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Heartbreaking: Airline’s Negligence Led to Wheelchair User’s Death

  • byJohn Morris
  • November 5, 2021
A disability rights activist died from complications from injuries she sustained when an airline destroyed her custom power wheelchair.
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Airline Liable for Death of Wheelchair User, Mobility Scooter Tips Over in Shuttle Bus and more

  • byJohn Morris
  • March 31, 2021
Get up to speed on a wrongful death lawsuit against Alaska Airlines, a shuttle bus snafu, improved access at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece and more.
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Wheelchair User Couch-Surfs Around the World, Building ADA Accessible Skate Parks and more

  • byJohn Morris
  • March 13, 2021
Learn about the design problem that limits skate park access and meet the globe-trotting wheelchair user who has been couch-surfing his way around the world in this news roundup.
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Pope Francis Decries “Indifferent Bystanders,” Encourages Inclusion of Disabled People

  • byJohn Morris
  • December 8, 2020
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Pope Francis released an inspired statement in support of disabiliity inclusion.
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Which Airlines, Cruise Lines and Destinations Will Require a COVID Vaccination for Travel?

  • byJohn Morris
  • December 7, 2020
With a COVID-19 vaccine soon to be approved, some airlines, cruise lines and destinations may require that travelers be vaccinated.
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Lessons for Destinations and Travel Providers from the 2020 Accessible Travel Study

  • byJohn Morris
  • November 20, 2020
The 2020 Accessible Travel report provides businesses and destinations with an opportunity to reimagine inclusive travel for the post-pandemic world.
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New World Records for Fastest Electric Wheelchair and Fastest Garbage Bin

  • byJohn Morris
  • October 6, 2020
Guinness World Records has certified new world speed records for fastest electric wheelchair and fastest speed in a wheeled garbage bin.
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It’s Official: This Las Vegas Hotel & Casino is Entirely Smoke-Free

  • byJohn Morris
  • September 17, 2020
MGM Resorts, owner of properties like Bellagio, New York-New York and others, will be the first to ban smoking at a casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Guide to U.S. Quarantine and Travel Restrictions by State

  • byJohn Morris
  • September 16, 2020
A number of U.S. states have instituted entry restrictions and mandatory quarantine periods for domestic travelers due to COVID-19.
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wheelchair Accessible House, Paralympic Museum Opens and more

  • byJohn Morris
  • August 25, 2020
In 1952, famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed a wheelchair accessible home for a paralyzed World War II veteran.
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Vilnius, Lithuania is a beautiful city, perhaps best seen from the hilltop in the castle complex, on which the Gediminas Tower sits. The hilltop is reached via a wheelchair accessible funicular — wheelchair users ride free. The palace museum, located below the tower, is one of the most fantastic in Europe, with ramps and lifts throughout to make it and the underground excavations accessible. 31 3
Absolute joy seeing my friend @sanna.kalmari in her hometown of Helsinki, Finland! Thrilled to reconnect and enjoy cocktails and a meal in a fantastic restaurant downtown! Looking forward to our next meet-up already! 87 2
Had a tense meeting with this guy today. Really tough negotiator, but we agreed that it’s best I remain on Earth. Accessibility is pretty poor on his home world too, apparently, and my wheelchair doesn’t have the thrusters necessary to operate there. Hopefully Elon Musk and @spacex will make it possible for me to visit new worlds in the future. 47 3
I love Egypt. I’ve traveled to the country many times, but on each trip I try to see it from a new perspective. Take this day, when I approached the Giza Pyramids not in an air-conditioned taxi as I had done on earlier trips, but from a horse-drawn buggy. Minor adjustments lead to new people, experiences and memories! 58 4
Nearly (but not quite) a year ago, I visited the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Penha, a Roman Catholic Basilica in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It dates to the 1600s and sits on a hill above the city, accessed via 382 steps or, as luck would have it, a wheelchair accessible funicular. 93 6
There are a lot of amazing approach & landing views in the world, but one of my favorites is this one — hugging the Mississippi River with a perfect angle to downtown St. Louis, Missouri and the iconic Gateway Arch. 69 3
I’m truly blessed to have called this guy one of my best friends for more than 20 years now. I’m going to sound like such a sap, but we’ve been through so much together as friends and know most (maybe all) of each other’s dirty secrets. And as the seasons of life change, as we’ve moved across the country and traveled the world, we’ve always been no more than a text message or phone call away from picking right back up on our friendship. After a fantastic weekend with the guys in NYC celebrating this man, I’m looking forward to celebrating your marriage next month, Dan. Love you, man. 125 4
DID YOU KNOW that Thomas Edison and Henry Ford were good friends? So good, in fact, that they had winter homes right next to each other in beautiful Fort Myers, Florida! The men, together with Harvey Firestone, founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, worked in Edison’s Fort Myers laboratory to find a new source of rubber in the United States. 77 2
Who doesn’t love a historic walking/rolling tour? Some cities are certainly more walkable/rollable than others, and I’m pleased to say that the historic downtown “River District” in Fort Myers is one of the best. I enjoyed a 90-minute tour with True Tours during my trip earlier this summer. It’s a beautiful city! 126 4
YOSEMITE. 137 6
Yesterday, I felt as small as an acorn beneath General Sherman, the Giant Sequoia Tree that is the world’s largest tree (by volume). It’s a humbling experience that alters one’s perspective. General Sherman is 275 feet tall, has a diameter of 36 feet and sprouted from a seed between 2,300 and 2,700 years ago! 145 8
The Winnebago Inspire is a wheelchair accessible RV, complete with everything I need to enjoy an accessible road trip! It’s got a heavy-duty Braun wheelchair lift (800 lbs. capacity), a 3 burner stovetop and so much more. 188 17
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