tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519403907486064445.comments2023-04-30T01:44:14.514-06:00Disability Marketing TrendsCraig P Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990308061785771593noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519403907486064445.post-53024171412892341042010-01-06T19:09:45.335-07:002010-01-06T19:09:45.335-07:00As a nurse I have cared for clients with large leg...As a nurse I have cared for clients with large legal settlements in the bank who think it is the ultimate irony that they have money but are not candidates for elective travel. None I knew would have known how to evaluate their own capabilities or identify and coordinate the resources they'd need to make it an adventure and not an ordeal. All they knew of assisted transportation was lying alone in the AMR ambulance going to the doctor or or tied down alone in their wheelchair in the center of a chair car just to get to the drug store. They knew they would never get to rub shoulders with someone else on a bench seat like everyone else. The resources offered by a site like the Kennedys' are invaluable but useless unless the individual with the bank account can emerge from the PTSD, inevitable from the trauma itself and the assorted hospital and rehabilitation nightmares, and begin to entertain the notion that for him or her recreational activities are even conceivable. Then to think that they, themselves, could acquire the necessary information, even to figure out what it is they need to know. Companies that could take that first call and coordinate the transportation, the activities and entertainment, the accommodations, and the oh-so-vital intermittent or continuous supportive care were nonexistent. For the PWD or their family to envision the journey, to anticipate and confront all the obstacles and then set off on the trip all by themselves would require experience and an extraordinarily self-empowering mind set, far harder to acquire than the money to pay for it. That's where someone like Craig is so influential if the PWD or family is fortunate enough to hear him speak.<br /><br />It was this experience nursing young adults with spinal cord and head injuries and children with CP, DMD, HIV, CF, JRA, mental illness, and MR that inspired my resolve to provide comprehensive access to assisted and specialized transportationand all that goes with it. To go the last step and open the door to travel nursing means that no one who knows about us and wants to do the Indy 500, or worship at the National Cathedral, or blast some tunes on a night cruise at Hampton beach, can be prevented any longer from getting the fullest enjoyment from life that they can afford, just like everyone else.<br /><br />At least, no one with a pulse. <br /><br />Mary Perry, Liberty Livery, Exeter, NHUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561066417887223975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519403907486064445.post-45287070536410380492009-12-07T13:59:22.948-07:002009-12-07T13:59:22.948-07:00Yuri, I would recommend having a few mid-full siz...Yuri, I would recommend having a few mid-full size vehicles for people who can drive themselves and then a coupld of vans as well with lifts for those who cannot. Small cars do not work FYI. When i rent it is always at least a mid sized but i try to get full sized to accommodate all my stuff.Craig P Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990308061785771593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519403907486064445.post-45498968863405502982009-12-05T08:58:00.102-07:002009-12-05T08:58:00.102-07:00Hi Craig,
We are setting a mobility car rental com...Hi Craig,<br />We are setting a mobility car rental company for tourists visiting New Zealand. Would you have any recommendations on the type of cars/vans most needed to cover majority needs please?<br />We also will be happy to have a contract with you in order to set and promote this business in right way from the beginning. Other sub businesses are welcome as well as it is a quite new thing in NZ and though some activities are available but it is not enough, we think. As you might know in 2011 we will host Rugby World Cup and it is another big thing to cover.<br />Best regards and thank you,<br />Yura Volynkin<br />www.rentgpsnz.com<br />Auckland<br />New ZealandUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291327161982601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519403907486064445.post-66622275591625898212009-11-19T04:02:42.940-07:002009-11-19T04:02:42.940-07:00I think you are asking far more than just about wh...I think you are asking far more than just about whether a blind person can access your site with a screenreader. <br />What about can you access the site without using a mouse?, can you access the site if you aren't blind but have visual impairment?, can you access the site if you are dyslexix?, is it safe for you to access the site if you have photo-sensitive epilepsy?, etc.Richard Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664124916317080167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519403907486064445.post-48739296951757157822009-06-30T17:11:44.950-06:002009-06-30T17:11:44.950-06:00More good stuff from you Craig. Of course the most...More good stuff from you Craig. Of course the most effective way to market to people with disability is to make sure your place of business is accessible and ensure your customer facing staff have the right attitude! <br />Works every time!wecare232323https://www.blogger.com/profile/05524263757019514741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519403907486064445.post-67119553980886350882009-06-17T19:37:49.819-06:002009-06-17T19:37:49.819-06:00Yes Craig quite right. I have just spent, or commi...Yes Craig quite right. I have just spent, or committed to spend, over $20,000 on a Europe, UK, USA trip. And not one cent, let me repeat that NOT ONE CENT, has gone to a non accessible or non disability friendly business or service.<br /><br />Your attitude to the disability sector as a massive untapped market, especially the Baby Boomers, is spot on. But some businesses are simply so close minded or so stupid or so disability phobic as to cut themselves out of that multi-billion dollar deal. Oh well you can't do much with concrete when it sets, can you? Anyway it leaves rich pickings for the enlightened.<br />cheerswecare232323https://www.blogger.com/profile/05524263757019514741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519403907486064445.post-91209875123082226902009-02-12T16:46:00.000-07:002009-02-12T16:46:00.000-07:00Great Info, Craig! Thanks for digging and sharing ...Great Info, Craig! <BR/>Thanks for digging and sharing your nuggets of truth. It's about time that the world of travel pays attention to this (travel & adventure) hungry, active and growing market of travelers. We all need to do our part to equalise the availability and accommodations. I will continue to do my part with regards to "on the water" travel vacations! There is exciting news coming!<BR/>Keep up the great tips, news and education<BR/>Sherri Bacsktrom<BR/>Waypoint Yacht Charter ServicesWaypointYCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681935389119766898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519403907486064445.post-17221919728197359372008-12-17T16:59:00.000-07:002008-12-17T16:59:00.000-07:00Karin,i would love to come to South America? to sp...Karin,<BR/><BR/>i would love to come to South America? to speak. You have any connections with people that are interested in this topic and in having a qualified speaker travel there to make a presentation?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17408666422939838539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519403907486064445.post-28903227466332521082008-12-08T09:51:00.000-07:002008-12-08T09:51:00.000-07:00Craig, thanks for very interesting articles on mar...Craig, thanks for very interesting articles on marketing - amazing statts! I wish that you could give a talk in SA to our tourism industry! Jaws will hang...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152211784231496566noreply@blogger.com