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 thos...
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The Debate Over Beds in Wheelchair Accessible Hotel Rooms
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A good night's sleep. That's all a traveler really wants when he or she arrives at a hotel room after a long day of travel. Some people are more picky...
Read MoreACCESSIBILITY REVIEW: The Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina
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ACCESSIBILITY RATING: 2 / 5
I stayed at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina in mid-April 2018 because it was one of the official hotels for a confere...
Read MoreHotel Franchising is Creating More Obstacles for Wheelchair Users
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I stay in a lot of hotel rooms. To be more specific, I spent 129 nights in [supposedly] wheelchair accessible hotel rooms in 2017. After each and ever...
Read More5 Signs That Airlines Don’t Care About Wheelchair Users
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I’m a professional traveler. In 2017 alone, I visited 17 countries and traveled over 118,000 miles. I covered all of that ground "on wheels"—specifica...
Read MoreWhy You Don’t See More Wheelchair Users in Public
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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 MoreHow to Plan a Wheelchair Accessible Trip
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Everyone knows that at least a little planning has to go into every vacation. Even intrepid European backpackers have to decide how to get to their ne...
Read MoreREVIEW: Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
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Accessibility Rating: 3/5
One of the most frustrating things for a disabled traveler is to walk into a supposedly wheelchair accessible hotel room ...
Read MoreGetting Inked at the Accessible Blue Flame Tattoo in Raleigh
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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 MoreExplore Florida’s Accessible Beaches with Special Wheelchairs
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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 ...
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