Howard Chabner and Michele DeSha

Howard Chabner is a disability rights activist and retired lawyer who has FSH muscular dystrophy (FSHD) and uses a power wheelchair. Michele DeSha is a ceramic artist and painter. They have written numerous articles about wheelchair accessible travel in Italy, France, Spain and Israel. For several years Howard has been working with Context Travel to help make their walking tours more disability accessible. Michele and Howard live in San Francisco. Howard is a docent at San Francisco's beautiful Beaux-Arts City Hall.

Power Wheelchairs + Air Travel Complete Guide

1 year ago

Capri, Italy Travel Tips

This article is based on a day trip to Capri we took from Naples in May of 2014 and, to…

2 years ago

Naples, Italy Complete Wheelchair Access Guide

Naples, Italy is blessed with one of the world’s most beautiful bays and coastlines, hills rugged and gentle, gorgeous sweeping…

3 weeks ago

Italy Train Travel Wheelchair Access

This article on Italy train travel is based on trips we’ve taken in 2014, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2005 and 2003. …

2 months ago

Dear Uber and Lyft: Where’s the Ramp Van?

Dear President Peevey and Commissioners: Uber and Lyft have admitted that they have no wheelchair accessible vehicles in their networks…

12 months ago

Italy: Pompeii, Naples Archaeological Site

This article is based on a day trip to Pompeii, Italy we took from Naples in 2012.  We also went…

3 weeks ago

Rome, Italy: Complete Travel Guide

This article is based on our trips to Rome, Italy in May/June of 2014 and 2012 with our friends Chris…

3 weeks ago

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