You were taught to ask if a hotel is accessible.

You were never taught how to know if it actually is.

Become the Travel Advisor who knows what "accessible" really means.


The Travel Ready™ Certified in Accessibility program gives travel advisors an OT-informed framework for evaluating hotels, transportation, mobility, sensory, medical and caregiver needs so you can plan accessible travel with confidence.

âś“ 4 courses

âś“ 20+ planning tools for immediate use

âś“ Lifetime access

✓ Digital Travel Ready™ certification

Become Certified — $499

Your $499 investment includes:

  • 4 complete self-paced Travel Ready™ courses including Foundations of Accessible Travel, Invisible Needs, Building an Accessible Travel Business, and Emergency Planning

  • 30 days of BBTA Community Access

  • 20+ downloadable/printable planning tools and resources for use with clients
  • Lifetime access & future course updates
  • Emergency planning resources
  • Printable certificate (upon completion)
  • Digital certificate & certification badge (upon completion)

This training helps travel advisors:

  • Ask better questions and identify accessibility needs before booking
  • Recognize potential barriers, including mobility, fatigue, sensory, and caregiver needs
  • Prevent problems that can disrupt a trip or damage client trust
  • Confidently serve travelers and families who are often overlooked
  • Stand out by offering more thoughtful, personalized travel planning
  • Reach an underserved market and expand their potential client base
  • Build trust that leads to repeat clients and referrals
  • Secure family and group bookings when one traveler's needs influence the entire trip
  • Create experiences that work for the actual person, not just the destination
Why this course exists

Suppliers don't know how your client's functions.

They know their property.

You have to know how to bridge that gap.

Clients don't know what they need to tell you.

Fatigue. Sensory overload.
Caregiver burnout.
Transfer ability.

These are the details that determine whether a trip succeeds.

Nobody teaches this.

Not supplier trainings.

Not host agencies.

Not certification programs.

Until now.

Hotels answer the wrong question.

"Accessible" doesn't tell you whether a wheelchair fits beside the bed, if someone can safely transfer, or whether the shower actually works for your client.

Accessible travel advisors serve a historically underserved population. A Travel Ready™ certification prepares travel consultants to effectively  communicate and plan for the unique needs of their clients making travel not only possible, but truly accessible.

Here's how we solve these problems.

01. Travel Ready™
Foundations

Foundations

Learn to see accessibility the way an occupational therapist does.

You'll stop relying on words like "wheelchair accessible" and start evaluating rooms, transportation, and equipment based on how your client actually functions.

After this course you'll know exactly what questions to ask before booking—not after something goes wrong.

 

02. Travel Ready™
Invisible Needs

Learn to plan for the barriers your clients may never think to mention.

 Fatigue, sensory processing, neurodivergence, chronic illness, and caregiver dynamics can have just as much impact on a successful trip as mobility.

After this course, you'll know how to ask the right questions, recognize invisible barriers before they become travel problems, and design itineraries that truly support the way your clients experience the world.

03. Travel Ready™
Accessible Business Model

Learn how to turn accessibility into one of your greatest professional strengths.

Accessibility isn't just about serving travelers better. It's about building trust, creating systems, and becoming the advisor clients confidently recommend to others.

After this course, you'll know how to position yourself as an accessibility expert, build a business that earns referrals, and confidently serve an underserved market with integrity.

04. Travel Ready™
Emergency Planning

Learn how to prepare for the moments that matter most.

Even the best-planned trips can take an unexpected turn. Equipment breaks, flights are delayed, accessibility services fall through, and emergencies happen. The difference is knowing what to do next.

After this course, you'll know how to anticipate potential problems, create contingency plans before departure, and confidently guide your clients through unexpected situations with a clear plan instead of panic..

This program is for travel advisors who:

  • Want to serve clients with accessibility needs more confidently.
  • Have clients who experience mobility limitations, fatigue, sensory sensitivities, chronic
    conditions, or other invisible needs.
  • Want to support families, caregivers, and multigenerational groups.
  • Recognize that checking an “accessible room” box does not tell the whole story.
  • Want to differentiate their services through more thoughtful, person-first planning.
  • Are new to accessible travel and want a practical place to start.

If you're ready to dig in and earn a certification that makes you stand out among travel advisors, you're in the right place. 

Your new expertise

What changes after you're certified?

When you complete all four Travel Ready™ courses, you won't just earn a designation.

You'll become the advisor who knows what others miss.

This certification demonstrates that a travel advisor has successfully completed our structured, occupational therapy-informed training in person-first accessible travel planning.

After completing the certification, you'll be able to:

     ✓ Evaluate hotels beyond ADA checklists

     ✓ Ask suppliers the questions most advisors never think to ask

     ✓ Identify potential accessibility barriers before your client arrives

     ✓ Plan for mobility, sensory, cognitive, medical, and caregiver needs with confidence

     ✓ Build contingency plans for when travel doesn't go as expected

     ✓ Confidently market yourself as a Travel Ready™ Certified advisor

     ✓ Provide clients with a level of planning that builds trust, referrals, and repeat business

Because accessibility isn't just about finding an accessible room. It's about creating a travel experience that actually works for your client. 

Everything
included

Everything You Need to Become Travel Ready™ Certified

All 4 TravelReady™ courses, every resource, and every future update of the certification courses, available with one investment.

 

✓ Travel Ready™: Foundations — Learn to evaluate hotels, transportation, and accessibility the way an occupational therapist does.

✓ Travel Ready™: Invisible Needs — Plan for fatigue, sensory needs, neurodivergence, chronic illness, and caregiver dynamics with confidence.

✓ Travel Ready™: Accessible Business Model — Build trust, attract referrals, and position yourself as the advisor clients rely on for accessible travel.

✓ Travel Ready™: Emergency Planning — Prepare for equipment failures, travel disruptions, and unexpected challenges before they happen.

âś“ 20+ practical tools, scripts, checklists, and planning resources you can start using with clients immediately.

âś“ 30 days of BBTA Community access to ask questions, discuss real client scenarios, and continue learning alongside other advisors.

âś“ Lifetime access and future course updates so your training grows as the industry evolves.

✓ Travel Ready™ Certified designation upon successful completion of all four courses.

âś“ Digital certificate and certification badge for your website, email signature, and social media.

*Complimentary community access is included for 30 days. Continued membership is optional and available for $19/month.
 

Wondering if TravelReady™ certification is right for you?

With TravelReady™, you'll learn skills you can begin using immediately. They'll make you more effective, and help support your travel clients' needs.

Ready to get started?
What students
are saying
Julia H., Rainbow Getaways

"The most valuable content in Travel Ready™ was the PDF
infosheets and checklists — quick reference material is
invaluable for how my brain works. I learned specific
language, terms, and example questions that I know will
make me a better, more informed accessible travel specialist."

Derrick S., Travel Advisor

“This course is extremely helpful in preparing you for the complex world of accessible travel. The pre-printed forms also help simplify the planning process.”

Nivia, BBTA student

“This course is extremely beneficial and should be taken by all agents. There are a lot of areas I truly had no idea about. Every aspect of this course is so beneficial to our work with a diverse group of clients”

Meet
your instructors

This certification course wasn't built by advisors who learned about accessibility.

It was built by clinicians who understand people first, with 22+ years of combined OT clinical experience.

Clinical expertise - evaluating mobility, endurance, cognition, sensory processing, transfers, and caregiver dynamics.

Travel expertise - real world accessible travel planning experience.

Lived experience - supporting individuals and families with accessibility and neurodivergent needs.

TravelReady™ was created by two occupational therapy practitioners to offer something that's missing in the world of travel advisory. This is more than relying on accessibility labels or supplier claims; we teach you how to ask better questions, evaluate real-world usability, and build travel experiences around how your client actually functions.

Because accessible travel isn't about checking a box. It's about creating trips that actually work for the person taking them.

Travel Ready™ Certified in Accessibility is a proprietary professional certification developed by Be Brave Travel Academy. It is awarded to travel advisors who complete the four-course certification program and its required learning activities. It is not a government-issued or independently accredited credential. 

April Garcia, COTA/L
Co-Founder & Chief Experience Officer

Occupational therapy practitioner, accessible travel advisor, and co-founder of Be Brave Travel Academy. After more than a decade helping people maximize independence in rehabilitation, she now applies that same clinical approach to helping travel advisors confidently plan accessible travel.

Michelle Balcarcel, COTA/L
Co-Founder & Chief Academic Officer

11+ years of OT practice in skilled nursing and rehabilitation, alongside personal experience that goes far beyond the clinical. She understands neurodivergence and caregiver dynamics not just as a practitioner, but as someone who lives them. That lived perspective is woven into every course in this series.

Learn more about us
BBTA
community

The BBTA Advisor Community

Your certification journey doesn't end when you finish the courses.

Continue learning alongside a community of travel advisors who are committed to creating accessible travel experiences that truly work for every client.

Whether you're planning your first accessible booking or navigating a complex client situation, you'll have a place to ask questions, share ideas, and learn from others who understand both the travel industry and the clinical side of accessibility.

 

🤝 Bring real client scenarios

Have a client with a power wheelchair? A traveler with autism? Questions about fatigue, transfers, or caregiver needs?

Bring your real bookings and real questions to the community for practical discussion and guidance.

🎓 Learn directly from the course creators

Ask questions directly to the occupational therapy practitioners who created the Travel Ready™ Certification and continue building your confidence as you apply what you've learned.

🚀 Stay current

Receive early access to new resources, continuing education, and future course updates as the accessible travel industry continues to evolve.

Frequently Asked Questions

Become the advisor every traveler hopes to find.

Every traveler deserves a trip that actually works for them.

Every travel advisor deserves the knowledge and confidence to make that happen.

Travel Ready™ gives you the clinical framework to ask better questions, uncover what others miss, and plan travel with confidence, not guesswork.

We created Travel Ready™ because we believe accessible travel deserves more than good intentions. It deserves travel advisors who know what to ask, what to verify, and how to advocate for every traveler with confidence.

If that's the kind of advisor you want to become, we'll see you inside. 

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Disclaimer: Travel Ready™ Certified in Accessibility is a proprietary professional certification developed by Be Brave Travel Academy. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or accredited by any government agency, licensing board, or professional association. Individual courses include a certificate of completion. The Travel Ready™ Certified in Accessibility designation is awarded upon successful completion of all four required courses. BBTA Community access is complimentary for 30 days with purchase; continued membership is optional and available for $19/month. Course content, resources, and pricing are subject to change. Lifetime access and future updates apply only to the courses purchased. All materials are copyrighted by Be Brave Travel Network, Inc.