A travel journalist for 45 years, Candy has covered accessible travel for slow walkers and wheelchair-users exclusively for the past 27 years. She’s the founding editor of Emerging Horizons (www.EmergingHorizons.com), and the author of 18 accessible travel guidebooks, including her popular national park series.
Candy’s work can also be found in disability-related magazines, mainstream publications and websites. She blogs regularly about accessible travel news, resources and industry updates on her Barrier-Free Travels blog at www.BarrierFreeTravels.com. As a staunch advocate for improved accessibility, Candy also addresses accessible travel topics at conferences and conventions.
A lifelong resident of the California Sierras, Candy now resides in the Pacific Northwest with her travel photographer husband, after the Creek Fire destroyed their California home in 2020.
Subjects
Travel for slow walkers and wheelchair-users, with an emphasis on US National Parks
Skills
Writing Credits
Emerging Horizons (Founding Editor) , AAA Magazines, Frommers
Book Credits
Awards, Honors, Appointments
Lowell Thomas Award (SATW)
Foreward Reviews Book of the Year
NATJA Award of Excellence
SATW Western Chapter Writing Award
As author, unless indicated otherwise.
This comprehensive travel guidebook helps wheelchair-users and slow walkers plan an accessible road trip to the Golden State’s national parks. Be it a three-day one-park getaway, or a five-week adventure to all seven accessible national parks, this handy resource includes the detailed information and authoritative resources needed to plan the perfect California national park road trip.
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This handy resource includes detailed access information on 52 national park lodges throughout the mainland US. An excellent resource, this detailed volume also offers well researched access information on the featured national parks .
This access guide includes detailed access information about one of America’s favorite national parks. And since a Grand Canyon visit usually entails a road trip, this guidebook also features accessible attractions, lodging options and don’t-miss stops along nearby Interstate 40 and Route 66
This Disabled Air Travelers Bill of Rights details basic provisions of the Air Carrier Access Act, and offers solutions to common problems.
With so much misinformation on the internet about wheelchair-accessible travel, it's hard to plan a trip. Here are a few tips.
Thinking about exploring a national park in a wheelchair? Check out these handy tips to help seniors, wheelchair-users and slow walkers.
How much travel agent training does your travel consultant have? Here are some tips for spotting the real pros before you book your next vacation.
Located in the middle of Santa Cruz, Neary Lagoon Wildlife Refuge offers some prime water fowl viewing and boasts excellent wheelchair-access.
This essential access guide includes detailed information about accessible trails, historic sites, lodging options, tours, attractions and scenic drives in Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
This must-have resource includes detailed information about accessible trails, picnic areas, lodging options and attractions in Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.
