Travel Needs

Traveling With Epilepsy: The Seizure Action Plan and Packing List That Actually Help

Traveling With Epilepsy: The Seizure Action Plan and Packing List That Actually Help

Traveling With Epilepsy: The Seizure Action Plan and Packing List That Actually Help Travel Needs Traveling With Epilepsy: The Seizure Action Plan and Packing List That Actually Help Epilepsy doesn’t have to shrink your world. It just means the planning looks a little different, and a lot of that planning is simpler than it feels ... Read more

Traveling as a Little Person

Traveling as a Little Person: Rental Cars, Airplane Seats, and the Gear That Actually Helps

Traveling as a Little Person: Rental Cars, Airplane Seats, and the Gear That Actually Helps Travel Needs Traveling as a Little Person: Rental Cars, Airplane Seats, and the Gear That Actually Helps Most travel advice is written as if everyone is the same height. This is the version written for the millions of small, specific ... Read more

Flying With an Ostomy

Flying With an Ostomy: The TSA Screening Process and the Ballooning Myth.

Flying With an Ostomy: The TSA Screening Process and the Ballooning Myth Travel Needs Flying With an Ostomy: The TSA Screening Process and the Ballooning Myth The fear isn’t really about the pouch. It’s about being singled out in a crowded checkpoint. Here’s exactly what to expect, so nothing catches you off guard. 9 min ... Read more

Flying With Diabetes

Flying With Diabetes: TSA Rules for Insulin, Pumps, and CGMs.

Flying With Diabetes: TSA Rules for Insulin, Pumps, and CGMs Travel Needs Flying With Diabetes: TSA Rules for Insulin, Pumps, and CGMs You shouldn’t have to brace for a fight at security just to carry what keeps you alive. Here’s what’s actually allowed, and how to say it clearly. 9 min read Updated for 2026 ... Read more

Flying With Sensory Sensitivities

Flying With Sensory Sensitivities: Sensory Rooms, TSA Cares, and Practice Programs That Actually Help.

Flying With Sensory Sensitivities: Sensory Rooms, TSA Cares, and Practice Programs That Actually Help Travel Needs Flying With Sensory Sensitivities: Sensory Rooms, TSA Cares, and Practice Programs That Actually Help You don’t have to walk into an airport for the first time on the day of your actual flight. There’s a better way to do ... Read more

Flying With Low Vision

Flying With Low Vision: The Tools, Rights, and Real Tricks That Make Airports Easier.

Flying With Low Vision: The Tools, Rights, and Real Tricks That Make Airports Easier Travel Needs Flying With Low Vision: The Tools, Rights, and Real Tricks That Make Airports Easier Airports assume you can see a gate sign from across the terminal. You don’t have to build your trip around that assumption. 9 min read ... Read more

Traveling With Chronic Illness

Traveling With Chronic Illness: A Pacing Guide for Low-Energy, High-Reward Trips.

Traveling With Chronic Illness: A Pacing Guide for Low-Energy, High-Reward Trips Travel Needs Traveling With Chronic Illness: A Pacing Guide for Low-Energy, High-Reward Trips You don’t have to choose between traveling and staying well. You do have to plan differently than the itinerary blogs assume — this is the version built around energy, not endurance. ... Read more