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Every issue of the TWIA newsletter is packed with practical accessible travel guides, candid destination reviews, and the kind of disability travel news that rarely makes the mainstream press. It felt like a waste to let them disappear. So here they are: personal stories, wheelchair travel tips, and advice for disabled travelers of all kinds, all preserved and free to read whenever you need them.

From navigating Paris in a wheelchair to accessible safaris in South Africa, cruising Alaska, road-tripping New Zealand’s South Island, and understanding your rights as a disabled air passenger, the archive covers the full spectrum of inclusive travel. 

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A newsletter archive card for the April 15, 2026 issue. The top half features a golden-hour photograph of the Los Angeles skyline with tall palm trees silhouetted in the foreground. Below, bold white text on a dark background reads: "Help create the most comprehensive LA access guide." A short summary follows, along with a "Read More" button in the bottom left and the date "April 15, 2026" in the bottom right
Airport ground crew members load passenger wheelchairs onto a conveyor belt into the cargo hold of a commercial airplane. One worker in a high-visibility vest pushes a wheelchair toward the belt while another stands nearby. Overlaid text reads: “Will airlines ever stop breaking our stuff?! Airlines are still destroying thousands of wheelchairs every year…” followed by additional article teasers and the date “March 31, 2026,” with a “Read More” button.
Newsletter cover for February 13, 2026, titled "Is this the way to Paradise?!" Features a photo of a winding road through lush green forest in New Zealand's South Island, with a yellow diamond-shaped kiwi bird warning sign and a rectangular sign reading "Caution Crossing at Night." Body text reads: "A road trip through New Zealand's South Island in an accessible rental car, plus the hidden financial costs of disability travel, news from accessible destinations in Japan, Romania, and Victoria Falls, and a community research project on how disabled people are treated." Includes a "Read More" button.
Newsletter cover for January 30, 2026, titled "Paris in a wheelchair; is it possible?" Features a nighttime photo of the Louvre Museum in Paris, with the illuminated glass pyramid in the courtyard and the historic palace wings lit up against a dusky sky. Body text reads: "The long-awaited wheelchair user's guide to Paris is finally here, plus news of the first wheelchair user in space, a controversial proposal about airline boarding, and tips for accessible day trips closer to home." Includes a "Read More" button.
Newsletter cover for December 11, 2025, titled "Are accessible travel costs really too high?" Features a photo of a person in a power wheelchair on a paved coastal path, wearing a green jacket and grey beanie, smiling at the camera. Behind them is a sweeping beach with rolling hills and a partly cloudy sky. Body text reads: "A candid reflection on the hidden costs and growing challenges of accessible travel — plus an honest review of flying Air France as a disabled passenger, and the latest news from the world of inclusive tourism." Includes a "Read More" button.
Newsletter cover for October 22, 2025, titled "Accessible Luxury in the Heart of Hluhluwe, South Africa." Features a photo of a luxurious safari lodge bedroom with a white canopy four-poster bed, red soft furnishings, and open glass doors leading to a wooden deck overlooking lush green bush. Body text reads: "The UK is cracking down on airlines that damage wheelchairs, plus there's a wheelchair-friendly guide to Manchester, a luxurious accessible safari lodge in South Africa, and a practical tip on what to do when your accessible hotel room isn't ready at check-in." Includes a "Read More" button.
Newsletter cover for July 23, 2025, titled "An accessible guide to Singapore." Features a photo of a person seen from behind, relaxing in a rooftop infinity pool overlooking the Singapore city skyline on a cloudy day. Body text reads: "An accessible guide to Singapore, a wheelchair-friendly Disney vacation home, a road trip to Montevideo, and the news that someone has crossed the Alps by wheelchair, plus a free webinar on accessible travel planning and a question to get the community talking." Includes a "Read More" button.
Newsletter cover for July 8, 2025, titled "Introducing FORA travel agency." Features a photo of a person riding a mobility scooter along a coastal path surrounded by wildflowers, with the sea visible in the background. The FORA logo appears in the top left corner. Body text reads: "TWIA announces an exciting new partnership with Fora Travel, celebrates Disability Pride Month, and serves up an accessible guide to Madrid, stories from Taiwan, a beautiful Northumberland holiday home, and the hidden problems disabled travellers face that most people never notice." Includes a "Read More" button.
Newsletter cover for June 25, 2025, titled "Disability Ingenuity." Features a photo of a single glowing incandescent light bulb hanging against a dark textured background. Body text reads: "A frank reflection on why inclusive design still fails disabled people, illustrated by the state of accessibility in Brazil, plus a celebration of disabled ingenuity, an accessible guide to Cornwall, tips for using the plane restroom in a wheelchair, and the fight over airline accessibility rules." Includes a "Read More" button.
Newsletter cover for June 10, 2025, titled "Visiting San Fransisco as a blind solo traveler." Features a photo of a smiling woman with short red hair, wearing a dark jacket over a striped top, standing in front of a marina with sailboats and a bridge visible in the background. Body text reads: "The TWIA newsletter celebrates its second birthday with community stories from Bristol, San Francisco, and closer to home, a tantalising trailer for a wheelchair accessibility series in Taiwan, and a thought-provoking question: should we retire the term 'fully accessible'?" Includes a "Read More" button.
Newsletter cover for May 27, 2025, titled "Is the cost associated with accessible travel too high?" Features a photo of a woman with short blonde hair in a white dress, using a manual wheelchair on a paved coastal path lined with palm trees and tropical gardens, with a resort building visible in the background. Body text reads: "A short but pointed edition featuring a detailed opinion piece asking whether accessible travel tour operators are charging disabled travellers more than they should, and inviting readers to weigh in with their own experiences." Includes a "Read More" button.
Newsletter cover for April 24, 2025, titled "Tips for traveling with a prosthetic." Features a photo of a woman with curly hair and sunglasses, wearing a red dress and black leggings, walking briskly along a coastal path using trekking poles. She has a prosthetic leg visible below the knee. A beach, driftwood, and blue sky are visible in the background. Body text reads: "From an amputee's packing tips to a man whose MS symptoms eased 50% while travelling, plus United Airlines launching a first-of-its-kind wheelchair tool and a Disney scooter guide." Includes a "Read More" button.
A person in a wheelchair sits by a calm lake in the Atacama Desert, facing snow-capped mountains under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. The scene is expansive and remote, with dry, rocky terrain in the foreground. Text below reads: “Visiting northern Chile in a wheelchair,” followed by a summary about navigating the Atacama Desert, accessible travel news, tabifolk Talks, and a creator spotlight, with a “Read More” button and the date March 12, 2025.
A group of around a dozen people pose together indoors in front of a green plant-covered wall, smiling at the camera. One woman sits in a wheelchair at the center, with others standing closely around her in a friendly, social setting. Below the image, text reads: “Exploring Friuli Venezia Giulia – A region open to all,” followed by a summary about accessible travel in Italy, disability travel news, a wheelchair delivery mission in Ghana, and tabifolk Talks, along with a “Read More” button and the date February 28, 2025.
A newsletter archive card for the February 19, 2025 issue. The top half features a photograph of two men paddling a traditional waka (Māori canoe) on calm turquoise water, with lush green hills in the background — one of the paddlers appears to be a wheelchair user. Below, bold white text on a dark background reads: "Recovery, Resilience, and Accessible New Zealand." A short summary follows, along with a "Read More" button in the bottom left and the date "February 19, 2025" in the bottom right.
Newsletter cover for March 7, 2024, titled "Introducing Zamanos: the accessibility review website." Features a promotional graphic for Zamanos.com showing a wooden boardwalk leading to a forested island on a calm lake, overlaid with the Zamanos logo, the words "Spirit, Community, Accessibility, Reviews," the Zamanos.com web address, and a quote reading "The secret of making progress is to get started." attributed to Mark Twain. Body text reads: "The story behind Accessible Japan and Tabifolk, an incredible wheelchair donation mission to Ghana, accessible travel news from Starbucks to the DOT, and a city spotlight on Toronto." Includes a "Read More" button.