Imagine sitting in a wheelchair two stories below a huge bucket of water. By huge, I mean a bucket that holds 1,000 gallons. Then you hear the tolling...
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Travelogue
Why You Don’t See More Wheelchair Users in Public

According to the latest US Census data, almost 20 percent of the US population has some sort of disability. About 10 percent have a visible physical d...
Read MoreA Disabled Veteran’s Thoughts on Memorial Day and Travel

I have not always been in a wheelchair. Despite being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) over 12 years ago, I only lost the complete ability to wa...
Read MorePODCAST: Accessible Destinations – Vienna, Austria

Vienna is easily my favorite city in the whole world! Â I don't know if that is due to its beauty, culture, history, or the fact that it's the most whe...
Read MoreA Wheelchair User’s Guide to Amsterdam

I had wanted to visit Amsterdam for quite some time, but was hesitant to plan a trip because I had read in many places that it was doable for wheelcha...
Read MoreA (Manual) Wheelchair User’s Guide to a Galway Day Trip from Dublin

One of the most beautiful day trips of my life ended up happening in Ireland by accident. My best friend Erin and I spent a week in Dublin, and severa...
Read MoreGetting Inked at the Accessible Blue Flame Tattoo in Raleigh

I'm not sure why, but there seems to be this notion among many people that wheelchair users aren't into the more party-related or trendy things able-b...
Read MoreA Wheelchair User’s Guide to SeaWorld Orlando

I have two children, ages 9 and 7, and I relish any opportunity to provide them with "normal" childhood experiences. As a disabled single mother, it's...
Read MoreHow to Reach Over 30 Accessible Beaches in Florida

Having been born and raised in South Florida, visiting the beach used to be as routine for me as going to the grocery store. However, losing my abilit...
Read MoreRolling Through Florida History in Wheelchair Accessible Ybor City

Ybor City is a historical jewel nestled in the outskirts of downtown Tampa, Florida. Despite having lived not once, but twice in different parts of Ta...
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