Wheelchair Traveling

20/11/2024

🌍 Boosting Wheelchair-Accessible Tourism: Tips for CVBs 🌍

Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs) play a vital role in promoting inclusive travel destinations! This guide shares actionable tips for showcasing wheelchair-accessible attractions, accommodations, and activities in your area.

💡 Learn how to:
✅ Highlight accessibility features effectively
✅ Partner with advocacy organizations
✅ Use digital tools for inclusive tourism promotion

Empower all travelers to explore with confidence! ✈️

📖 Read more: https://wheelchairtraveling.com/convention-visitors-bureaus-cvb-wheelchair-accessible-tourism-promotion-tips/

For Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs), promoting inclusive tourism is essential to welcoming travelers of all abilities. Ensuring that wheelchair users can easily access reliable, detailed information about destinations is key to creating an inclusive travel experience. Below are the essential....

15/11/2024

Can the putting of extra chairs, carts, supplies etc. in aisles at restaurants PLEASE stop?

12/11/2024

A lot of work is being done to make airline travel more accessible for wheelchair users. Too often wheelchairs are getting damaged and mismanaged when flying. Here's the latest on what's being done: https://wheelchairtraveling.com/wheelchair-accessible-airline-seating/

Airlines are making notable progress in designing wheelchair-accessible seating for air travel, which could revolutionize the experience for millions of travelers with disabilities. Traditionally, passengers with wheelchairs have faced significant challenges with boarding, transferring to narrow sea...

28/10/2024

Fall is fantastic and a great time to travel. I came up with a list of ideas and kept adding. The United States alone has a plethora of options, depending on what you want to do and how far you want to travel. What a beautiful country.

09/10/2024

What do you think? Am I missing anything from this list of desirable accessible features in a property rental? Please feel free to comment below or on the article itself to add.

As travel becomes more inclusive, the need for accessible rentals continues to grow. These rentals cater to a diverse range of individuals, from solo travelers in wheelchairs to families and groups of friends, many of whom may also use wheelchairs. Accessible accommodations are essential for people....

03/10/2024

I LOVE Utah's Might 5 National Parks! Come explore their unique beauty and accessibility features for wheelchair travelers. This is my most detailed, all-encompassing article to help you prepare and plan your trip. Thank you Visit Utah!

Official travel and visitor information for the state of Utah. Find hotels, restaurants, events and things to do in Utah.

04/09/2024

Erik Kondo deserves the Humanitarian Award for his open-source, wooden wheelchair design. It's durable AF! This a worldwide game changer. See lots of videos, etc. @ Wheelchairboarding

This page provides information on open source wheelchairs.

26/08/2024

Do I update the website? Yep! I am constantly adding new content to wheelchairtraveling.com AND updating articles, but I'm not great at always announcing it. Behind the scenes I am working for you, for our community. For example, I've updated the South Lake Wheelchair Travel Guide: https://wheelchairtraveling.com/south-lake-tahoe-wheelchair-accessible-travel/

Whether summer or winter, Lake Tahoe is one of California’s most visited and naturally beautiful destinations. It was referred to by the original explorers as “the jewel of the Sierra.” Lake Tahoe reaches depths of 1,645 feet, making it the second deepest in America next to Crater Lake Nationa...

05/07/2024

How are beds not regulated by the ADA? This has always baffled me. They're too high or too low which is problematic for wheelchair travelers and caregivers. Something has to change...

The ADA does not regulate bed heights, and the inconsistency is a problem for wheelchair travelers. It takes away independence and puts stress on caregivers.

01/07/2024

Yes! You CAN store your manual wheelchair in an airplane cabin. This is a question I get asked all the time. Here's an article with the details, including when this change was enacted. https://wheelchairtraveling.com/airplanes-flying-stowing-manual-wheelchairs-travel-regulations-rules/

Travelers flying with manual wheelchairs are able to store their chairs in the airplane cabin with carry-ons to prevent damage. This includes multiple passengers with wheelchairs.

24/06/2024

More than ever, I'm seeing space made for wheelchairs at bus stops. An inclusive world makes me happy.

11/06/2024

A too common occurrence.

22/05/2024

Just saw this and have to say, no! This is a bad design for an accessible shower. whirlpool bath got this all wrong. From the seat, a person cannot reach the shower nozzle, temperature controls, or shelf. Plus, there's a huge lip at the base of the shower. It should be barrier-free. You can do better whirlpool bath 🧐♿

20/05/2024

Last summer I finally made it to the Grand Teton National Park, a park that has called to me for years. The park met my expectations and was happy to find wheelchair accessibility. National Parks always amaze me. You see photos of them but the grandeur and magnitude of these places can only be truly understood in person, and yet I still try to capture it and tell a story. Here's that story...
https://youtu.be/U4Y4SSlS1t8?feature=shared

Grand Teton National, Park in Wyoming not far from Yellowstone National Park has wheelchair accessible hiking and sightseeing. This video provides visitors w...

27/04/2024

I've always wanted to go to the Azores, Portugal and feel lucky that I finally got to go in 2023. I was happy to find wheelchair accessible travel opportunities to sites and attractions. Here's the new video

In 2023, I traveled to the biggest and most accessible Azores island. I've always wanted to travel here but wasn't sure about wheelchair access. I was happy ...

20/04/2024

Yay! Accessibility has been improved on Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina. Come on and raise up!

In Linville, North Carolina, Grandfather Mountain is welcoming even more people to its Mile High Swinging Bridge and signature events thanks to the purchase of two ADA-compliant vehicles, made possible by the state’s American Rescue Plan funds. Grandfather Mountain experienced record visitation af...

07/03/2024

Accessible hotel shower hack = making it work when both nozzles turn on at the same time. ♿🧐👍