You’ve booked your plane tickets, reserved your hotel room, and packed your suitcase. Your power wheelchair battery is fully charged, you’ve done all the research on the accessibility of your destination, and you’re totally ready
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How TSA Court Ruling Affects Wheelchair Users at US Airports
We’ve all been there – the intrusive, often humiliating, and always uncomfortable airport security pat-down. Those lucky few who have TSA pre-check have managed on occasion to skip over that part (more on that later).
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The Best Wheelchair Accessible Vacation Spots in the World
Summer has officially started, and many of us have vacation on the brain! However, it doesn’t have to be summertime to travel somewhere to relax for a few days. Many of us live in colder
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Accessible Travel Tips for Wheelchair Users Visiting Europe
I am so enamored with Europe it’s not even funny. Considering I spend probably three months out of the year combined in the Old World, it should come as a surprise to no one. I
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Top 10 Most Wheelchair Accessible US Cities
I recently published a post highlighting how difficult the United States can be to visit as a wheelchair user. Fortunately, there are many US cities with fantastic wheelchair accessibility! I decided to compile a list
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Why Accessible Travel to the US is Hard for Wheelchair Users
I love living in the United States for so many reasons! I think we have some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, the food’s not too shabby, and the people are (generally speaking)
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10 Things the Travel Industry Needs to Know About Wheelchair Users
Where do I even begin to describe us? Society likes to lump us together as “people with disabilities” or “wheelchair users,” and while we do have those commonalities, each one of us has a different
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Book Recommendations for Travel with a Wheelchair or Disability
It’s hard enough to find good information online about the accessibility of destinations around the world. It’s even harder to find good books about traveling with a wheelchair, mobility device, or disability. However, with some
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How Travel Insurance Works and Why Wheelchair Users Need It
Flight reservations? Check. Accessible hotel reservations? Check. Travel insurance??? If you’re feeling like a deer in the headlights when it comes to the need for travel insurance, you’re not alone. Many times we get caught up
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6 Wheelchair Accessible Things to Do in Hong Kong
I visited Hong Kong as part of a 3-week Asia/Pacific tour, which included Singapore and New Zealand. I had read various things about wheelchair accessibility there, and while I was confident enough to go alone,
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