AllEarsNet.com Press Room – Press Release for Walt Disney World for Your Special Needs

August
15, 2005 – Ann Arbor, MI — Vacationers of all shapes, sizes and abilities
can enjoy America’s most popular resort destination to its fullest
extent with the aid of "PassPorter's Walt Disney World for Your
Special Needs." Now available from PassPorter Travel Press, this
innovative new travel planning guidebook provides originally researched
information for travelers who face challenges ranging from autism spectrum
disorders to vision problems.

Written by
two respected authorities on travel to Walt Disney World, Deb Wills
and Debra Martin Koma, PassPorter's Walt Disney World for Your
Special Needs has been peer-reviewed by individuals who have traveled
to the popular Orlando resort and sailed on the Disney Cruise Line with
a variety of special needs, making this the most authoritative guide now
available.

This new
addition to the PassPorter Travel Press catalog shows how anyone can have
a memorable experience at Walt Disney World, no matter what unusual or
out-of-the-ordinary requirements they may have. In its 400-plus pages,
"PassPorter's Walt Disney World for Your Special Needs" delivers
in-depth, painstakingly researched information on a wide spectrum of accommodations
for special needs travelers. The book covers such topics as:

* Assistance
for children with autism or ADD
* Accommodations on rides and at resorts for those with mobility challenges
or size concerns
* Locations of sheltered, quiet spots for breastfeeding an infant
* Where and how to find special dining and dietary options for diabetes
and allergies
* Where and how to obtain equipment for vision or hearing impairments,
and much more

According to Debra Martin Koma, "This book is designed to allow everyone
to enjoy America’s most popular tourist destination. Consider the
typical multi-generational family planning a vacation—pregnant and
nursing moms, parents with infants, cousins 'keeping Kosher' or Halal,
grandparents with declining mobility, a child with food allergies, an
uncle struggling with obesity, a teenage daughter recently 'converted'
to vegetarianism… This book has something for all of them."

Says Deb
Wills, "For many, Walt Disney World represents a chance to revisit
childhood in a cleaner, safer, friendlier world, and it has become world-renowned
for its hospitality. Every visitor is a guest, and Disney's parks, restaurants
and hotels strive to embrace everyone. It's hardly a one-size-fits-all
world, yet everyone seems to fit at Walt Disney World better than nearly
anyplace else."

To bring
this publishing vision to pass, PassPorter recruited authors Deb Wills
and Debra Martin Koma, respectively founder/publisher/editor and senior
editor of http://www.allearsnet.com,
the most often cited and respected independent guide to Walt Disney World
on the Internet. As publisher Dave Marx explained, "We knew Deb and
Debra would be perfect for the job. Their input as expert peer reviewers
for our general Walt Disney World guidebook has been invaluable. Deb's
site already contains many valuable articles addressing what we consider
'special needs,' and AllEarsNet's sensitive, comprehensive, accurate,
and eminently readable approach to travel information was just what we
needed."

About
Deb Wills: Bitten by the Disney bug at an early age, Deb Wills combined
her computer skills with her love of the Walt Disney Theme Parks to create
Deb’s Unofficial Walt Disney World Information Guide (WDWIG) (http://allearsnet.com).
Over the past 10 years, she has developed the site into one of the most
up-to-date, independent resources about Walt Disney World on the Internet.
Deb also publishes ALL EARS®, a free weekly electronic newsletter
with over 64,000 subscribers from around the world. She is widely recognized
as a Walt Disney World expert, and was recently featured in the Chicago
Sun Times article, "Queens of the Internet." Deb also helps
raise funds and awareness in the fight against Breast Cancer, and is herself
a breast cancer survivor.

About
Debra Martin Koma: A freelance writer since 1989, Debra Martin Koma
has written about food, travel and lifestyle issues for a number of publications,
including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Travel-Holiday magazine, and the
airline in-flight magazine, TWA Ambassador. She has visited Walt Disney
World more than 30 times in the past 10 years, and enthusiastically shares
her passion for the Orlando resort with readers of AllEarsNet.com and
its weekly companion newsletter ALL EARS® through feature articles
and restaurant reviews.

About
AllEarsNet.com: According to a recent Disney-released consumer survey,
90% of vacationers planning a Disney vacation turn to the Internet. AllEarsNet.com
consistently tops the lists of favorite Disney World information resources.
The Wall Street Journal, The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, and
even Disney’s own Disney Magazine have all singled-out AllEarsNet.com
as a top pick for vacation planners, and countless individuals on Internet
discussion forums recommend visits to “Deb’s site” for
all kinds of Disney vacation information. Visit AllEarsNet at http://www.allearsnet.com.

About
PassPorter Travel Press: PassPorter guidebooks are known for their
comprehensive information, devotion to accuracy, and unique planning features.
The publisher’s flagship title, PassPorter Walt Disney World (eighth
edition out in November 2005), features PassPorter’s unique PassPocket
organizer pockets. PassPorter’s Field Guide to the Disney Cruise
Line will be out in its fourth edition in spring 2006, and is the most
comprehensive guidebook devoted to the Disney cruise. The first edition
of PassPorter Disneyland is due out in 2005. There are over 150,000 copies
of PassPorter books in print. Visit PassPorter.com at http://www.passporter.com.