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  • Older rider on a lit-up mobility scooter with family at a holiday theme park plaza, with a carousel and fireworks at night

    Disney World & Disneyland Mobility Scooter Rules (2026)

    Both Disney World and Disneyland welcome your own mobility scooter, within a 36" × 52" size limit. The rules at both resorts, rental prices, Disney buses, monorail and Skyliner, ride transfers, and why DAS usually isn't for scooter users.

  • Older rider on a mobility scooter with family on a palm-lined pier at dusk beside a cruise ship decorated with holiday lights, a Christmas tree and a wreath

    Holiday Cruise With a Mobility Scooter: 2026 Guide

    Planning a Christmas or New Year's cruise with a mobility scooter? A step-by-step timeline: which cabin your scooter fits, special needs form deadlines, battery and charging rules, embarkation day, Caribbean tender ports and accessible shore excursions.

  • Older woman with a cane waits at a New York City curb beside her folded mobility scooter as her rideshare driver waves from the open trunk

    Uber & Lyft With a Mobility Scooter: Rules and Tips

    Uber and Lyft expect drivers to accommodate folding mobility scooters. How to make sure yours fits, what to message your driver, wheelchair-accessible options for scooters that don't fold, and what to do if a driver refuses you.

  • Veteran in a cap riding a mobility scooter with a small American flag as family waves flags in a park

    VA Mobility Scooter Benefits for Veterans: 2026 Guide

    This Veterans Day, a guide to VA mobility benefits: how enrolled veterans get a scooter or wheelchair through VA Prosthetics, HISA grants of up to $6,800 for ramps and bathroom changes, and help with vehicle lifts.

  • Older adult on a mobility scooter at home beside an Open Enrollment calendar reading Oct 15 to Dec 7

    Does Medicare Cover a Mobility Scooter? 2027 Guide

    Medicare Part B can cover a mobility scooter, but only when you need it to get around inside your home. Who qualifies, the exam and order you need, what you'll pay, and what to check before Open Enrollment closes December 7.

  • Halloween With a Mobility Scooter: 2026 Safety Guide

    Halloween With a Mobility Scooter: 2026 Safety Guide

    Trick-or-treating, handing out candy or heading to a haunted house on a mobility scooter? Here's how to stay visible, keep costumes out of the wheels, plan your battery and know your access rights on Halloween night.

  • Illustration of an accessible hotel room with a power wheelchair, mobility scooter, 60-inch turning space and 32-inch clear doorway

    ADA Hotel Accessible Room Rules 2026

    What the ADA requires when you book an accessible hotel room, the exception to know about, how to book so the room actually holds, and what to do if the hotel gives it away.

  • Older traveler on a mobility scooter on a train platform beside a passenger train with an accessible door and boarding ramp, as a conductor waves

    Amtrak Mobility Scooter Rules 2026

    Amtrak rules for mobility scooters in 2026: size and weight limits, which routes can take your device, what to do if it is too big, and how boarding works.