses
- Dial a ride
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- Getting across London
- Driving and parking in London
- Help with costs

- Introduction
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- New Deal for Disabled People
- Access to Work

- ASD 123
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- Train
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- Sources of information
- Types of holiday
- Travelling independently
- At the resort
- Accommodation
- Equipment
- Help with costs
- Insurance
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- Key points to consider

- Complaining effectively
- Complaints by transport mode

- Major national disability and voluntary organisations
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- British Red Cross: county offices
- St John Ambulance: county offices
- Private ambulance services

DPTAC: Door to Door

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Going on holiday

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Air travel, can be stressful and not always very comfortable for anyone, but good planning and preparation can make it as stress free and enjoyable as possible.




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