Rerouting:
navigating the detours in travel and life as a family with disabilities
Listen to this Article 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 […]
With one leg, two poles and a passport full of stamps, amputee traveller Bjoern Eser proves the outdoors has no limits
Listen to this Article German Bjoern Eser laughs when people call him daring. He shrugs, hoists a backpack, checks the battery on his microprocessor knee and heads for the trail. That’s the rhythm. No fuss, no drama, just motion. The founder of The Active Amputee has stacked up miles on foot, by kayak and with ropes […]
How a bilateral amputee helps others
explore the world through Easy Access Travel
Listen to this Article The hotel manager stood in the doorway, a brand-new shower seat in his hands. Hours earlier, Debra had shown him a photo of the model she needed: wide, stable, safe. The seat he had offered before had wobbled. For a bilateral amputee like Debra, a wobbly seat wasn’t just inconvenient, it […]
Instagrammers
Instagrammer: Lucy Edwards Instagram Account: lucyedwardsofficial <<< Accessible Luxury Adventure Lucy Edwards, a blind traveler, shares her accessible holiday experience at Aphrodite Hills hotel in Cyprus with TUI UK. Friendly staff accommodated her needs, guiding her around the complex and to the spa. Lucy explores her hotel room, describes surroundings using audio cues, and enjoys […]
Senior travel lessons from 75 years young
Gemma Raeburn-Baynes
Listen to this Article Airports used to be Gemma Raeburn-Baynes’ racetrack. She remembers dashing from one gate to the next, suitcase wheels rattling behind her. These days, she plays it smarter. At 75, she orders a wheelchair when she books her ticket, and by the time she lands on the Caribbean island of Grenada or […]
Inclusive Kilimanjaro expedition proves disability is
no barrier to reaching the Roof of Africa
By Howard Blas Listen to this Article Climbing Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain, is an extreme challenge and a bucket list item for many people worldwide. Setting out for top of the 19,341 feet (5895 meters) mountain with 48 climbers—32 with a range of disabilities—and a record-breaking support team of 197 porters and guides sounds like […]
Phoenyx Powell shares lessons on travelling comfortably and confidently with a prosthetic leg
Phoenyx Enjoying the Sunrise Listen to this Article Travel used to be second nature to Phoenyx Powell from getting lost in Ireland during her first solo trip to cave tubing in Belize with her family. But after a motorcycle crash left her with a mangled leg, every trip came with pain so sharp it carved the joy […]
Through travel and sport Vasu Sojitra expands possibility for adaptive athletes
Listen to this Article Vasu Sojitra is a professional skier, U.S. national amputee soccer player, and disability access strategist. After losing his right leg to a blood infection before his first birthday, he grew up redefining what it means to move through the world, turning travel, sport, and advocacy into inseparable parts of his life. […]
Kevin Connolly shows being legless never stops global adventures
Listen to this Article Kevin Connolly was born without legs in Helena, Montana. As a kid, he moved best on a skateboard, palms pushing pavement, a handmade leather “butt boot” protecting his hips. It wasn’t polished or high-tech, but it gave him speed, balance, and independence, and it was tough enough to take the scrape […]
Accessible Destination Spotlight:
Greater Fort Lauderdale
Click here to read the digital brochure Listen to this Article About the Destination Welcome to Greater Fort Lauderdale, a region made up of 31 vibrant municipalities connected by 300 miles of navigable waterways and framed by 24 miles of golden beaches. Here, warm sunshine bathes everything from high-energy coastal hubs to laid-back seaside escapes. Along […]