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Accessibility Champion: Travel Oregon WIns ESTO/s All Ways Welcome Award

Travel Oregon team celebrating on stage at the U.S. Travel ESTO Awards, with Kevin Wright holding the award.

Travel Oregon’s latest recognition puts accessibility at the center of destination leadership.

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TravelAbility Ambassador Update with Kristy Durso

Kristy Durso, seated in a wheelchair, poses with a group of eight people and a golden retriever in a ballroom.

From governors to travel advisors, Kristy is taking accessibility where it hasn’t been before, and making people rethink what’s possible.

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Meet the TravelAbility Team

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Think you know TravelAbility? Meet the people behind the scenes.

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Your Disability Influencer Campaign is Failing. Here’s Why.

Three creators laugh and take a selfie together in a park, one of them using a wheelchair.

Six common mistakes can turn an accessibility campaign into a missed opportunity for creators, destinations, and their audiences.

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Squirmy and Grubs Disability Support Group Fills Instantly

Hannah and Shane smiling together at an outdoor table with cocktails.

Their first disability dating support group filled instantly, proving the demand for a conversation too many people are still having alone.

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Earn Your Accessibility Leader Certification at TravelAbility Summit Tampa

Panelists discuss accessibility leadership on stage at the TravelAbility Summit as attendees listen.

Everyone leaves with the opportunity to return as the “Accessibility Leader” of their organization

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LA Times Celebrates Huntington Beach as California’s First KultureCity Sensory Inclusive Certified Destination

Kristy Durso speaking from her wheelchair at a podium during the Huntington Beach announcement.

California’s first sensory-inclusive destination gets the LA Times spotlight.

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Fora’s First Accessible Travel Report Finds Accessibility is Driving Demand

Fora Focus logo in black text on a light gray background, with gray topographic contour lines curving down the right side.

55% of multigenerational travelers expect accessibility needs. 

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Innovation of the Month: SignGlasses Brings Sign Language and Captions Into View

Through SignGlasses smart glasses, a smiling woman is in view with a sign language interpreter appearing in the corner of the lens.

Putting access right in front of you.

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From TravelAbility Summit 7.0: The Future of Accessible Destination Marketing

Panelists speak on stage at the TravelAbility Summit session on accessible destination marketing.

Move accessibility from the spotlight to the whole ecosystem.

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Lived Experience: Learn Through Real Travels of Disabled Content Creators with Vineet Valentine Victor

Vineet Victor in his wheelchair in front of the Universal Studios globe in Singapore.

“What? People in Wheelchairs Don’t Love to Travel?”

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One for the Books: Life on the Bridge: Linking My World to Yours as an Autistic Therapist

Cover of "Life on the Bridge" by Kaelynn Partlow, with the author smiling against a pink background.

Autistic therapist Kaelynn Partlow bridges lived experience and professional expertise in this practical guide to understanding autism.

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Practical Hacks from the Accessibility Playbook: Marketing to and Through Influencers and Content Creators

Six branded Accessibility Playbook covers from TravelAbility, covering destinations, restaurants, meetings, accommodations, airports, and attractions.

608 creators. 206 million followers. One powerful marketing opportunity.

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Accessible Hunting? South Dakota Just Put It on the Map.

Hunter in blaze orange using a wheelchair in an autumn forest, holding a shotgun.

South Dakota is putting accessible hunting opportunities on the map, giving disabled hunters and DMOs a resource worth knowing about.

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New Adaptive Sports Center Opens in Ohio

Ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Adaptive Sports Connection lodge, with a cheering crowd and adaptive bikes holding the pink ribbon.

Rosetti thought she was learning to ski. She was really learning what was possible.

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