SPECIAL NEEDS HOLIDAYS
Posted December 4th, 2010
Ski 2 Freedom
Ski 2 Freedom Foundation is a small independent and international non-profit organisation, with a charitable purpose, founded in 2007 by Director Catherine Cosby whose daughter –now 26 – suffers from a rare neurological disorder, Rett Syndrome and is profoundly physically and mentally disabled.
Ski 2 Freedom was created to help promote access and participation for skiing and snow-sport activities in the mountains to children and adults who have a disability, special need, life challenging illness or medical condition and for those whose lives are directly or indirectly affected by such conditions who live in the UK, Europe or Worldwide.
The organisation provides a comprehensive resource of information on snow-sport and mountain activities tailored to meet the specific needs and requirements of people with a disability or special need so that they, their carers, medical supervisors, family or friends can have an independent choice of location and activity. Once a ski school or resort is identified the Foundation is able to sign-post individuals and groups towards the organisations which will help bring together all the components required for someone to experience the ultimate joy of being in the mountains in winter. Visit www.ski2freedom.com
Holidays to South and East Africa
2 by 2 Holidays, the South and East African holiday specialist, is increasing its popular range of disabled and special needs holidays with a new wider range of tailor made trips that includes popular attractions previously believed to be physically impossible for many people. The company focuses on providing holidays for those with disabilities including the sight and hearing impaired, quadraplegics, tetraplegics, and those who want to travel at a relaxed speed
For many years 2 by 2 has organised holidays for individuals and groups with special needs, where they can touch wild animals in a rehabilitation centre near the Kruger National Park, take a cable car to the top of Table Mountain, watch whales along the Garden Route; visit a Masai Village in Kenya or the mighty Victoria Falls in Zambia.
In 2011, 2 by 2 customers in wheelchairs can take the famous two-day Blue Train trip from Cape Town to Pretoria; visit Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned and take a special adapted mobile safari to the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
2 by 2 Holidays is ATOL protected and is the largest UK based special needs holiday provider for Southern and East Africa. Visit www.2by2holidays.co.uk