Friday, July 18, 2025

IS TRAIN TRAVEL A WHEELCHAIR-FRIENDLY

ALTERNATIVE TO FLYING OR DRIVING?


Mindy Henderson, MDA’s Vice President of Disability Outreach and Empowerment and Editor-in-Chief of Quest Media, who lives with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), recently took her first Amtrak ride. 

She described the five-hour trip from her home in Austin, Texas, to Dallas as a “mixed bag.”

“Getting on the train was dreamy compared to air travel. 

I could stay in my chair, and I didn’t have to worry about being lifted or dropped,” she says.

“The portable ramp from the platform to the train was a bit steep, but the staff were good about standing behind me so I didn’t flip.”

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