Condé Nast Traveler recognizes Cory Lee as one of the “most influential figures in the field of accessible travel”
My Super Bowl commercial for Google Workspace:
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I have been featured on a variety of websites, TV segments, and print publications. If you would like to check out my content, just click the links below:
Featured on “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love” show on PBS
I was featured on the official Facebook page (214 million + followers) in May 2019 –
Featured on the official Facebook page (214 million + followers) in May 2019 –
The Passion Thailand, aired nationwide across Thailand in July 2017 –
The Passion Thailand, aired nationwide across Thailand in July 2017 –
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AWARDS AND HONORS
The “Influencer to Watch” in the 2022 Matador Network Travel Awards
Silver Anthem Award 2023 for “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Awareness: Special Projects”
Finalist for the 2021 Webby Award for Best Influencer
Received the 2024 Webby Award for Best Personal Blog/Website
Received the 2021 Webby Award for Best Personal Blog/Website
Received the 2021 Webby People’s Voice Award for Best Personal Blog/Website
Received the 2022 Webby People’s Voice Award for "Best Travel Website”
Gold winner of the 2020 Davey Awards for Best Blog and Best Personal Website
Silver winner of the 2020 w3 Awards for Best Travel Website and Best Personal Blog
Finalist for the 2020 Webby Award for Best Personal Blog/Website
Received 1st Place in the 2019 Society of American Travel Writers Eastern Chapter Writing Contest for Best Blog Post for my article: The Ultimate Wheelchair Travel Guide to Barcelona, Spain
Bronze winner of the 2020 North American Travel Journalists Association Award for ‘Illustrated Story – Online Publication’ for my article titled “10 Wheelchair Friendly Places to Visit Along the South Coast of Iceland“
Silver winner of the 2019 Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Blog
Received the 2019 Webby Award for Best Personal Blog/Website
Received the Ed Roberts Award from the Center for Independent Living in 2018
Gold winner of the 2017 Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Blog
Enshrined on the Wall of Fame at Morgan’s Wonderland in 2017
Received the 2017 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from the University of West Georgia
Cluboid | The Top 50 Travel Bloggers 2017 (Curb Free ranked #9)
Credit Donkey | Best Solo Travel Blog 2016
Nomad Revelations | Curb Free is ranked the #1 Disabled Travel blog in the world
Man on the Lam | Top 100 Travel Blog Posts of 2014 (#20)
Speaking Engagements
HubSpot's INBOUND Conference in Boston, MA - Panelist
Charleston County Parks & Recreation Virtual Symposium - Presentation About Accessible Tourism
South Dakota Governor’s Conference on Tourism - Led 2 Sessions on Accessible Tourism
VA1 Governor’s Tourism Summit in Richmond, Virginia - Opening Keynote Speaker
OWAA Conference in Gulf Shores, Alabama - Opening Keynote Speaker
U.S. Travel’s ESTO Conference - Panelist
TravelAbility Summit in Savannah, Georgia - Panelist
2023 Cure SMA Conference in Orlando, Florida - Panelist
Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism - Keynote Speaker
Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism - Keynote Speaker
Iowa Tourism Conference - Keynote Speaker
California Outlook Forum - Panelist
Mississippi Governor’s Conference on Tourism - Keynote Speaker
Nebraska Governor’s Conference on Tourism - Keynote Speaker
Georgia Governor’s Tourism Conference - Panelist
Only In Your State Travel Summit – Keynote speaker
The Nomadic Network – Presentation about ‘How to Publish a Children’s Travel Book’
Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism - Keynote Speaker
Pi Kapp College for Chapter Officers, Atlanta, GA – Keynote Speaker to 300+ attendees
Travel Blogger Exchange (TBEX), Billings, Montana
Pi Kapp College for Chapter Officers, Atlanta, GA – Keynote Speaker to 300+ attendees
Pi Kapp College for Chapter Officers, Charlotte, NC – Keynote Speaker to 300+ attendees
Society of American Travel Writer’s Convention, Barbados
TravelCon, Austin, TX
Travel Blogger Exchange (TBEX), Corning, NY – Opening Keynote Speaker to 700+ attendees
Biogen Employee Luncheon, Boston
Ed Roberts Campus, Berkeley
Travel Blogger Exchange (TBEX), Jerusalem
Abilities Expo, Houston
The Speak Foundation Conference for Individuals with Neuromuscular Disorders, Atlanta
Travel Blogger Exchange (TBEX), North America
Indiana Governor’s Conference for People with Disabilities
G.R.E.A.T Conference, Raleigh, NC
Abilities Expo, NY Metro
Pi Kapp College for Chapter Officers, Atlanta, GA – Keynote Speaker to 300+ attendees
Travel Blogger Exchange (TBEX), Billings, Montana
Society of American Travel Writer’s Convention, Barbados
TravelCon, Austin, TX
Travel Blogger Exchange (TBEX), North America
Indiana Governor’s Conference for People with Disabilities
Abilities Expo, Los Angeles
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Atlanta
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Content Created for Other Publications
Where I’ve Been Featured
National Geographic Travel
Lonely Planet
New Mobility Magazine
Los Angeles Times
Quest Magazine
Trivago
The Points Guy
National Geographic Travel
Lonely Planet
- Meet the changemakers of the travel industry
- Just back from… Morocco
LP Pathfinders: top posts from May 2018
- The world’s first fully wheelchair-accessible water park opened this weekend in Texas
LP Pathfinders: top posts from February 2017
LP Pathfinders blog round-up: Best in Travel 2017
Just back from… Israel
LP Pathfinders: top posts from August 2016
Featured in LP’s “Accessible Travel Online Resources” eBook
‘Great Ocean Road Day Trip’ article in the Accessible Melbourne e-book
LP Pathfinders: top posts from October 2015
Seven alternatives to spending New Year’s Eve at home
New Mobility Magazine
“Rolling Down Under” feature article. April 2015 issue, pages 14-16
“No Barriers Summit” feature article. November 2015 issue, pages 63-65
“Building a Life in Paradise” feature article. March 2016 issue, pages 14-19
“Rolling in the Holy Land” feature article. March 2018 issue, pages 16-21
“Morocco From a Wheelchair (and a Camel)” feature article. March 2020 issue, pages 34-37
Best Travel Products for Wheelchair Users
Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Return to Accessible Travel
“Mastering the Work/Home Balance”feature article. April 2021 issue
- NM Live with Teal Sherer
Los Angeles Times
Quest Magazine
- The Ups and Downs of Accessible Air Travel
- The Great Accessible Outdoors
- Four Steps to Booking a Hotel Room for Wheelchair Users
- Featured in “Where to Next?” article. Summer 2015 issue.
Trivago
- The Ultimate Wheelchair Accessible Guide To Las Vegas
- The Ultimate Wheelchair Accessible Guide To Chicago
- The Ultimate Wheelchair Accessible Guide To Los Angeles
- The Ultimate Accessibility Guide to Orlando
- The Ultimate Accessibility Guide To Washington DC
- The 10 Most Wheelchair Accessible Cities In America
- 3 Reasons Why You Should Still Travel in a Wheelchair
- 5 Useful Travel Tips for Wheelchair Users
The Points Guy
Featured as an expert for the Best Georgia Attraction, Best Tennessee Attraction, and Best Alabama Attraction contests
USA Today 10 Best