Travelling with Sunflower Extra: Esta Rae's Story
Watch how Esta Rae uses her Sunflower Extra card to make travelling easier.
Meet Esta Rae's
Esta is an Events & Production Manager and has non-visible disabilities. Travelling can be loud, busy, and overwhelming. Esther uses a Sunflower Extra card so she doesn’t have to explain everything out loud.
As Esther says:
“The Sunflower Extra has kind of been like my new voice.”
Sunflower Extra is a digital personalised card.
When tapped on a phone, it opens a personal support page that shares the information you choose to add.
This might include:
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Your disabilities (if you want to share them)
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What support looks like for you
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Things that may be difficult
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How people can help
You control the page.
You can change it anytime.
“I can literally tap my phone and everything about me comes up.”
How Esta Rae uses Sunflower Extra when travelling
When Esta taps her Sunflower Extra card, a personal page opens showing the information she chooses to share. This helps staff understand how to support her, without difficult or repeated explanations.
For Esther, this means:
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Easier check-in
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Calmer conversations
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Being understood even when travelling abroad
“I can show it in another country and it translates into their language.”
Why it matters
Being understood shouldn’t depend on how well you can explain.
For Esta, Sunflower Extra gives her a way to communicate when speaking feels hard.
“It’s kind of been like my new voice.”
Sunflower Extra helps people feel:
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More confident
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More in control
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More comfortable in busy environments
For individuals
Sunflower Extra gives you:
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A personal digital support page
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Control over what you share
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A discreet way to communicate
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The ability to update your page anytime
You don’t have to explain everything, every time.
“I didn’t realise how much I needed a Sunflower Extra card until I had a Sunflower Extra card.”
For companies
Sunflower Extra helps your teams:
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Understand support needs quickly
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Offer better, more confident support
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Reduce misunderstandings
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Create calmer interactions
When staff can read clear guidance, they can respond with confidence. This leads to:
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Better customer experiences
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Shorter interactions
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Happier customers and staff