A study by researchers at Rutgers found that guests who disclose a disability are less likely to be approved for a room and more likely to be rejected.
Guests who didn’t disclose a disability received “pre-approval” from an Airbnb host 74.5 percent of the time. But that number dipped sharply for guests who disclosed a disability. A person who was blind had a 49.7 percent approval rate and a person with dwarfism had a 60.9 percent approval rate.
The approval rate dropped further for guests with cerebral palsy and spinal cord injuries. A person with cerebral palsy had a 43.4 percent approval rate, and a person with spinal cord injuries had a 24.8 percent approval rate.