Author: Steve Wright

Steve Wright
Steve Wright posts disability advocacy and Universal Design ideas daily at his blog: Urban Travel, Sustainability & Accessibility.

Steve Wright is an award-winning writer who has been a mainstay freelancer for New Mobility for two decades. He created and teaches a universal design course at the University of Miami School of Architecture. Based in Miami, he travels throughout the U.S. and abroad to lecture on creating a better built environment for people with disabilities. While on the road, he searches out the perfect blend of local culture and barrier-free access. Read Steve’s blog at urbantravelandaccessibility.blogspot.com

Accessibility Services Helps Museums Like This One Become Disability-Inclusive

by Steve Wright December 2, 2024

The disability-inclusive exhibit made for a great museum visit.... Read more.

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She considered suicide but found us — and hope – instead

by Steve Wright November 28, 2023

When she was at her lowest, considering suicide, our team helped lift her up.... Read more.

A manual wheelchair user in line at an airport.

New Single-Aisle Airplanes Will Have Accessible Lavatories

by Steve Wright July 26, 2023

Single-aisle airplanes must have accessible lavatories according to a new DOT rule.... Read more.

Buffalo Bills football players jubilantly shout on the field. Behind them is a packed stadium.

Buffalo Bills’ New NFL Stadium Teaming Up with our Accessibility Services Makes Us Wanna Shout

by Steve Wright July 24, 2023

The Buffalo Bills wanted an accessible stadium, so called in the experts — United Spinal's Accessibility Services.... Read more.

Three wheelchair users gaze in wonder at a frozen landscape.

5 Wheelchair Accessible Travel Pros Share Their Best “Hacks”

by Steve Wright June 1, 2023

Enjoy these wheelchair-accessible travel "hacks" from some of our favorite influencers.... Read more.

A man in India rides a modified motorcycle. His manual wheelchair is in the sidecar.

What Does Global Accessibility Look Like Beyond Our Borders?

by Steve Wright May 23, 2023

What does global accessibility look like beyond our borders?... Read more.

An Asian power wheelchair user prepares to roll into a driverless van.

Together, We are Building Tomorrow’s Technology Right Now

by Steve Wright April 10, 2023

We collaborate with the right people to ensure tomorrow’s technology will be accessible.... Read more.

A white woman points out inclusive features on a model of a spacecraft to two men using wheelchairs. One man is Black, and the other is Hispanic.

The Future is Inclusive (and Here’s How We Get There)

by Steve Wright March 10, 2023

United Spinal Association is making the world more inclusive for wheelchair users and all people with disabilities.... Read more.

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United Spinal Member Flies to the Moon as a Virtual Artemis I Crew Member

by Steve Wright November 16, 2022

Rhonel Cinous will be part of a virtual crew for NASA’s upcoming Artemis I mission.... Read more.

view from behind of man in powerchair going down sidewalk with dog and woman walking next to him with her hadn on back of chair

United Spinal and the Americans with Disabilities Act

by Steve Wright July 18, 2022

On the front lines from passage to enforcement and beyond.... Read more.

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