Can Disabled People Really Visit Machu Picchu?
/ Travel Guides & Destination Insights / Apumayo Expediciones: Getting to Machu Picchu When the Mountain Won’t Meet You Halfway Machu Picchu is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world. A place where a fascinating civilization from centuries ago left its legacy, partly intact, for us to marvel at in sheer wonder. The […]
Disney Boat Ride Patent Application Would Let Wheelchair and Scooter Users Board Without Transferring
/ Opinion & Community Voices / Disney Boat Ride Patent Application Would Let Wheelchair and Scooter Users Board Without Transferring A newly published patent application describes a boat ride vehicle that would let guests board in their own wheelchair or scooter, with no transfer into a ride seat. The patent aims to solve one of […]
The 5 Most Accessible Hotel Chains, According to Disabled Travelers
/ Travel Tips & Practical Advice / The 5 Most Accessible Hotel Chains, According to Disabled Travelers This piece originated from a poll in our Facebook group, part of TWIA’s community-sourced data. We recently asked our community which hotel chain they trust to actually meet their access needs, no matter where in the world they’re […]
TAP Air Portugal Destroyed a Disabled Traveler’s New Wheelchair, Then Made Him Wait Two Hours to Find Out
/ News & Opinion / TAP Air Portugal Destroyed a Disabled Traveler’s New Wheelchair, Then Made Him Wait Two Hours to Find Out Chris Espiritu’s long-awaited trip to Portugal with his wife has turned into nothing short of a nightmare, and it began the moment they landed at Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport. It’s a story […]
Alicante’s Accessible Corridor: From the Castle to Casa Mona
/ Travel Guides & Destination Insights / Alicante’s Accessible Corridor: From the Castle to Casa Mona There’s a particular kind of morning light that hits the Explanada de España around eight, when the tourists are still working through room-service coffee and the joggers own the promenade. The marble underfoot, laid in wave patterns of black, […]
Disability Advocate Shane Hryhorec Removed From Virgin Australia Flight Over Wheelchair Power Device
/ News & Opinion / Disability Advocate Shane Hryhorec Removed From Virgin Australia Flight Over Wheelchair Power Device (Don’t forget to share your own experiences in the comments section found at the end of this article.) Adelaide-based disability advocate Shane Hryhorec was offloaded from a Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Adelaide after cabin crew […]
A Small Latvian Workshop, a Paralympic Bronze, and a Stamp
/ Lifestyle & Disability / A Small Latvian Workshop, a Paralympic Bronze, and a Stamp In March 2026, Latvia won its first-ever medal at a Winter Paralympic Games. Poļina Rožkova and Agris Lasmans, competing in wheelchair curling as a mixed doubles pair, beat the United States 11–10 in an extra end to take bronze at […]
Accessible Tokyo: Your Stress-Free Guide to the City
/ Travel Guides & Destination Insights / Accessible Tokyo: Your Stress-Free Guide to the City Skip to what you need: Let me start with a confession. For as long as The World is Accessible has existed, I’ve avoided writing a Tokyo guide. Not because Tokyo isn’t worth writing about; it absolutely is. But because the […]
Amtrak Marks 36 Years of the ADA With a Big Accessibility Push
/ News & Opinion / Amtrak Marks 36 Years of the ADA With a Big Accessibility Push The ADA turned 36 on July 26, and Amtrak marked the occasion with a progress update on accessibility across its network. Most anniversary press releases are fluff. This one has numbers in it, so I read the whole […]
The Pride I Could Not Find
/ Editorial / The Pride I Could Not Find & The Price of Being Accepted For a long time I have sat with the question of why online ableist comments affect me so much. I think the truth of it comes down to this: they shatter my false sense of security that, societally, we’ve made […]