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Airline secret shoppers
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Airlines Need Secret Shoppers with Disabilities

  • byJohn Morris
  • February 14, 2019
By employing mystery shoppers with disabilities, airlines could make great progress in improving the state of accessibility in air travel.
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City buses in Paris, France serve people regardless of ability.
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TTransportation

Make Way for Wheelchairs or Get Off the Bus

  • byJohn Morris
  • November 5, 2018
A city bus driver in Paris taught able-bodied riders a lesson, that wheelchair spaces on city buses are reserved for wheelchair users.
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United States House of Representatives. Photo courtesy Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images.
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The FAA Reauthorization Act May Disappoint Disabled Flyers

  • byJohn Morris
  • October 16, 2018
The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 has been heralded as a major win for people with disabilities, but there are reasons to be cautious.
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President George H.W. Bush signs with Americans with Disabilities Act into law on July 26, 1990.
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The ADA Turns 28 Today: Where We Go From Here

  • byJohn Morris
  • July 26, 2018
The signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act was a watershed moment in the civil rights history of the United States.
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Welcome to Florida sign.
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AAccessible Travel Tips

For Wheelchair Users in Florida, It’s Not All Sunshine

  • byJohn Morris
  • July 14, 2018
If you're planning to travel to Florida with a wheelchair, make sure you've prepared for these major accessibility challenges.
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Passengers with reduced mobility being pushed in wheelchairs at the airport.
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“Jetway Jesus” and the Airport Wheelchair Imposters Lie

  • byJohn Morris
  • July 10, 2018
Many able-bodied flyers accuse fellow passengers of faking a disability to get extra perks at the airport.
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Historic meeting between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un.
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Trump-Kim Summit May Offer Hope to Disabled North Koreans

  • byJohn Morris
  • June 12, 2018
A historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un may be cause for hope for North Koreans with disabilities.
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Allegiant Air Safety Issues
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I Would Never Fly Allegiant Air and Neither Should You

  • byJohn Morris
  • April 16, 2018
Investigations by 60 Minutes and the Tampa Bay Times have exposed Allegiant Air as having one of the worst safety records in aviation. Allegiant's cost-cutting and FAA inaction have created a potentially deadly situation for passengers.
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Dome of the United States Capitol Building, seen through a chain-link fence.
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H.R.620 is a Knee-jerk Reaction to ‘Drive-by’ ADA Lawsuits

  • byJohn Morris
  • February 14, 2018
Congress is attempting to roll back the civil rights protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act through H.R.620, a bill that will do more to unravel accessibility than encourage ADA compliance.
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ADA Violations Are An Illegal Seizure of Disability Dignity
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Disability Rights Violations are the Theft of Dignity

  • byJohn Morris
  • August 23, 2017
Businesses violating accessibility and disability rights laws are guilty of much more than a denial of equal access. They are stealing your dignity.
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I’m currently staying at #CaesarsPalace in #LasVegas for the first time. It’s quickly become one of my favorite properties on the Vegas Strip, with fantastic accessibility and a stunning, surely timeless design. 97 7
If you could attend ONE SHOW right now, what would it be? I would like to go back to Andrew Bird’s performance in Washington, D.C., where he was accompanied by the symphony orchestra. It was magical! 40 4
On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I find myself thinking to the first days, weeks and months after my car accident, where I felt ashamed of my disability – where I felt less than, for reasons that were both obvious (I’m missing a few limbs!) and invisible (the emotional stresses of an uncertain future). 189 9
#Gezellig is an untranslatable Dutch word – No single English word or combination of words can truly capture its meaning. I describe this mysterious word and a moment where I experienced gezellig (it is a feeling) in a post available at WheelchairTravel.org. Check it out! 51 2
My quarantine mood is about the same as Oscar’s. 61 0
Do you enjoy visiting art museums? I love them. They are cathedrals of creativity, on display for all to see. Visiting art (and history, culture, etc.) museums is one of the things I miss most about travel. I typically average at least one new museum a week! 176 2
One of the things I miss most about travel are the chances to escape ground level. I miss flying and the views from 30,000 feet, obviously, but I also miss being at the top of tall buildings and towers. The beauty – and the perspective – is something I cherish. 59 2
Hanging out with the Chinese President during the Umbrella Movement in 2014. 80 0
The Pittsburgh Pirates have one of the most accessible ballparks in all of Major League Baseball. I am looking forward to the resumption of America’s pastime! 78 3
Many restaurants in America are beginning to reopen, albeit at limited capacity. I miss dining out, and hope to enjoy a good meal at a restaurant again soon. But I’m not comfortable going out yet. 📸 @travelzork 98 16
Through flight, we are able to gain a new perspective on the world beneath and around us. And the views are amazing, too, particularly when landing on Runway 15L/R at Boston’s Logan Airport. That skyline! 60 1
Missing two of my favorite things right now – My St. Louis Cardinals and the delicious @imospizzastl. I hope we’ll continue our national recovery and have the opportunity to see some baseball this year! 104 9
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