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Candy B. Harrington
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Editor, Emerging Horizons
Spokane Valley
Beats
Biography
A travel journalist for 47 years, Candy has covered accessible travel for slow walkers and wheelchair-users exclusively for the past 26 years. She’s the founding editor of Emerging Horizons (www.EmergingHorizons.com), and the author of 19 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.
adult, computer, digital, technology, reviews
Content
By Candy B. Harrington Verified| Emerging Horizons@ Located 60 miles west of Denver near Kenosha Pass, Wilderness on Wheels (WOW) (www.wildernessonwheels.org) offers wheelchair-users and slow walkers the opportunity to hike through a pine forest, fish in a well-stocked pond and spend the night in a tent, hut or in one of two wheelchair-accessible Colorado cabins. Founded in 1986 by Roger West, WOW is supported through donations, grants and a robust army of dedicated volunteers.
By Candy B. Harrington Verified| Emerging Horizons@ Have you ever arrived at a hotel, reservation in hand, only to discover that the hotel gave away your accessible room? Or worse yet, been told by a reservation agent that they cannot reserve a specific accessible room for you? It’s not only frustrating, but it’s also illegal in the US under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). But unfortunately it does happen. With that in mind, here’s what you need to know about the law, so you can be a more effective-self advocate.
By Candy B. Harrington Verified| Emerging Horizons@ Although the America the Beautiful Passes (emerginghorizons.com/how-to-get-a-lifetime-national-park-pass) grant free admission to US national parks, not everybody qualifies for them. Of course you can always purchase a yearly pass that will get you in any national park; however if you only visit a few parks that’s not very cost effective. On the other hand, not all national parks charge an admission fee. With that in mind, here are six national parks you can visit for free.
Company Info
Emerging Horizons
We're a NYC based non-profit with a mission to support the most vulnerable and help stabilize through sustained, repeated funds they can count on. We do this through direct giving and by educating on direct giving. Currently we have one partner org we're fundraising for, Fundacion Colombia Nuevos Horizontes. We look forward to expanding.
Spokane Valley, United States
+1 209-599-9409
Founded: 2019