Accessible Journeys Magazine

Mah Mooni on freedom, accessibility
and finding home through travel

A woman in a bikini top and black skirt sits on a rustic wooden swing decorated with seashells on a shallow, sandy beach. The tide is out, and the sky is overcast.

Mah Mooni is a multilingual singer, songwriter, and activist from Iran, now based in Brazil. Since migrating in 2012, she has used her music, poetry, and performance to speak out for women’s rights, bodily autonomy, and the dignity of people with disabilities.

When Accessible Travel Almost Works

A side-profile photo of a smiling Black woman with long, blonde and brown micro-braids sitting in a wheelchair. She is giving a high-five to a young girl who is laughing joyfully. The girl has curly dark hair and is wearing a bright, colorful geometric-patterned dress with a pink star on the chest. They are outdoors in a sunlit park with green trees in the background.

After years of travelling as a wheelchair user, I stopped being surprised when things didn’t work.
Not because people didn’t care. Most of the time, they did.

Guest Editor’s Note

A woman stands on a sandy beach smiling, wearing a floral pink and white dress and holding a large woven picnic basket. Her prosthetic leg is visible beneath the hem of her dress. Behind her is a calm lake and a steep hillside dotted with houses and lush green evergreen trees.

Ten years ago, I lost my leg in an accident. At the time, I could never have imagined that I would one day lead such an active and adventurous life. For a long while, my concerns were simple but overwhelming:

Oasis Ottawa: Canada’s Capital Delivers

A high-angle evening view of the Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa during winter. The frozen canal is filled with the blurred motion of ice skaters, flanked by snowy banks illuminated by warm golden streetlights and red-lit trees. In the background, the Gothic-style architecture of Parliament Hill and the Peace Tower stands out against a deep blue twilight sky.

There are so many ways to describe the City of Ottawa. For some, it is the centre of government, with Parliament Hill in the downtown core. For others, it is Silicone Valley North, with people creating all those apps and techie things that make our lives better.