The Intersection of Travel and Disability
When Senator Tammy Duckworth (D, Ill.) pushed for a ruling mandating that airlines report damage done to wheelchairs and assistive devices, disability advocates predicted the monthly numbers would be crushing. And then…the first month predicted that the reporting went public, Duckworth’s chair was on the Department of Transportation’s damaged list. Ok, mistakes happen, but really? Read the full story, here.
photo credit: Flickr/Senate Democrats
See that happy traveler—the one waving on a beautiful day out on the Banshee? (below) That photo was taken on an adaptive sailing regatta run out of the San Francisco Bay area. It’s one of the many vacation suggestions from the Abilities Expo experts, who have vetted each one to be sure it offers adventures that are wheelchair friendly or accessible in other ways.
To browse the 5 Spots Where Spring Break Really. Feels LIke Spring break, click here. You can also find many more Abilities Expo Vacation picks—from trails to family centers with medical resources on hand—on the site.
For details on the Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (BAADS), click here.
A Japanese online travel agency, VELTRA, has teamed up with Tokyo Travel Partners, which operates private wheelchair accessible tours, to be sure visitors for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games can visit barrier-free. The games will be held in August 2020. READ MORE
Congress passed the FAA Reauthorization Act last year, which included a ruling that requires airlines to report the total number of wheelchairs carried and mishandled each month. Now the first damage data is out. See who received a good grade for accurate reporting, while others are scoring ‘incomplete’. READ MORE
With a $1.2 million grant from the Michigan Mobility Challenge, two entrepreneurs created Muve, an accessible ride-sharing company. READ MORE
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