Tourist Activities Top 9 Wheelchair Accessible Ferris Wheels in the World The Ferris wheel was invented in 1893, but the attractions have only recently been made wheelchair accessible. These are the world’s best. 7 min read
Transportation Siemens Venture Cars Bring Major Accessibility Improvements to Amtrak Rail Service The debut of the Siemens Venture Car on Amtrak’s passenger rail service brings greater wheelchair accessibility to train travel in America. 5 min read
News & Events Insights from the Groundbreaking Portrait of Travelers with Disabilities Study MMGY Travel Intelligence recently released its Portrait of Travelers with Disabilities study, which provides valuable consumer insights about disabled travelers. 3 min read
Air Travel American Airlines Destroyed My Wheelchair — Here’s Why I’m Not Upset Travelers are right to be upset when an airline damages or destroys their wheelchair, but when the unthinkable happened to me, I was at peace. 4 min read
Air Travel Flight Canceled? Wheelchair Users Should Prepare to Sleep in the Airport Airlines are woefully unprepared to offer disabled travelers wheelchair accessible accommodation in the event of a flight cancelation. 4 min read
Accessible Travel Tips Accessible Cruise Expert Offers Top Tips for Cruising with a Disability Accessible cruise tips from the pros: Living with a disability presents a lot of obstacles, but a cruise doesn’t have to be one of them. 6 min read
Air Travel DOT Proposes Rule to Require Accessible Lavatories on Smaller Airplanes… in 20 Years The U.S. Department of Transportation announced plans to require wheelchair accessible lavatories on aircraft with 125 seats or more. 4 min read
Air Travel Airlines Carried More Than 532,000 Wheelchairs in 2021, Down 22% from 2019 Record More than half a million airline passengers traveled with their personal wheelchair or scooter in 2021, fare more than in 2020. 1 min read
Entertainment Autism-Friendly Performances Return to Broadway Following Pandemic Pause An inclusive atmosphere adapted to the needs of neurodiverse theatergoers is returning to Broadway theaters after a nearly two-year hiatus. 1 min read