Written by Eve Chen, USA Today, December 30, 2024 From the start, the world’s first national park was intended “for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” Those words can still be seen inscribed on Roosevelt Arch near the North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park. But not everyone can enjoy America’s national parks the same way. More than one in four […]
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Cruise reporting, practical access guidance, reader questions, and firsthand notes for traveling with confidence.
How travelers with disabilities are exploring the world
Written by Zach Wichter for USA Today, March 30, 2025 Paul Choquette loves going to Switzerland. “They’ve done a very good job of taking an old country and turning it into a place that is accessible,” he told USA TODAY. Choquette, 60, became paralyzed as a result of a car accident in his childhood […]
Brain-spinal interface offers new hope for paralyzed patients
Source: Xinhua, Editor: huaxia, March 19, 2025 A patient who has received a surgery featuring an innovative “brain-spinal interface” technology poses for a group photo with the research team from Fudan University and the clinical team from Fudan-affiliated Zhongshan Hospital in Shanghai, east China, on Jan. 22, 2025. (Fudan University/Handout via Xinhua) SHANGHAI, March 19 […]
Accessible bathrooms in Japan
Written by Julie Jone, Have Wheelchair Will Travel, February 5, 2025 Access to appropriate bathroom facilities, whether in our own community or when travelling, is a basic human right. While most people can make do with whatever is available, for many people with a disability, freedom to travel and to participate in the community is […]
The Biggest Adventure of My Life
Some really big news, wrapped in a commentary on accessible travel, true love and the importance of making family travel accessible. Written by John Morris, WheelchairTravel.org, March 25, 2025 I have long said — and probably been quoted as saying — that travel is my one true love. After my 2012 car accident, regaining the […]
1,200 Flights and Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
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 […]