A leading disabled travel expert has written about how she and others can cope with life during the coronavirus lockdown.
Carrie-Ann Lightley, a wheelchair user based in the Lake District, writes an accessible travel blog, sharing reviews, guides and expert tips about travel as a disabled person in the UK and overseas. The blog aims to encourage and inspire others to travel to, explore and discover new places.
In 2019, Carrie-Ann was named as one of the top 100 most influential disabled people in the UK, in the Shaw Trust’s Power List. She is also marketing manager at AccessAble, a leading provider of accessibility information and before that spent 13 years at Tourism For All
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However with most travel banned at the moment, Carrie-Ann’s latest blog is entitled A disabled travel blogger in isolation – Coping With Covid-19 and offers help on how to deal with life during the lockdown. This includes cookery tips, advice on coping with anxiety and fitness guides such as a cardio workout for wheelchair users.
Carrie-Ann has also spoken to another leading disability activist and blogger Martyn Sibley on his YouTube channel.
