Urban Travel, Sustainability & Accessibility

MORE THAN A HALF DOZEN CARS ILLEGALLY PARK ON THE SIDEWALK AT HISTORIC WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN PARK. THIS HOSTILE ACT PUSHES DISABLED, ELDERL...

AT STARKLOFF DISABIILITY INSTITUTE UNIVERSAL DESIGN SUMMIT I have delivered more keynote speeches and featured presentations than I can co...

INCLUSION IS A MUST! When I post about the need for barrier free sidewalks in Miami’s Shenandoah, many people act like I am serving one pe...

CLOSERS FOOLISHLY FORCE MULTIPLE CROSSINGS  OF DANGEROUS TRAFFIC TO COMPLETE A JOURNEY Bravo for the scaffolding & wide, gently graded...

AND EVERY BIT AS LOATHSOMELY BIGOTED AS RACISTS Why do ableists think it is the duty of people with disabilities, or their allies, to fix ...

PLEASE HAVE INCLUSIVE SEATING THIS YEAR Last year’s book fair had an outdoor food court produced by Smorgasboard Miami. It had 24 picnic...

AS THE ACCESSIBLE BOOKLEGGERS LIBRARY MOBILE TRAILER The gold standard of wheelchair accessible mobile events was set by Bookleggers Libra...

ILLUMINATED CROSSWALK STRIPS IN DOWNTOWN MEDELLIN Crosswalk edges light up neon green to tell pedestrians it is time to cross safely. Mo...

ALTERNATIVE TO FLYING OR DRIVING? Know Your Rights on Trains The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to trains and train station...

ALTERNATIVE TO FLYING OR DRIVING? Leah and Bevi Zelaya praise the barrier-free restrooms aboard Amtrak trains they have taken in the Northea...

ALTERNATIVE TO FLYING OR DRIVING? Even though the trip takes longer, Vanessa  O’Connell  says train travel takes the stress and hassles out ...

ALTERNATIVE TO FLYING OR DRIVING? Vanessa O’Connell walks on the train, though she is careful with her balance. She has an electric scooter ...

ALTERNATIVE TO FLYING OR DRIVING? Vanessa O’Connell is an MDA Ambassador in the Orlando area who lives with Pompe disease.  She travels twic...

ALTERNATIVE TO FLYING OR DRIVING? Mindy Henderson, MDA’s Vice President of Disability Outreach and Empowerment and Editor-in-Chief of Quest ...

ARE DISRCIMINATING AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Illegal car parking destroys pedestrian safety and forces people with disabilities int...

ALTERNATIVE TO FLYING OR DRIVING? Mindy Henderson, MDA’s Vice President of Disability Outreach and Empowerment and Editor-in-Chief of Quest ...

ALTERNATIVE TO FLYING OR DRIVING? Dr. Christopher Rosa praises the new Acela cars for wider aisles, more integrated accessible seating, and ...

ALTERNATIVE TO FLYING OR DRIVING? Christopher Rosa, PhD, President and CEO of the Viscardi Center in New York, lives with limb-girdle muscul...

ALTERNATIVE TO FLYING OR DRIVING? “I’ve used the accessible bedroom cars on the Auto Train,” David Capozzi says, describing a special Amtrak...

ALTERNATIVE TO FLYING OR DRIVING? Amtrak is boosting accessibility on trains with 576 new long-distance cars, 28 next-generation Acela cars ...