Join us for a live presentation and interactive discussion
October 2026

Travel is changing fast, but for millions of travelers with disabilities, the journey still breaks down at key moments, from an inaccessible booking site to a hotel room that doesn't match its listing. This panel brings together industry voices and travelers with lived experience to explore what's happening now and what's next: how hotels and short-term rentals are approaching accessibility, where airlines are headed on seating and onboard amenities, and why WCAG-compliant digital booking tools are the front door to an inclusive trip.

Panelists will also share firsthand perspectives on traveling with a range of disabilities, from mobility and vision to non-visible conditions. They'll talk about the barriers that remain, the moments when travel works well, and why accessibility means something different to every traveler.

Takeaways:

Andrew is a Corporate Travel Manager and a leading voice for accessible travel, whose work gained national recognition in 2022 when his GBTA Ladders team was named a finalist for a project on why searchability is essential to accessible travel. He launched the TAMS Advancing Accessibility in Travel campaign in 2023, interviewing people representing more than 30 disabilities, then consulted for the American Hotel & Lodging Association in 2024 and published 22 new accessibility standards in 2025, earning the TAMS Emerging Leader Award. Now in 2025 his work continues thru interviewing travelers with disabilities and speaking across the United States about what they have taught him, along with developing a new platform aimed at making travel searchable for all disabilities.

Lorraine Woodward is the CEO and Founder of Becoming rentABLE, listing platform of accessible short-term rental properties across the United States. As a full-time wheelchair user living with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, Lorraine brings lived experience to the challenges of accessible travel.

Becoming rentABLE was created to help identify and clarify what makes a short-term rental truly accessible, addressing barriers that impact people with mobility, cognitive, vision, hearing, and age-related accessibility needs. The platform works to increase awareness and improve the availability of accurately described accessible accommodations, helping travelers make more confident and informed booking decisions.