Special Needs Group® / Special Needs at Sea® (SNG)www.specialneedsgroup.com, the leading global provider of special needs equipment rentals, is teaming up with brettapproved.com, the world’s first online platform connecting travelers with disabilities and mobility challenges with the vendors that serve them. The site offers the fastest-growing collection of user-generated, accessibility-focused travel content along with accessible travel planning services and accessible itineraries. brettapproved.com’s growing community is nearly 50,000 strong.
The travel and entertainment website, designed for anyone who has a physical disability or mobility challenge, is the brainchild of Brett Heising, an entrepreneur and global speaker, who himself is in a wheelchair. brettapproved.com prides itself on not being a complaint engine.
“Our relationship with brettapproved.com couldn’t come at a better time,” said Andrew J. Garnett, SNG founder, president & CEO. “With the summer travel season approaching, travelers who have special needs or disabilities can make their travel dreams come true, not only by renting premier special needs equipment through SNG, but also by utilizing the resource information available through this groundbreaking website.”
Heising said, “People are living longer than ever before, have more disposable income than in the past, and are demanding to live life on their own terms. By joining forces with SNG, we are pleased to continue to serve the fastest-growing travel segment in the U.S.: the accessible market.”
Studies show that 20 percent of the U.S. population (over 63 million people) has some form of disability. One in five families (with no household members aged 65 or older) includes a family member with a disability. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. citizens with disabilities have $220 billion in discretionary income, and spend $13.6 billion on travel annually. On an annual basis, people with disabilities take 32 million vacations, and 85 percent of those people travel with others. Twenty-four million people with disabilities would travel/travel more frequently if they were able.
The fastest-growing demographic worldwide is baby boomers. Over 10,000 Americans are turning 65 daily (365,000 annually), and this will continue until 2030. Mature Americans take 340 million trips each year.
For more information about SNG and brettapproved, visit www.specialneedsgroup.com or call 1-800-513-4515.
About Special Needs Group® / Special Needs at Sea® Special Needs Group® / Special Needs at Sea® is the leading global provider of wheelchair rentals, scooter rentals, oxygen rentals and other special needs equipment rentals. It also offers a broad range of special needs equipment for purchase. Recommended by the world's major cruise lines for superior service and value, Special Needs Group also services guests visiting hotels, resorts, theme parks and convention centers. Special Needs Group is the only mobility and oxygen equipment supplier that is approved to deliver to all major cruise lines Special Needs Group is the travel industry’s only total special needs travel solution. Special Needs Group provides service in 165 ports and cities located in 35 countries. It is located at 302 NW 1st Street, Dania Beach, FL 33004. For more information, visitwww.specialneedsgroup.com or call 1-800-513-4515.
About brettapproved:
Founded in 2013 as a travel and entertainment platform, brettappproved.com is the largest collection of accessibility focused data on the planet. The company leverages user-generated reviews that showcases the accessibility of hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues. Celebrating establishments where people with disabilities, their family, friends and business colleagues can spend their hard-earned money is a critical objective for the Phoenix, Arizona corporation. With a community that’s more than 20,000 strong, brettapproved is growing every day. Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/brettapproved and twitter @brettappproved.
