WheelTribe is a project by Destination Everywhere Accessible Travel, a company created in 2018 in Brussels, Belgium, with the goal of conencting travellers with disabilities with the many accessible experiences and destinations out there. The founders are Eleonora Censorii and Marco Canali.
Belgium
Founder of WheelTribe, my goal is to connect people with fun, meaningful and accessible experiences, to make travel more inclusive and sustainable for the local communities and the travellers.
Italy
I’m an entrepreneur and an investor with a diverse portfolio of start-ups and scale-ups, including EasyReading, a company that created a dyslexia-friendly font.
WheelTribe was co-created with a number of people, mostly friends, whom we knew were interested in travel, and who had a mobility disability of some kind.
To create the WheelTribe platform, we worked with a coach, Diego Gaspar, who helped us to design a tailored "Design Sprint" workshop online. The group of participants of the Design Sprint were persons with a mobility disability whom we knew - and who are seasoned travellers - plus two representatives of a non-profit association that creates and runs three accessible beaches in Italy. Together we analysed "the pain": what are the problems that travellers with a mobility disability face when organising a trip? In the second phase we worked on ideas for a solution, laying out some of the current features in the website.
We took part in the co-creation workshop as representatives of Io Posso, and the experience was very enriching. We especially liked the multicutural, international and very lively setting where we had the opportunity to share and learn. (Giorgia and Francesco)
Real travels are troubles, chaos and fun together, just like the workshops we took part in to co-create the website!
Join the WheelTribe community and help make travel more accessible across Europe! We're looking for people and businesses offering adapted activities, sports, services, and accommodations, and we'd love to feature yours.
Are you a traveler with stories to share? We’re also seeking individuals willing to share their best (and worst) travel experiences.
Interested in testing our new platform features? We offer paid opportunities to collaborate, test the platform, and help improve its performance, accessibility, and user experience. No unpaid work—your time and feedback are valuable!