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I have lived in London for 24 years and been a wheelchair user for 17 of those years, and I remember being afraid to travel on the train to Central London (as I live in Teddington, a suburb of London). The first time I went was in 2011, when my younger sister came to visit us in London. We booked a train to get from Teddington to…
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Wow Patty, how amazingly uplifting your post is! Thank you so much for sharing. You are right… London can be an incredibly accessible city if you know where to go and how to navigate your way around. Kudos to your support worker also for showing you the ropes and letting you know what can be done nowadays! I hope you will share more of…
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Great to hear your positive perspective, Patty! I lived outside London for about three years and was using a cane at the time (part time wheelchair user now). I relied heavily on lifts at train stations so I was always glad when they took extra care to maintain them in good working order!
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Hi Everyone, hope your weekend is going well. Solo traveller hoping to go to Japan in late January.
1. I’m the process of booking wheelchair accessible hotel through APA hotel chain ( in Tokyo), as according to their website, all locations have a wheelchair friendly room. I am booking it through bookings.com as that seems like the only…
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Hello,
1 you can try to send a message via Booking.com.
3- you can go to Shibuya and hakihabara. And https://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/ if you like moovies but if i remember, it’ s a Little far Away and you have to réserve tickets early.
Have a nice trip.
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Hi.
Good evening.
Regarding #1, why don’t you try calling the APA hotel you are booking directly? The consumer center for the entire group often does not disclose the phone number.
2. I think it is probably best to take the Odakyu line from Shinjuku. There are fewer transfers. Or I recommend taking a taxi from within Tokyo. It is a taxi that…
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I want to add a small foot rest to my scooter, but I can’t see any online. I have tried asking libraries that have 3D printers, and they are like yeah we can print it if you have the file. Has anyone worked with an organization that takes requests for help making a device / gadget?
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