What is Atyzi?
Atyzi is a wheelchair access platform built by wheelchair users. Rate how wheelchair friendly places are, protect your chair when you fly, and learn from other wheelchair users. It works on the web, Android, and iPhone.
Disability travel platformThe wheelchair accessibility platform
The wheelchair accessibility platform
built by wheelchair users.
Rate how wheelchair friendly real places areProtect your wheelchair when you flyTravel guides written by wheelchair users
Rate how wheelchair friendly real places are — the cafe down the street or the hotel across the country. Save your chair’s details and share them with airline staff through a QR code they scan at the gate.
The Problem
Real wheelchair access info is hard to find
Is that restaurant near you wheelchair friendly? Will the hotel room actually work? Will the airline protect your chair? Right now, there is no good place to find answers. Wheelchair users deserve one trusted source to rate places, guard their gear, and learn from each other.
Wheelchair Mishandling
Airlines damage or lose thousands of wheelchairs every year. In 2023 alone, U.S. airlines reported mishandling over 11,000 wheelchairs and scooters. Ground crew rarely receive chair-specific handling instructions.
Scattered Information
Access info for restaurants, stores, and public spaces is spread across dozens of sites. Worse, it is rarely written by the people who need it most.
No Central Community
Wheelchair users have no single place to share real accessibility experiences — whether that’s a local restaurant or an international airport.
Atyzi closes this gap. One platform for wheelchair access ratings, chair safety tools, and travel guides — built by wheelchair users, for wheelchair users.
What Atyzi Offers
One platform. Every stage of your trip.
Rate how wheelchair friendly places are near you or when you travel. Protect your chair before a flight. Read guides written by wheelchair users who have been there.
Community Access Map
Rate how wheelchair friendly restaurants, stores, parks, hotels, and airports really are. See ratings from other wheelchair users in your neighborhood or anywhere you travel.
Wheelchair Travel Companion
Save your chair’s size, weight, battery type, and handling notes. Create a QR code that airline staff scan at the gate. They see exactly how to load your chair.
Accessible Travel Guidance
Articles and destination guides written by wheelchair users. Airline policies, hotel reviews, resort breakdowns — the stuff mainstream travel sites skip.
Learning Center
Practice real travel situations before you face them. Boarding a plane, checking into a hotel, navigating a new city. Built from real outcomes, not theory.
Wheelchair Travel Companion
Your wheelchair’s travel profile, always ready
Your wheelchair is not luggage — it’s your mobility. But airlines often treat loading as an afterthought. The result? Bent frames, loose wiring, and weeks without your chair.
The Wheelchair Travel Companion fixes this. Add your chair’s size, weight, battery type, and handling notes. Then create a QR code that airline staff can scan at the gate. They see exactly how to handle your chair. No app needed on their end.
Store your chair's specs, photos, handling notes, and battery info in one profile
Create a QR code that staff scan to see your chair's care guide on any phone
Import trip details so your profile is ready before you reach the airport
Clear visual guides that help reduce damage during loading and unloading
Your profile stays in sync across the Atyzi website and mobile app
Community Access Map
Access info from people who’ve been there
Most reviews skip the details wheelchair users care about. Can I actually get in there? Does the bathroom work? Is there parking? Atyzi’s Community Access Map lets you rate real places — your local coffee shop, a park across town, or a hotel you’re planning to visit.
“Is the bathroom actually wheelchair accessible, or just technically compliant?” “Can I get into that new restaurant downtown?” “Did the airline at this airport actually follow their own wheelchair handling procedures?”
These are the questions that matter. Atyzi lets members share real access reviews for any place they visit. Whether it’s a spot in your own city or a place across the globe, your review helps someone else plan with confidence.
Community Access Map
Rate how wheelchair friendly restaurants, hotels, airports, and attractions are. Your ratings help other wheelchair travelers plan ahead.
Community Dashboard
Your home base for rated places, member activity, and shared knowledge from wheelchair users.
Community profiles
Connect with other disabled travelers, mentors, and experienced wheelchair travelers.
Smart trip questions
Atyzi figures out how you traveled and asks the right questions. Flew somewhere? It asks about airport wheelchair assistance. Took the bus? It asks about the ramp.
Community features, the Community Access Map, and the Dashboard are available to Atyzi members. Learn about membership
Travel Guidance
Written for disabled travelers, not about them
Most “accessible travel” content is thin. A short note about ramps added to a generic guide does not help. Atyzi goes deeper.
Our blog covers the real questions: Which airlines handle chairs best? What does an “accessible room” actually look like? How do you plan a trip when access info is limited? Every article is written by a wheelchair user who has been there.
Your Travel Journey
Atyzi helps at every stage of your trip
Before You Travel
- Document your wheelchair in your Companion profile
- Check wheelchair ratings for your destination on the Access Map
- Read travel guides written for your disability and destination
- Practice real situations in the Learning Center
- Connect with travelers who’ve already been there
During Your Trip
- Show your QR code to gate staff so they know how to load your chair
- Pull up your trip details on any device
- Check wheelchair ratings for nearby places on the Access Map
After You Travel
- Rate the places you visited so other wheelchair users can plan ahead
- Report how the airline handled your chair
- Use your Atyzi records to support a damage claim if needed
- Share what you learned with the community
Testimonials
Real travelers, real experiences
From wheelchair users across North America who have traveled with Atyzi’s guidance and support.
Traveler spotlight
While nothing can entirely be controlled with how a chair is handled, Aaron did an excellent job minimizing the risk of wheelchair damage. He even took the extra effort in contacting the airlines on my behalf with special instructions and the chair’s dimensions.
Airline outreach supportChair dimensions sharedRisk reduced before takeoff
Aaron provided clear instructions on what to tell the staff for proper handling of my wheelchair, what to look for when my wheelchair was returned to me, and what to do about it if any damage had occurred. This isn’t really something your average Travel Agent would know.
“Aaron has always been helpful with booking my trips to places like Baltimore, Hawaii, and Walt Disney World. He ensures that the airplanes are large enough to accommodate my wheelchair and that I get the proper services I need while traveling.”
“Aaron’s expertise is simply unmatched. Nobody understands the hassles that disabled folks can run into better than someone who has gone through it firsthand.”
Built By Experience
Built by wheelchair users across North America
Atyzi was built by wheelchair users with over 20 years of combined travel experience. We understand the hassles because we’ve lived them. Every feature comes from real experience — finding wheelchair friendly restaurants, flying with a power chair, and dealing with broken systems.
Lived experience
Built by people who use wheelchairs every day.
Travel-first
Built for the gate, the ramp, and the arrival.
North America
Members across multiple cities and airports.
Our community
Vancouver, BCHartford, CTLafayette, LAVineyard, NJSterling, MAColumbia, SC
Founder perspective
Aaron Busch
Founder
Vancouver, BC
“Crafting Accessible Travel into inclusive memories, not Rubik’s puzzles.”
Josh Werner
Co-Founder
Hartford, CT
“The real brains behind the operation, but don’t tell Aaron.”
Chase Baker
Editorial
Vancouver, BC
“Pioneering digital accessibility with a love for gaming, comics, and hockey.”
Membership
Start free. Go further with a membership.
Blog posts and travel guides are free for everyone. Membership unlocks the full platform.
Free Access
Explore Atyzi
- Browse all blog posts and travel guides
- Read airline and hotel access coverage
- Try the Learning Center intro content
- Create an Atyzi account
Atyzi Membership
Full Platform Access
- Full Wheelchair Travel Companion with QR code sharing
- Community Dashboard and rated place history
- Rate places on the Community Access Map
- Full Learning Center with real-world scenarios
- Community profile, connections, and mentors
- Trip tools that sync across all your devices
Monthly
C$6.99/ month
Flexible month-to-month access. Cancel anytime.
Best Value
C$69.99/ year
Best recurring value. Save compared to monthly.
Lifetime
C$199 one-time
One payment. No renewals to manage.
No commitments. Cancel anytime. Your wheelchair profile data is always yours. Membership fees support development, hosting, and community advocacy. See the refund policy for details.
FAQ
Everything you need to know
Common questions about Atyzi, the Community Access Map, the Wheelchair Travel Companion, and how your data stays private.
What is the Community Access Map?
A map built by wheelchair users, for wheelchair users. Rate restaurants, hotels, airports, parks, and more. Cover details like entrances, bathrooms, parking, and staff. Your ratings help others plan ahead.
How does Atyzi detect where I am?
On Android, the app tracks your GPS in the background. On iPhone, it tracks while open and sends smart alerts when you visit a new place. Atyzi uses timing and location to spot real visits and ask useful questions.
Is my location data private?
Yes. Your GPS data, home area, visit history, and daily routines are never shared with anyone. Only combined, unnamed ratings appear on the map. You control seven privacy settings. You can export or delete your data any time.
What is the Wheelchair Travel Companion?
A tool to create a full profile for your chair: size, weight, battery type, handling notes, and photos. Then generate a QR code that airline staff scan to see your chair’s care guide. No app needed on their end.
Does Atyzi work on iPhone?
Yes. Add Atyzi to your Home Screen from Safari. You get push alerts, full-screen mode, and GPS while the app is open. Atyzi also detects when you travel to a new city to stay useful between sessions.
What kind of questions does Atyzi ask?
It depends on what you did. At a restaurant, it asks about the entrance and tables. After a flight, it asks about airport help. On the bus, it asks about the ramp. Questions change based on your trip.
What’s free vs. membership?
Free accounts get blog posts, travel guides, and one trip import. Members get the full Companion, Access Map, live flight status, all imports, the Learning Center, and every community tool. Plans start at C$6.99/month.
How does the QR code work?
Build your chair profile in the Companion, then generate a QR code. Staff scan it with any phone and see your handling guide on a simple web page. No app needed. You choose when the link is active.