Wheel the World helps people with disabilities experience the world like anyone else
Accessibility November 10, 2021
Wheel the World is a social enterprise with the purpose to make the world accessible. They believe that people with disabilities should experience the world like anyone else. Governments, travel companies and tourism professionals are all joining the accessible travel movement given the exponential growth of people with disabilities traveling around the world. Wheel the World helps people find and book accessible travel experiences including accommodations, tours, and multi-day trips with the accessibility they need in the most amazing destinations in the world.
The Story
Alvaro Silberstein (Co-founder & CEO), always dreamed of visiting Torres del Paine in Patagonia. After he had an accident, that left him paralyzed from the chest down, this seemed impossible. Torres del Paine wasn’t accessible. One day, Alvaro and his friend Camilo (Co-founder & COO) came up with the idea of traveling there together anyway. They realized that no wheelchair user had done [...]