The 2019 TravelAbility Summit Slideshow: A Fabulous Audience, Expert Speakers and a Lot of Learning! December 9, 2019 by Jamie Hood Susan Sygall, Mobility International meets Carole Astley & Sachie York from Travel OregonLara Sandora, Adrian Smith, Madeline Chase share their travel stories as moms of children on the autism spectrum with Marc Garcia, Visit MesaAn engrossed audience at LaunchPad Kerry Mauger, Wings for Autism Program Manager, The ArcConference Guests enjoying themselves at the LaunchPad reception.Laszlo Horvath, LaunchPad Emcee with Jason McKee from Accessibility ShieldConference SessionTheresa Stern from Guide Dogs for the BlindBrandon Hochman from My Shower Buddy, co-winner of LaunchPad 2019Carole Astley & Sachie York from Travel OregonJeff Yoshioko, WHill & Lesli Wang, Free2Go Mobility Solutions- LaunchPad 2019 WinnersMike May from Access ExplorerNate Lane, Pegasus, Harris, Visit Valley Forge & Art Jimenez,Reno-Tahoe USAJay Cardinali with Kirsten Baker, JeenieMeegan Winters from Able Eyes presents at LaunchPadJohn Morris from wheelchairtravel.orgThe Judges at LaunchPadChris Lona, CL Designs presenting at LaunchPadTroy Otillio, Aira and Christopher Shilder, Marriott InternationalAirBnB Accessibility Expert Srin MadipalliSid Marcos, Outlandish TravelPatty David from AARP shares data on the Boomer Travel MarketMichael Sobell, Autism on the Seas, Ron Pettit, Royal Caribbean and Julie Jones from AustraliaMary Kay Vrba tells the story of the Think Differently initiative in Dutchess CountyMakiko Matsuda Healy from NYC & Co We Love NY Makiko Healy,Sara Emmert, Susanne O’Neil & Mary Kay VrbaKarlene Holloman, Point HospitalityJudi Durant & Josh Lambert from the Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel share the secrets of their customer service trainingAdvisory Board Members Dave Lorenz, Visit Michigan & Josh Loebner, DesignsensoryJanis Ross of Eugene & The Cascades shares the accessibility initiatives from EugeneTravelAbility Founder Jake Steinman fields a questionAccessible Travel Pioneer Eric Lipp of Open Doors organizationDave Lorenz from Visit Michigan explains how they raised the bar on accessibilityLunch timeAccessible Travel Experts Sue Slater, Presto Magic Travel, Myron Pincomb IBCCES & JohnSage, Accessible Travel SolutionsCamilo Navarro shares the mission of Wheel the WorldOvercoming the Fears of Accessibility Mike May, Access Explorer, Isabell Ducharme Keroul & Srin Madipalli AirBnB Thank you to all who attended. We can’t wait to see you in 2020. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)