Blue Trunk Foundation
Travel ArrangementsVirginia, United States2-10 Employees
The Blue Trunk Foundation is a small nonprofit operating in the travel arrangements field, focused on collecting and sharing information about accessibility to help people travel regardless of age, disability, or health conditions. Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, the organization seeks to provide reliable information about accessible travel on a global scale. It was founded by Rupa Valdez, drawing on her personal travel experiences with and without disability. She described the practical challenges of traveling in a wheelchair, such as coordinating logistics at train stations, finding accessible bathrooms, and navigating airport layouts, and these experiences informed the idea of assembling a single information source about accessibility. The foundation positions itself as a resource that aggregates insights about accessibility to support travel planning for a wide range of travelers. Its online presence is at bluetrunk.org.