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  • 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.

    ben congrove
  • 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.

    ben congrove
  • Older traveler on a mobility scooter with a pie in the basket at an airport gate, beside a cornucopia, a cartoon turkey, a gate agent and a waving family

    Thanksgiving Flying Checklist for Mobility Scooter Users

    Thanksgiving is the busiest week at U.S. airports. A step-by-step checklist for flying with a mobility scooter, from booking and battery rules to getting your scooter back at the aircraft door, plus your rights if it's damaged.

    ben congrove
  • Claim tag graphic titled What the airline owes you, stamped Damaged, for a mobility device

    Airline Damaged My Mobility Scooter: Your Rights in 2026

    If an airline damages your mobility scooter, federal law says what you are owed. What to document, what to do in the first hour at the airport, and how to file a claim and complaint.

    ben congrove
  • 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.

    ben congrove
  • Boarding pass-style graphic for the ZiiLIF R3b showing a 262 Wh battery, 37.5 lb weight and cleared status on six U.S. airlines

    Airline Mobility Scooter & Wheelchair Rules

    The federal rules behind every U.S. airline, battery limits for six major carriers, notice periods and forms, cargo door sizes and your rights under the Air Carrier Access Act.

    ben congrove