Supported Holidays
Several groups now run supported holidays for children and adults with SEND, learning disabilities, autism etc., so there is now a wide range of choice for anyone aiming to travel either at home or abroad.
If booking by one of the companies below please ensure that you check all the details to ensure it is suitable – and take out the relevant insurance.
Australia
Qantas Carer Concession
People with high support needs can travel on Qantas at reduced cost and their nominated carer can have a 50% discount on domestic Economy Class fares. For more info please click here.
Discovery Holidays
Our supported getaways are as accessible and inclusive as possible to suit all travel styles and abilities. NDIS Provider
Leisure Options
Our tours stay at quality accommodation that promotes a family-style environment. NDIS Provider
All Access Holidays
Supported holidays for people with a disability. Choose from a social group holiday or a tailor-made vacation. NDIS Provider
Supported travel and social events for 15 -35’s with autism or hidden disabilities. NDIS Provider.
Leisure Options
Australia’s Supported Travel Experience a uniquely tailored and personalised experience. NDIS Provider.
ClubMates
Clubmates Travel is a leader in international supported holidays for people with a disability. NDIS Provider
We have support options to suit a wide range of guests so let us make your dreams a reality. NDIS Provider.
Careaway Tours
Travel, holidays and tours for adults with intellectual disabilities who want some assistance. NDIS Provider.
Civic
Supported holidays by Civic Disability Services (Civic) are tailored to provide you with a holiday to remember.
Travel agents
The only Certified Autism Travel Professional in Australia. Let Kirsty book the Holiday of your dreams!
New Zealand
We arrange holidays and support staff for groups or individuals wanting a special holiday in New Zealand or elsewhere.
Qantas Carer Concession
Assisted holidays to central Portugal for families with children with ASC, Sensory Processing Disorders, ADHD and learning difficulties. We will be with you in every part of your holiday: planning, transport, extra hands and eyes, on a bespoke holiday planned, with you, specifically to meet your needs.
Chrysalis Holidays
Lots of interesting destinations and exciting activities await you on these supported holidays where you can make friends.
Our programme aims to cater for everyone’s wishes: adventure or relaxation, the beach, music, wildlife or the theatre, we have it all.
These are welcoming, safe and fun: a place to make friends and build confidence and skills. Covering Cheshire, Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent.
Camp Jojo
Offering the physical, emotional and practical support needed to make camping possible and enjoyable for families of children with complex needs.
Special Kids in the UK
Every summer, the charity hold a family fun day – ‘Speshfest’. Mny families choose to camp either side of it in Lower Lacon Caravan Park in Wem, Shropshire.
This group provides respite care breaks for people with disabilities and their carers with support from trained and experienced helpers.
Autism Matters
Supporting Actually Autistic adults by providing regular short breaks throughout the year in this country and abroad.
Chrysalis Holidays
Lots of interesting destinations and exciting activities await you on these supported holidays for adults with learning disabilities.
Lets-Go enable adults with learning disabilities; to explore exciting destinations, meet new people, make new friends.
JollyDays Holidays
We provide an unforgettable supported holidays (with some being fully accessible) in a supportive and safe environment.
Door to Door Holidays
Supported holidays at home and abroad. We will pick you up from your home and then drop you back again at the end of your holiday.
Options Supported Holidays have been running supported holidays for over 30 years and have various holiday destinations across the globe.
Yellow Submarine
For Oxfordshire residents. We run youth clubs + residential holidays for under 18s and residential holidays and a weekly social club for adults.
Go Beyond Holidays
We plan, arrange and operate rewarding, exciting, fun and safe holidays for adults and children with SEND, autism etc., who need support.
We specialise in providing amazing supported holidays for adults with learning disabilities and additional support needs.
Breakaway Holidays
We provide enjoyable supported holidays for adults with learning difficulties; creating happy memories for our customers.
PHAB
Phab organises and hosts a range of exciting inclusive Holiday Projects for disabled and non-disabled people of all ages.
A Dream Come True, Harrisonburg
This playground in Virginia was started by a group of Girl Scouts whose dream has resulted in a place where where all kids are able to play alongside one another.
Westchester Recreation Center
This colorful inclusive playground in Los Angeles gives kids the opportunity to play alongside lifelike marine creatures and seabirds and has ample shade for hot days.
Brooklyn’s Playground
Developed by the parents of Brooklyn Fisher, who had spina bifida. This park in Pocatello, Idaho, features ramps, smooth surfaces and therapeutic swings
Hadley’s Park, Potomac, Maryland
The first accessible playground in the state this facility features accessible play equipment such as swings, seesaws and slides, plus wheelchair-friendly surfaces and a wildflower meadow.
Fairmount Carousel Playground
Nestled in Fairmount Park in Riverside, California, the Fairmount Carousel Playground evokes a merry-go-round theme. It features a slide, musical equipment, a splash pad, a carousel and sensory experiences
Millstone Creek Park, Ohio
A nature-inspired concept featuring bushes-cum-tunnels and a boardwalk with ramps it also includes accessible swings, slides etc plus the NEOS 360 – a huge video game with lights and noises.
Everybody’s Tree House, Tennessee
Situated in Germantown this tree-house is positioned amongst native trees and plants as well as a range of raised sandboxes and interactive gardens and is designed to be accessible to all kids.
Signal Centers Playground
Set in a beautiful gardens this nature rich playground is situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It provides amazing multi-sensory experiences for children and adults of all ages and abilities.
Rocket Park, Grand Junction, Colorado
A renovated rocket-shaped jungle gym from the 1960s provides a great art feature at this playground. It also includes interactive games, “rocket control” panels, multi-sensory toys and more.
Jacob’s Park, Boynton Beach
A tribute to Jacob Rappoport, who passed away in 2002 as a result of spinal muscular atrophy this inclusive playground in Florida features a ramps, slides, sensory equipment to smooth surfacing.
Stewart Vincent Wolfe Playground
Suitable for wheelchairs, slides, it includes a special swing for youngsters with disabilities and even a “fighter jet.” This mega play zone in Yuma, Arizona included ideas from school kids.
Reese’s Retreat, Pasadena, Cal.
This fabulous pirate ship play park stretches over almost half an acre and features ramps, wheelchair-friendly flooring plus a range of fun multi-sensory apparatus with sand and water for play.
Zachary’s Playground, MO
Located at Hawk Ridge Park in Lake St. Louis, the park includes accessible swings, a water play feature for warm days, a music space, slides and a net for climbing – complete with special seating.
Taylor’s Dream, Fort Wayne
This park features ramps, a sensory play area, an AeroGlider, a water play section and more. It was developed from an idea by the then 11 year old Indiana Taylor Reuille who wanted to start an inclusive playground.
Clemyjontri Park, Fairfax County
This playground stretches across 2 acres has four different areas which can help kids exercise their imaginations and also get active on special swings. It also has an accessible carousel for children in wheelchairs.
Tony Stewart Playground, Indiana
Ideal for budding racecar drivers this racing themed playground is full of slides, swings and a Rock-N-Raft, plus ramps for kids in wheelchairs so they can zip down and under a set of checkered finish-line flags.
JT’s Grommet Island Beach Park
The nation’s first such beachfront park is decked out with a beach theme and has elevated tables for making sandcastles, a “sway board,” plus a sensory panel to entertain visually challenged children.
Harambee Park, Boston, Mass.
As well as the ramps and wheelchair-friendly surfacing, the playground features high-backed swings, plus play panels and a vibrant purple and yellow color scheme offering kids new perspectives.
Can-Do Playground Wilmington
Set in the city’s Alapocas Run State Park this NatureGrounds park has an abundance of plants and trees and features mazes and games plus special play equipment, like adapted swings and raised sandboxes.
Hope Park, Frisco, Texas
The recreational space includes ramps along with a smooth, squashy surface for people in wheelchairs. It also comes set with special swings, a roller slide, sensory equipment, musical instruments and more.
Matthew’s Boundless Playground
Situated in Kissimmee, Florida this park is based on the board game Candy Land and has special swings, slides and more. It offers free weeklong vacations for kids with critical illnesses and their families.
Helen Diller Playground
The pastel-colored park in San Francisco includes a 45-foot-long slide, swings, bongo drums, a giant xylophone, an array of climbing facilities, and even a pair of wheelchair-friendly play boats for imaginary games.
Playground without limits
The play park features various ramps so that wheelchair users can enjoy 90 percent of the equipment, an accessible “Sway Fun” glider, sound play devices, as well as a rehabilitation trail for improving skills.
Jake’s Place, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
This includes sensory sections, a ramp, wheelchair lifts, slides and much more.
There are special areas in which autistic kids can spend some chill out time or do their own activities.
Tatum’s Garden, Salinas, California
The surface of the 20,000-square-foot playground is covered in cushioning rubber and the park is filled with wheelchair-friendly ramps and structures, as well as adaptive swings.
Shiver Me Timbers Millennium Park
This charming accessible playground in Lake Charles, Louisiana, includes a 40-foot pirate ship, an adaptive swing and the wheelchair accessible Crying Eagles Nest Treehouse.
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