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Category: AJ January 2026

Salivate over Salzburg

A wide-angle night shot of the Salzburg skyline reflecting in the Salzach River. The Hohensalzburg Fortress and several domed cathedrals are brightly illuminated against the black sky, their lights creating long, shimmering colorful streaks across the dark water.

By Jacob Rosser and Jennifer Hartley Jacob Rosser and Jennifer Hartley When most people think of Salzburg, Austria, images of Mozart’s birthplace or musical The Sound of Music pop into their mind. It certainly did for me — and truth be told those are pretty good reasons. But it turns out […]

Better together – disability parent Q&A

A young person in a wheelchair is positioned on a sunny sidewalk, facing a vintage-style red and tan trolley bus. The trolley's accessibility ramp is deployed toward the pavement. Other children are standing nearby on the sidewalk, and the trolley features a sign that reads "FREE TROLLEY" and "Historic Main Street."

Q: How have real families navigated mixed-access needs? A: “It’s utter chaos!” responded Amy Tarpein, of Elijah’s Baby Bucket List, but of the best kind. In some ways, it’s no different than traveling with any family with varying ages and interests. 1. Do your research. Find activities that everyone will enjoy and […]

Rerouting:
navigating the detours in travel and life as a family with disabilities

A family portrait on a paved outdoor path with mountains in the background. A woman stands behind a boy in a manual wheelchair; she is flanked by another boy and a girl. The boy in the wheelchair and the girl are both holding tall trekking poles. The group is smiling against a backdrop of a wooden fence, green shrubbery, and a cloudy sky.

You may be familiar with the Emily Perl Kingsley short story, “Welcome to Holland.” It’s a beautiful analogy that compares the disability journey to a flight to Italy that unexpectedly delivered travellers to Holland, instead. While the travellers had planned for the splendors of Italy, and are momentarily flummoxed by the […]

Accessible destination round up – Japan edition

By Jennifer Allen Traveling to Japan with a wheelchair can feel overwhelming. Figuring out where you can and cannot go is hard enough when you can research in your own language and time zone, not to mention making follow-up calls to confirm accessibility needs. We packed a lot into two busy […]

ABOUT ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

Three young women pose smiling in the center of Nickels Arcade in Ann Arbor. The woman in the center sits in a manual wheelchair wearing a patterned skirt and white cardigan. She is flanked by two friends; one in a pink sweater and jeans, and another in a cream puffer jacket and black cargo pants who has one arm playfully raised. The historic corridor features glass ceilings and yellow "100 Year" anniversary banners.

Welcome to Ann Arbor, Michigan! You are invited to experience a mix of energy and charm in this bustling college town filled with art, entertainment, great food, nature, and vibrant local culture. As the first Wheel the World Verified Destination in the state, visitors with physical, cognitive, or invisible disabilities can explore […]

Oregon is the first Accessibility Verified State

A woman with long dark hair and a blue streak sitting at the base of a wide metal slide on a modern playground. She is wearing an all-black outfit and smiling warmly. The playground surface is a tan-colored safety pour, featuring several large red spherical mounds. Green trees and a cloudy sky fill the background.

By Phoenyx Powell When Travel Oregon invited me out for their Accessible Oregon FAM trip, I knew it’d be special — but I didn’t realize I’d be watching a piece of travel history in motion. Oregon just became the first state to be officially Accessibility Verified by Wheel the World, and I […]