Traveling with your own mobility scooter — worth it or not?
Some people swear by bringing their own travel scooter on international trips. Others rent at the destination. If you’ve done either (or both), what worked better for you? Anything you wish you’d known before your first trip with one?
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I’ve always travelled with my manual chair, but I hire a power chair at the destination I’m going to, not sure if this helps, but that’s what I do
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We have encountered a case where a passenger’s personal electric scooter was damaged during a flight from Los Angeles to Narita.
The airline urgently arranged to rent one of our electric scooters, which the customer used during their trip. Although the airline initially stated that the scooter would be repaired before the customer’s return,… Read more
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US government websites have 3 weeks to meet new accessibility standards
On April 24, every US state and local government serving 50,000+ people must make their websites and mobile apps meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards under a new ADA Title II rule. That includes transit agency sites, paratransit booking apps, and public tourism portals.
Only about 4% of government homepages currently meet WCAG standards,…
Air France was not fun
I recently came back from a trip to Japan, and I landed in Paris (CDG Airport) with a Air France flight. When going to the luggage area where my electric power wheelchair was sent, I transfered from the manual chair of the airport to my own chair. When I switched my chair on, it was not working anymore. I tried to switch on / off several…
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What a horrible experience, we are so sorry to hear this. Really hope you find someone to help you because this is unacceptable, but understand the hopelessness.
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That is horrible! Even if there is little hope, please keep us posted.
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Accessibility Win to report!
I posted the below video on social media a week ago, and I didn’t tag Virgin Voyages because otherwise I was quite happy with my experience. However, their team noticed the cabin and their Director of Belonging messaged me to say that they are adding powered doors to their accessible rooms. We also zoomed for a bit and he listened to…
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_daniellevates on March 17, 2026: "One simple feature can be a game changer with accessibility. Once I experienced a room with a powered door, it’s so hard to go back! I’ve talked to many people who aren’t even disabled who’ve … Continue reading
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We have ruled out Virgin Voyages from the youtubers, etc. who have talked about their bad experiences. Apparently, they have no disability areas in the show/theaters and one guy with his mother in a chair had to watch from an obstructed view area way off to the side only. Did you have a similar experience? We’ve been on 23 cruises on all…
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Wow!!! Amazing job from them for actively looking at customer comments!
First time flying with a power wheelchair — what do you wish you'd known?
There’s always a lot to figure out the first time you fly with a power chair. Battery paperwork, hoping it arrives in one piece…
For those who’ve been through it, what’s the one thing you wish someone had told you beforehand? And if you’re gearing up for your first flight — what’s worrying you most?
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I don’t have a wheelchair but use an ecv scooter because I can’t walk long distances. I learned a valuable lesson on a flight home from Tokyo 2 years ago from a guy also waiting on the plane for his electric wheelchair. He refused to get off the plane until his chair was there waiting for him so I refused as well. All other passengers had…
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