Written by John Morris, WheelchairTravel.org, March 24, 2025 Hello, travelers! Last week, I took my 1,200th flight as a wheelchair user — a short hop from St. Louis to Chicago with American Airlines, en route to Knoxville, Tennessee. The flight was uneventful, just as I like it, and I had a wonderful journey. It is […]
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Daxbots collect accessibility, project planning data while roaming around campus
Written by Diego Hernandez, Senior Reporter, The Daily Texan, March 13, 2025 Dax on the Main Mall on March 5, 2025. The robot has been seen roaming UT campus tracking accessibility and mobility data. Strolling about, maneuvering past students running to class and greeting others as they pass by, small robots roll around campus, working […]
SteamRanger Heritage Railway South Australia
Written by Julie Jones, Have Wheelchair Will Travel, February 25, 2025 Last year we took a quick trip to Adelaide and while staying in Victor Harbor we had the opportunity to take a ride with the SteamRanger Heritage Railway. A variety of heritage steam and diesel hauled trains operate in the area which gives visitors […]
North Carolina family devastated after Royal Caribbean cruise line wrongfully says teen can’t board
Written by Diane Wilson, Channel 6 Action News, Raleigh, March 21, 2025 NOTE from AccessAdventure.net: Obviously, I feel awful for the Nutting family but that is not close to my anger and disappointment with Royal Caribbean and Voyager of the Seas. Once again, a cruise line has no regard for Special Needs guests and the […]
Jenna Bainbridge Makes Broadway History
Written by Esme Mazzero for Vulture, March 4, 2025 Twenty-one years in, she’s the first disabled actor to play Elphaba’s sister, who uses a wheelchair, on Broadway. In the second act of Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway, Elphaba visits her sister, Nessarose, as a fugitive of Oz. When she learns that their father has died […]
Disability Books for Teens and Kids
Written by Kendra Winchester, for bookriot.com and Melange Accessibility Tibdits, Mar 14, 2025 As a chronically ill teen, I didn’t see myself in books. Every protagonist was beautiful, talented, and able-bodied, and I struggled to relate to such “perfect” characters. But these days, more and more disabled literature is coming out for kids and teens. […]