Accessible Travel Planning

Looking for a special needs travel agent?

That's the phrase most families type, so we use it here to make sure you find us. We'd say accessible travel, or travel built around what your family actually needs. Same work either way, and you're in the right place.

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One advisor,
every need at the table.

Most families who find this page are planning for more than one thing at once: an autistic traveler and a sibling with celiac, a parent who uses a wheelchair and a grandparent who tires easily, a teenager whose paperwork says one thing and whose actual travel day says another. We plan the whole table at once, not one need at a time.

Shannon McEvoy has worked in travel and hospitality since 2008, including as a luxury resort concierge in Orlando from 2008 to 2022. She is an IBCCES Certified Autism Travel Professional, and Defying Limits Travel is a disabled owned agency voted a Central Florida Favorite Travel Agency by the Orlando Sentinel in 2025.

Shannon McEvoy, accessible travel Advisor, planning a client trip

Where To Go Next

Find the page built
for your traveler.

Autism & Neurodivergent Travel

Social stories, sensory guides, quiet space mapping, and DAS guidance, planned by an IBCCES Certified Autism Travel Professional.

Autism friendly travel

Wheelchair & Mobility Travel

Door widths, roll in shower dimensions, and accessible excursions, confirmed in text with the property before you book.

Wheelchair accessible travel

Celiac & Food Allergy Travel

We contact chefs directly and confirm cross contamination protocols before anything is booked, then reconfirm close to departure.

Celiac and allergy travel

Disney & Universal

Two parks, two different accessibility programs. DAS and AAP guidance, sensory preparation, and allergy dining requests handled for your trip.

Disney and Universal planning

Accessible Cruises

Verified cabin measurements, allergy dining coordination, and accessible shore excursion checks across every major line.

Ocean and river cruises

Group Travel Across Mixed Needs

Reunions and group journeys where every traveler's needs go into the itinerary at the design stage, so no one has to ask for an exception.

Group and experiential travel

Why The Words Matter

We plan for the traveler, not the label.

The phrase that brought you here is the language of schools, insurers, and paperwork. It's useful for finding a page like this one, and not very useful for planning a trip, because it doesn't tell anyone what your traveler actually needs on a Tuesday afternoon in a hotel lobby.

So the first thing we do is ask. How your traveler communicates, what a hard day looks like and what helps them settle, which foods are safe and which kitchens can be trusted with that, what the shower needs to look like for the trip to work. Then we go verify it with the property, in text, before anything is booked.

When a property can't answer, that's an answer too, and we tell you.

Verified, Not Assumed

Disability travel that's checked before you pay for it.

Plenty of hotels, ships, and parks describe themselves as accessible. Fewer can tell you the door width, where the quiet room is, or whether the beach wheelchair is in service on your dates. We ask the questions that produce usable answers, put the answers in text, date them, and reconfirm close to departure.

The framework we use on every booking is public. Read the Defying Limits Verification Standard, or see how the planning process works from first call to the day you get home.

"Traveling with sensory needs is about reducing the unknown. That is exactly what we do."

Shannon McEvoy, Defying Limits Travel

Questions

Common questions from families who find us this way.

What kinds of needs do you plan for?

Autistic and neurodivergent travelers, wheelchair and mobility device users, travelers with celiac disease and food allergies, LGBTQIA+ families, and families with several of these at the same table. If your traveler's need isn't listed, tell us anyway and we'll let you know how we can help.

What if my traveler has more than one need?

That describes most of the families we work with. Sensory needs, mobility, and dietary requirements all go into the itinerary at the design stage, so no one has to ask for an exception once you arrive.

Can you help with Disney's Disability Access Service?

Yes. We walk you through the DAS video call before you get on it, help you describe the queue issue in the terms the screeners are listening for, and build the itinerary so DAS is one tool rather than a single point of failure. Shannon's read on the 2026 changes is in what she told the LA Times.

Do you work with families outside Florida?

Yes. We're based in Clermont, Florida, and plan trips for clients nationwide. Most of our planning happens by video call, phone, or email, whichever you prefer.

What does the consultation cost?

The consultation is complimentary. We'll tell you honestly whether what you want is realistic before you commit to anything.

How far ahead should we start planning?

Earlier is better, particularly for Disney trips and cruises, where accessible rooms, DAS application windows, and dining reservations open on fixed schedules that are easy to miss. If your trip is closer than you'd like, tell us anyway and we'll work with the time available.

Let's Plan Your Trip

Tell us who's traveling.
We'll handle the rest.

A complimentary consultation to understand your family's needs and begin building an itinerary that works for everyone at the table.

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