Resources for Customizing RVs for the Disabled

The following firms, listed in RV Industry Association's (RVIA) www.rvia.org information resources, manufacture or customize RVs for disabled Rvers:
Achievers International (chapter of Family motor Coach Association, FMCA)
9251 E. Lake, Otisville MI 48463; 517/871-4377
Handicapped Travel Club
contact Merle Young, 12555 Lantern Road, Fishers, IN 46038-2884 or e-mail: mry@netdirect.net

Travelin' Talk Network
P. O. Box 3534, Clarksville, TN 37043-3534; 615/552-6670. Send SASE for membership requirements, information about the member directory and a free copy of the quarterly newsletter. The 550-page membership directory lists more than 800 members and types of resources and services for the disabled traveler. The direcory costs $35.


General Information Sources:


Access to the World: A travel Guide for the Handicapped, Louise Weiss.
Henry Holt and Company, Inc., New York, NY 1986
RV - Travel Leisurely Year Round, Rolanda Dumais Masse.
Hippocrene Books, New York, NY, 1991.

Travel for the Disabled, Helen Hecker, RN, Twin Peaks Press, Portland, Oregon, 1985.

Coachcraft Industries Corporation
27251 Hume St., Brownsville OR 97327; 503/466-5131.

DMR Van Conversions, Inc.
204 S. Cedar St., Monticello IA 52310; 319/465-5620.

Firan Motor Coach, Inc.
P.O. Box 482, 58277 S.R. 19 S., Elkhart IN 46515; 219/293-6581.

Foretravel of Texas, Inc.
811 N.W. Stallings Dr., Nacogdoches TX 75964; 409/564-8367.

Honorbuilt Industries, Inc.
1200 W. 10th St., Minneapolis KS 67467; 913/392-2171.

Kustom Car Creations
23350 Harborview Rd., Charlotte Harbor FL 33980; 813/625-9993.

Play-Mor Trailers, Inc.
Hwy. 63 S., Westphalia MO 65085; 314/455-2322.

Quality Vans
1457 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler AZ 85225; 602/899-2088.

Red-E-Kamp, Inc.
811A Space Center, Mira Loma Space Center, Mira Loma CA 91752; 909/685-0151.

Teton Homes
P.O. Box 2349; Mills WY 82644; 307/235-1525.

Turtle Top, Inc.
67895 Industrial Dr., New Paris IN 46553; 219/533-4116.

The Van House
1801 Cushman Dr., Lincoln NE 68512; 402/423-3600.

Waldoch Crafts, Inc.
13821 Lake Dr., Forest Lake MN 55025; 612/464-3215.

Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Commercial Vehicle Department, P.O. Box 152, Forest City IA 50436; 515/582-3535.


Other corporations providing similar services include:


Custom Star Ship
P.O. Box 676, Logansport IN 46947; 317/579-3243.
Mobility, Inc.
4008 Rosepointe Ct., Tampa FL 33614; 813/885-7542 or 800/220-0419.

Mobility Products Corp.
6270 Brookhill Dr., Houston TX 77087; 713/645-2714 or 800/972-LIFT.


Auto/Truck Customization
The following organizations focus on automobile and truck customization, which you may want for your tow vehicle; they also may be able to assist you with altering your RV:


Bruno Independent Living Aids
1780 Executive Dr., P.O. Box 84, Oconomowoc WI 53066; 414/567-4990 or 800/882-8183.
Chrysler Corporation, Automobility Program
P.O. Box 3124, Bloomfield Hills MI 48302-3124; 800/255-9877.

Ford Mobility Motoring Program
P.O. Box 529, Bloomfield Hills MI 48303; 800/952-2248.

GM Mobility Assistance Center
P.O. Box 9011, Detroit MI 48202; 800/323-9935.

Louisiana Tech Center for Rehabilitation Science and Biomedical Engineering
P.O. Box 3185, Ruston LA 71271; 318/257-4562.

You can also check with your local RV dealer or yellow pages for businesses that customize RVs.


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