Craig P. Kennedy Talks About Traveling With Disabilities
Travel expert provides advice on traveling with special needs
Craig Kennedy spoke to our group on September 7 regarding traveling with disabilities. Kennedy is a Program Coordinator and trainer with the Open Doors Organization. With more than 25 years of experience working with people with disabilities, disability travel and tourism and Americans with Disabilities Act.
A video of Kennedy’s remarks and answers to questions can be found here.
A skiing accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. But he has not left his love for travel behind.
A published author and founder of Access Anything and Craig Kennedy Disability Consulting, he has spent the last 30 years motivating people with disabilities to look beyond their perceived abilities and advocating for their rights as both people and travelers. He is also a founding Board Member and former Program Director for Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports (STARS) helping to grow that Adaptive Sports Program from the ground up while teaching others with disabilities how to ski and recreate in the outdoors.
Craig now lives in the Knoxville, TN area with his wife Andy and is an avid global traveler.
We really appreciated Craig’s presentation and discussion on traveling with disabilities.
We will save and use as a resource all he has shared with us.m