Reader Mailbag Mailbag: Easy Accessible Destinations for First-Time Disabled Travelers These 5 cities are among the easiest and most accessible destinations to visit for your first trip as a wheelchair user in the United States. 6 min read
Hotels Mailbag: Clear Space Under Hotel Room Beds for Hoyer Lifts Hotels with platform beds prevent many disabled guests from using a Hoyer lift to transfer safely into bed. Here’s what can be done. 5 min read
Air Travel Mailbag: Are Airlines Required to Provide Adjacent Seats to Disabled Passengers and Carers? Disability rights laws may entitle disabled airline passengers to select a seat adjacent to their companion or care assistant free of charge. 5 min read
Hotels Mailbag: Where are the Wheelchair Accessible Hotel Suites? Disabled travelers report difficulty in locating wheelchair accessible suites, but are hotels required to make premium rooms ADA accessible? 3 min read
Reader Mailbag Mailbag: Think Twice About Doing This in an Accessible Hotel Room Something to consider: A Wheelchair Travel reader shares an unexpected consequence of using a standard safety feature in a hotel room. 3 min read
News & Events Which Airlines, Cruise Lines and Destinations Will Require a COVID Vaccination for Travel? With a COVID-19 vaccine soon to be approved, some airlines, cruise lines and destinations may require that travelers be vaccinated. 4 min read
Air Travel Mailbag: Airline Returned Power Wheelchair Soaking Wet Due to Rain Why don’t airlines make an effort to protect wheelchairs from rainfall, and what can be done when a wheelchair is returned dripping wet? 3 min read
Air Travel Mailbag: Wheelchair Assistance When Connecting Between Different Airlines When disabled passengers are flying on multiple airlines, who is responsible for providing wheelchair assistance between connections? 2 min read
Reader Mailbag Mailbag: Which Rental Car Makes and Models Support Adaptive Hand Controls? Many vehicles are manufactured with knee bolster airbags, which prevent the use of hand controls and make renting a car more difficult. 3 min read