Wheelchair User to Travel the Country, Living in Airbnbs for a Year

Anna Miller, a Washington, D.C.-based teenager who uses a wheelchair, was recently selected by Airbnb to travel with her family as part of Airbnb’s “Live Anywhere with Airbnb” program.

As the family travels across the United States, they hope to highlight the barriers to accessible travel, while also broadcasting the opportunities afforded to people with disabilities.

In an interview with the website Well + Good, Anna said that “It’s an amazing opportunity to show other people that just because you’re in a wheelchair, you can still have this really cool life.” She continued. “I think a lot of people tend to forget that, especially since we don’t really see a lot of people in wheelchairs leading cool lives in movies or books or TV or anything like that.” Her mission is to change people’s perspectives on the capability of disabled people, and to show members of the disability community what’s possible.

Airbnb also hopes to gain something from her experiences, as it learns more about what constitutes accessibility in the homes that are available through its platform.

To read more about Anna’s plans and her unique opportunity, read the full article from Well + Good.