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Reply to Lightweight manual wheelchair rental? Logistics of wheelchair rental?
My daughter uses a fixed frame manual wheelchair. We flew with it to Japan and travelled extensively without any problems. The airline has to carry it without charge. She used it to the aircraft door and it was delivered to the door on disembarking. You would be better off taking your own wheelchair because you are used to it. As it’s foldable…
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Reply to Use of orthosis on tatami floors
Heather is correct that a medical need would be accomodated. The removal of shoes is both a necessity and a cultural one. Whilst you haven’t detailed shoe size might I suggest that you investigate if you can get some socks which have rubber grippers (so called “slipper socks”). These will provide better grip than disposable covers. You can…
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Reply to Companion/ disability pass
When I took my daughter to Japan earlier this year we used her blue badge parking permit (UK government issue) with generally positive results. It’s got her name and photo on it and it is in multiple languages. I think Australia has something similar.
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Reply to Blue disability Parking Badge
From what I have seen in several trips to Japan street parking is non-existant. Off street parking (paid) is the norm. Some hotels and restaurants have free parking but you generally have to pay, especially in large towns and cities. The only time we got any use out of a blue badge on the last trip (April) was getting disabled discount on…
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