New DOT Rule May Improve Air Travel for Wheelchair Users
The U.S. Department of Transportation has released new regulations designed to safeguard consumers, increase competition and protect disabled air travelers.
The ADA and Wheelchair Accessible Hotel Shuttles
Traveling with a wheelchair for about three years now, I have stayed at quite a few airport hotels. One…
A Solution To Movie Theater Accessibility Problems?
An innovative new idea could improve access to film for the disabled and wheelchair users, making traditional theaters obsolete in the process.
Wheelchair Accessible Uber: The Dirty Truth
Ride-sharing company Uber has inserted itself as a middle man, increasing the cost of accessible transportation by discriminating against the disabled.
Barriers to Equal Access for Disabled Remain in Air Travel, After 30 Years of DOT Inaction
A civil right does not and cannot exist where an individual can take no definitive action to enforce it before the law or protect against its violation.
Olympics, World Cup Promote Accessibility in Developing Nations
The Olympics have been held outside of the First World only twice in the last 20 years. Investment in wheelchair accessibility comes with these events.
3 Takeaways from United Airlines’ Disability Services Failure
Violations of disabled passengers' rights under the Air Carrier Access Act occur daily. A wheelchair user who takes 150 flights/year comments on the latest.
Taxi companies, local governments force disabled into the shadows
Local governments do little to protect the rights of disabled and wheelchair users, allowing taxi companies to violate the ADA equivalent service mandate.
Wheelchairs belong on sidewalks, not streets
Article detailing the life or death risk to disabled wheelchair users forced to roll in the street when sidewalks are not accessible.
Reclaiming the Disability Community’s Travel Voice
Surprisingly, much of the information available on the internet about accessible travel has been written by able-bodied people.
