John Morris

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John Morris is known for traveling the world with one hand, a passport and his power wheelchair. He founded WheelchairTravel.org in 2015 and has flown more than one million miles as a wheelchair user.

Airplanes at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

Checking in on Wheelchair Damage: How Airlines Are Doing

With airline wheelchair damage statistics available for the first 8 months of 2023, how are carriers handling passengers’ mobility devices?

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Mount Rushmore surrounded by trees and blue sky.

Wheelchair Travel Newsletter: Tourist Traps, The Big Dig and Avoiding Bathroom Emergencies

Mount Rushmore labeled a tourist trap, an accessible transformation in Downtown Boston, and the tool every wheelchair user needs to prevent bathroom accidents.

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South of the Border sign featuring a Mexican character named Pedro.

Ranking the World’s Top Tourist Traps

USA Today has ranked the world’s top 100 tourist traps, but the list leaves more questions than answers — Like what is a tourist trap, anyway?

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Aerial view of greenway winding through downtown Boston cityscape.

Big Dig: How One of America’s Largest Infrastructure Projects Elevated Accessibility in Boston

Boston’s Big Dig sent a major highway underground and in its place rose a premier urban park that is an accessible gateway to the city.

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John seated on an aisle chair inside a standard sized lavatory.

No Accessible Airplane Lavatory? Wheelchair Users Should Pack This Item to Prevent Disaster

Airplanes lack accessible toilets for disabled passengers, but this tool has prevented disaster and allowed me to relieve myself in the air.

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Michele Erwin and Alan Chaulet with Senator Duckworth in front of All Wheels Up step and repeat banner.

Accessible Travel Chat: Conversation with All Wheels Up’s Michele Erwin & Alan Chaulet

John Morris interviewed Michele Erwin and Alan Chaulet of All Wheels Up, an advocacy group focused on achieving wheelchair securement spaces on airplanes.

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Sticker that reads, the milk run was a bad choice, propped up against full glass of Alaskan beer.

The Last Frontier: How a Mileage & Milk Run Led Me to Juneau, Alaska

The same circumstances that took me to Alaska 12 years ago brought me back this month, but this time I arrived with a wheelchair.

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Recap: All Wheels Up Global Forum on Wheelchair Accessible Air Travel

All Wheels Up hosted its 4th annual Global Forum on Wheelchair Accessible Air Travel, which attracted 150+ advocates and industry representatives.

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John wearing an FSU hat and jacket inside the Rose Bowl stadium in California.

11 Years and 11 Days Before Now

Some people ascribe special meaning to these days, referring to them as “life days,” but I often have to be reminded of the date everything changed.

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