Accessible Travel Consultant Teresa, Sage Traveling, October 10, 2024 Our guide in Rome has provided essential information about the upcoming Catholic Jubilee in 2025. This event, celebrated every 25 years, will draw millions of pilgrims and tourists to the city. We strongly recommend booking early to secure your trip to Rome.During the Jubilee, pilgrims travel to Rome to pass through the Holy Doors of the four major basilicas—St. Peter’s Basilica, St. John Lateran, St. […]
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Accessible Barcelona and Madrid, Spain, plus Future Group Trips
Written by John Morris, WheelchairTravel.org, October 8, 2024 I have just returned from an accessible group trip to Spain and Portugal with Wheelchair Travel readers from across the United States, and we had an amazing time! It is always a joy to explore the world with readers like you (group tours are my favorite part […]
Justice Department Sues LA Fitness for Disability Discrimination at Its Gyms
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 The Justice Department today sued Fitness International LLC, also called LA Fitness, for discriminating against people with disabilities at its gym and fitness clubs. LA Fitness is the largest chain of owner-operated gym and fitness clubs in the United States, with nearly 700 locations across the country. The lawsuit, filed in the […]
Nike Announces GameOn, a New Career Program for All Athletes
Nike Newsroom, September 2, 2024 What to know NIKE, Inc., with support from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, is launching a new initiative to expand and develop the talent pipeline of individuals who pursue careers in sports by promoting a new initiative to provide meaningful work experience for all athletes*, including those with disabilities. […]
Braeden’s new opportunity
Written by Julie Jones, Have Wheelchair Will Travel, October 1, 2024 Over Braeden’s lifetime I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the word ‘no’. If it wasn’t ‘no’, it was a variation of it, “we’re not funded for that” or “we don’t have enough staff for that” or perhaps the most dreaded, “we’ve […]
Interview w/ CURB FREE with CORY LEE
Written by Travel Talk with Joy, Wheel the World; October 5, 2024 In this episode of Travel Talk with Joy, we sit down with the incredible Cory Lee, founder of his award winning blog Curb Free with Cory Lee. Cory has explored all seven continents, inspiring countless travelers with disabilities to see the world without […]