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Engracia Figueroa sitting in an airport wheelchair next to her damaged power wheelchair.
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NNews & Events

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

  • byJohn Morris
A disability rights activist died from complications from injuries she sustained when an airline destroyed her custom power wheelchair.
Winnebago Inspire parked in front of lake and mountains.
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TTravel Inspiration

Exploring California’s National Parks with the Wheelchair Accessible Winnebago Inspire RV

  • byJohn Morris
Take an inside look at a wheelchair accessible RV with this review of the Winnebago Inspire, a Class-A motorhome for people with disabilities.
Power wheelchair secured in airplane cabin.
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AAir Travel

Aircraft Interior Designer Unveils Plan for Wheelchair Space on Airplanes

  • byJohn Morris
A London-based design studio has partnered to develop a wheelchair securement system that could be coming to an airplane cabin near you.
Fort Myers waterfront skyline.
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UUnited States & Canada

Fort Myers, Florida Wheelchair Accessible Travel Guide [NEW!]

  • byJohn Morris
Outdoor dining at Doc Ford's in Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
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FFood & Restaurants

Top 5 Places to Eat in Fort Myers, Florida [2021 Edition]

  • byJohn Morris
Find top-rated eats, freshly caught seafood, Grade-A steaks and delicious BBQ at the best restaurants in Fort Myers and Sanibel Island!
John rolling in his wheelchair in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro.
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AAccessible Travel Tips

Airbnb Experiences: Affordable Wheelchair Accessible Tours, Activities & Photo Shoots

  • byJohn Morris
Airbnb Experiences are unique tours and activities offered at an affordable price in cities around the world — many are wheelchair accessible!
Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
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TTravel Inspiration

America is Re-opening: 10 Wheelchair Accessible Places to Visit Once You’re Fully Vaccinated

  • byJohn Morris
America is reopening, and travel demand is heating up. These are the 10 wheelchair accessible cities you should visit this summer.
John takes selfie during flight while wearing face mask.
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AAir Travel

What It’s Like to Fly with a Disability During the Pandemic [UPDATED]

  • byJohn Morris
I've traveled across the USA and to Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking 20+ flights as a disabled person who uses a power wheelchair.
Woman with cane walking next to man using scooter on sidewalk.
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OOpinion

Pat Yourself On The Back: You’re Paying the Deposit on the Accessibility of the Future

  • byJohn Morris
By courageously facing down obstacles that were meant to exclude them from society, disabled people earned the right to design the much more accessible world that we enjoy today.
Alaska Airlines plane landing at sunset.
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NNews & Events

Airline Liable for Death of Wheelchair User, Mobility Scooter Tips Over in Shuttle Bus and more

  • byJohn Morris
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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In the United States, few hotels that offer airport shuttle service have an accessible vehicle, and they rarely have a reliable alternative as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. I’ve missed many flights in the U.S. as a victim of inaccessible shuttles. 66 2
Loved spending a couple days in Belgium with one of my favorite people, Blandine. 😊 67 11
Construction of the iconic Rua Augusta Arch, located on Lisbon’s Commerce Plaza, began in 1755. The arch bears the Portuguese coat of arms, greeting visitors and welcoming them to what is today a dining/shopping district spanning Rua Augusta and many of the surrounding streets. It’s a beautiful place! 46 5
What a joy it was to finally explore #Portugal with a group of my #WheelchairTravel readers! After the Covid-19 pandemic interrupted travel in 2020, this group trip was rescheduled multiple times, but finally took place this month (albeit with fewer tourists). 87 12
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. 36 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! 😊 92 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. 50 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! 60 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. 94 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. 70 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. 127 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. 78 2
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