Member Josh Grisdale
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This goes well with @geordie_travels recent blog post. Which of these have you struggled with the most? For me, definitely over-priced taxis in places that have no public transportation alternative…
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Disability Surcharge: 7 Reasons Travel is More Expensive for Disabled People - Wheelchair Travel
Disabled people unfairly bear the financial costs of inaccessibility, making vacations more expensive and putting travel out of reach.
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#6 is my main problem. Even though I require only, at the most, three hours a day of assistance, I have a hard time finding assistants. In the past, my friends could assist me. But, we’re getting older and they can’t help me as much anymore. So, I have to rely on asking friends in the destinations for referrals of people willing to accept…
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This data is incredible – let’s keep these airlines accountable. Hopefully international airlines will do the same.
wheelchairtravel.org
Checking in on Wheelchair Damage: How Airlines Are Doing - Wheelchair Travel
With airline wheelchair damage statistics available for the first 8 months of 2023, how are carriers handling passengers' mobility devices?
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Well, I’m a bit happier my Japan flight is Delta now. Great info!
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With SPIRIT at the bottom, it just gives another reason not to fly them. (For those who don’t know, SPIRT is very trashy. You see them in the news often for their unruly passengers. And they ‘nickel and dime’ every little detail.)
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Anyone have any recent horrible travel experiences they need to vent about? 🧐
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I’d love to!
nightmare holiday to prague
I booked an accessible hotel room through loveholidays. It stated on the description that it had some wheelchair accessible rooms.
so 3-4 weeks before my trip I sent the access team over a message to check I had been booked into one of these rooms. Every few days it would say they were still trying to…
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While I’d prefer accessible seating to be integrated with regular seating, at least the Chigasaki Southern Beach Fireworks wheelchair seating has a good view and accessible toilet!
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I recently travelled to St. Helena, California and the public (street) toilet was amazingly accessible. Automated doors, bars and it even played music! I couldn’t believe I would have found that in such a small town and now I really wish I had snapped a few photos to show you guys. 🙁
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A great video about Tokyo Disneyland with some important accessibility tips as well!
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Good information! I highly agree with the pre-translated messages tip about riding on the various attractions, it took me a bit to find out if I could ride or not while in my personal wheelchair.
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