Your clients deserve more than
a room that looks accessible.
Learn the OT-informed framework that teaches you to evaluate what's actually usable — before your clients arrive and find out it isn't.
Built by occupational therapists with 20+ years of clinical experience.
Includes lifetime updates to Travel Ready™: Foundations.
The moment every advisor knows...
A client says something, and you're not sure you know how to handle it.
"My husband uses a scooter."
"My daughter is autistic."
"I have MS and I fatigue easily."
"Will this room work for me?"
And suddenly you're in a position you weren't trained for — scanning supplier descriptions, hoping the photos tell the full story, and quietly thinking: "I really hope I don't get this wrong."
Most advisors were never taught how to assess usability, transfer needs, endurance, or assistance levels. That's not a character flaw. It's a gap in the industry — and it's exactly why we built Travel Ready™: Foundations.
We're two occupational therapists who spent over a decade each evaluating how people actually function in physical environments. Now we've turned that clinical lens into a practical, non-medical framework that any travel advisor can use to plan with confidence.
Includes lifetime updates to Travel Ready™: Foundations.
Here's what no one tells you:
"Accessible" doesn't mean usable.
The checkbox says ✓
Roll-in shower available. But the bed is 32 inches high. Your client can't transfer independently.
The checkbox says ✓
"Accessible room available." But there's a two-inch lip on the shower threshold. Your client uses a wheelchair.
The checkbox says ✓
Wide doorways. But the bathroom layout means a scooter can't complete the turn. Useless.
We teach you to look beyond the checkbox — and see what your client will actually experience.
Includes lifetime updates to Travel Ready™: Foundations.
Your instructors:
This isn't a course built by travel advisors
who learned about accessibility.
April Garcia,
Occupational Therapy Practitioner, Travel Advisor & Co-founder, BBTA
April spent 11 years as a COTA/L in skilled nursing and rehabilitation, working daily with patients whose ability to function independently depended on her ability to assess environments accurately. She started Be Brave Travel, an accessible travel agency in response to hearing too many patients who believed travel was off the table following a new diagnosis, injury, or illness.
She's also the BookFest Award-winning author of The Room to Be Brave and a keynote speaker whose work centers on helping people find courage in unfamiliar territory — which is exactly what this course is about.
Michelle Balcarcel
Occupational Therapy Practitioner, Co-founder, BBTA
Michelle brings 11 years of OT clinical experience alongside personal and professional experience supporting travelers with disabilities and neurodivergence. She understands accessibility not just as a practitioner but as someone who has had to advocate for her own family.
Michelle sees problems, and solutions to those problems, before they exist and has brought that foresight into every course in BBTA. Her lived experience, knowledge, problem solving ability, and compassion shine through in every lesson.
Why OT credentials matter here
Occupational therapy is the clinical discipline built around human function in real environments. OTs don't just know what "accessible" means on paper — we know what it means for a specific person's body, equipment, and independence. That's exactly the lens Travel Ready™: Foundations brings to trip planning.
Includes lifetime updates to Travel Ready™: Foundations.
Six lessons. Real frameworks.
Immediate application.
🎓 Travel Ready™: Foundations Course & Framework (Value: $147)
Learn the OT-informed process that helps you confidently evaluate accessibility instead of relying on guesswork.
📋 Intake Scripts + Verification Checklists (Value: $97)
Know exactly what to ask and what to verify before booking.
✈️ Air, Cruise & Hotel Planning Toolkit (Value: $97)
Avoid costly mistakes with practical guides and red flag checklists.
🤝 Founding Cohort Community Access (Value: $19)
Get support, ask questions, and learn from real-world case discussions.
Total Value: $538+
Price: $147
Includes lifetime updates to Travel Ready™: Foundations.
Course 1 of 4 toward full certification.
Each course builds the next layer.
Travel Ready™: Invisible Needs picks up exactly where Travel Ready™: Foundations leaves off — moving from physical accessibility into the factors that no checklist can capture.
All are available at presale pricing until July 4th, 2026.
Course 1
Travel Ready™: Foundations
Learn the fundamentals of accessible travel planning, including mobility, transfers, hotel usability, transportation, and inclusive communication.
Course 2
Travel Ready™:
Invisible Needs
Understand the hidden barriers many travelers face, including sensory needs, neurodivergence, chronic illness, fatigue, and caregiver considerations.
Course 3
Travel Ready™:
Business Model
Learn how to build trust, attract underserved clients, create inclusive marketing, and develop systems that lead to stronger relationships and more referrals.
Course 4
Travel Ready™:
Emergency Planning
Learn how to anticipate challenges, protect travelers, and confidently respond when plans change.
Best Value — Founding Bundle
Get all 4 courses &
full TRCA™ certification.
Lock in the 4 courses (shown at right) in the certification series at the founding price — including courses not yet released. When the full Travel Ready™ Certificatied in Accessibility pathway launches, you're already in.
$588
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Every traveler deserves a trip that
actually works for them.
And every advisor deserves the confidence to make that happen. This is where it starts.
Enroll in Travel Ready™: Foundations — $47
