Flying With a Disability: What the Community Actually Thinks

A manual wheelchair positioned at an airport check-in desk, representing the experience of disabled travelers navigating air travel accessibility.

/ Opinion & Community Voices / Flying With a Disability: What the Community Actually Thinks Table of Contents I saw a question posed on social media recently by the accessible travel community tabifolk, where they asked what people’s experiences were when flying with a disability. The replies came in their droves, across multiple Facebook groups […]

Accessible New Zealand Holidays: Why Winter Might Be the Best Time to Go

Wheelchair user in a power chair photographs the Hollyford Valley from an accessible viewpoint on the Milford Road, South Island New Zealand, with snow-capped peaks and a glacial river below

/ Travel Guides & Destination Insights / Accessible New Zealand Holidays: Why Winter Might Be the Best Time to Go Published on The World is Accessible in partnership with Ability Adventures The road to Milford Sound has accessible viewpoints most visitors drive straight past. This one is reason enough to slow down. Ask most people […]

Accessible Australia: Exploring the Gold Coast in a power wheelchair

/ Travel Guides & Destination Insights / Accessible Australia: Exploring the Gold Coast in a power wheelchair If you are dreaming about visiting Australia, but are worried about accessibility, the Gold Coast is one of the easiest places to begin. Written and submitted by: Nicole @ Chair Went There If you are dreaming about visiting […]

Southern Airways Responds After Denying Disabled ‘Wicked’ Star Boarding

Image of Marissa Bode.

/ News & Opinion / Southern Airways Responds After Denying Disabled ‘Wicked’ Star Boarding Actor Marissa Bode, known for her role as Nessarose in the recent Wicked film duology, says Southern Airways has taken steps to address an incident in which she was prevented from boarding a flight due to her disability. In a Sunday […]

The End of Handing Over Your Wheelchair at the Plane Door Is in Sight

A mock-up image of a man in a powered wheelchair, sitting inside the Airspace U Space.

/ News & Opinion / The End of Handing Over Your Wheelchair at the Plane Door Is in Sight Boarding a flight as a wheelchair user has long meant handing over your independence at the door. Airbus is working to make that a thing of the past. For the longest time — decades, in fact […]

Accessible Los Angeles: An Ever-Expanding Guide to the City

Los Angeles skyline at sunset with tall palm trees silhouetted in the foreground – accessible travel guide to LA

Los Angeles has long captured the world’s imagination, and accessible Los Angeles is more within reach than you might think. This guide covers the best accessible things to see and do, where to stay, and how to get around the city with ease.

Milano Cortina 2026 Sets New Standard for Inclusive Winter Games

Two Paralympic alpine skiers in blue racing suits raise their arms in celebration on a snowy slope at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games.

Milano Cortina 2026 has raised the bar for accessibility at major international sporting events — introducing historic new provisions for invisible and cognitive disabilities while leaving behind infrastructure upgrades that will benefit Italian communities for generations to come.