DISABLED AFLOAT RIVERBOATS TRUST

DART are members of the National Community Boats Association.

The Disabled Afloat Riverboats Trust provide boating holidays for people with physical, visual, aural or learning disabilities together with their carers, families and friends. We welcome:

• Unaccompanied individuals.
• People with a carer(s).
• People with other family members.
• People with friends.
• Small groups with one or more carers.
• Carers looking for respite.

The only rule is that there should be one disabled person on board! Click on the 'Holidays' button above to learn more.

Help with risk assessment. DART has recognised that one of the barriers to people coming on holidays is a lack of information on which to base a risk assessment. We now have available a document that helps managers and care professional make a risk assessment based on the many years of experience that we have of running our holidays. Click here to download it.

Volunteering. In order to run these holidays the Trust requires volunteers who typically donate a week or two of their time each year to help on board. Click here to learn about current opportunities including our need for a quartermaster.

Fund raising. DART volunteers raise funds to help defray the costs of administration and to help people access our services. Click here for details of current fund raising events.

Other holidays. See our links page for details of other holidays for people with disabilities.

The pictures show Joy stick and tiller steering on the kennet and Avon Canal.