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REVIEW: The Hilton Barbados Resort in Bridgetown

ACCESSIBILITY RATING: 5/5

Few things can make or break a travel experience for a wheelchair user like a hotel in a foreign country. Barbados isn't ...

wheelchair accessible things to do in barbados

When you think of a remote island country in the Eastern Caribbean, you may not immediately associate it with wheelchair accessibility. While Barbados...

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...

One of the most amazing inventions for wheelchair users is surprisingly one of the most low-tech. It's the beach wheelchair, and it's allowing people ...

ACCESSIBILITY RATING: 4/5

In early January, I took a trip to New York City to be filmed for a cable documentary. The production company, based on m...

Every time I travel, I take a quick moment right before I open my hotel room door to breathe, look up at the sky, and hope for the best.

In the Uni...

a wheelchair user 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...

You've got some Christmas money burning a hole in your pocket, you've read up on my tips for overcoming your fear of traveling with your wheelchair, a...

top 10 eyeroll worth things not to say to a wheelchair user

Can you hear the sound of my eyes violently rolling upwards as I get yet another well-meaning but usually tacky and/or condescending comment or questi...