February 6, 2024 9:00 AM –10:30 AM
Overview
Chamber Members:
You are invited to attend this great class from Becoming rentABLE! (zoom only)
Becoming rentABLE is an accessible short-term rental listing platform dedicated to not only increasing the number of accessible short-term rental properties but also Expanding the scope of accessibility beyond the wheelchair to include mobility, cognitive, hearing, sight and aging accessibility.
Becoming rentABLE is generating awareness about what it means to have an accessible short-term rental property beyond just wheelchair accessibility. We bring an understanding to the barriers that hinder people with varying abilities from enjoying and using an accessible short-term rental property, while also demonstrating solutions to those barriers.
Presenter: Lorraine Woodward,
Creative Energy Officer and Founder (CEO)
Lorraine is the CEO and co-founder of Becoming rentABLE, where she guides the entire Becoming rentABLE team with creative ideas that positively impact the lives of people with disabilities and their families in the world of accessible short-term rentals. Lorraine is a full-time wheelchair user, having been diagnosed as a young child with limb girdle muscular dystrophy. Lorraine is passionate about the world of accessible short-term rentals due to her experience as a mother of 2 children who also have muscular dystrophy and the difficulty her family has had with finding accessible vacation destinations and short-term rental properties. Created in 2021, Becoming rentABLE’s goal is to expand the way the short-term rental (STR) industry defines accessibility to include mobility, cognitive, vision, hearing, and aging communities, resulting in increasing the number of accessible STRs across the globe. Outside of work, Lorraine and her family enjoy eating tasty food and own two accessible short-term rental properties, the first of which was the inspiration for Becoming rentABLE.