Member Josh Grisdale
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Glad they had roped-off wheelchair setting at the Edogawa fireworks – certainly got crowded!
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I love seeing heritage railroads like this making changes like this!
livewirecalgary.com
Heritage Park unveils custom built accessible train car
Taking part in a visit to the past at Heritage Park no longer means having to live with the decisions of past design. The park unveiled their newest train car—the Nightingale—on June 28, which is f…
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So confused… how should I feel?!
The positive take would be it could possibly improve wheelchair development and street accessibility but… still…
Your thoughts?
straitstimes.com
Young people in Guangzhou commute in electric wheelchairs as e-bikes face tighter rules
The trend has reportedly sparked a backlash from some in China due to safety reasons. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Whilst that is NOT what wheelchairs are intended for, could it also have the positive effect of further ‘normalising’ disability? 🤔💭
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Medical equipment should only be used by those who need it. When everyone in China who needs a power wheelchair has one, THEN they can be used by others. Our chairs are not toys or nonessential alternatives. This goes for those who claim to have BIID, too. (BIID is when someone without a disability wants to be disabled.)
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Elevators at stations are in Japan are operational 99.9% of the time. But that is because they regularly test and maintain them. But during maintenance, there is always a way – these terrifying things!
You get strapped in, wheelchair and all, and it climbs up and down the steps with caterpillar tires.
But, better than “sorry, the elevator is…
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Yeah, I used this a couple of times in Shinjuku and Ebisu.
When stations are under construction or restructuring it could be the only way to reach the platform.
Very scary but it works like a charm. 🙂- View 1 reply
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Omg! I wish I could have used on one of these gadgets before I left Tokyo. I was so unlucky that I had problems with the elevators on the subways 2 times during my 6-day visit to Tokyo. They said there was no elevator at all in one of the stations and I had to use another line. On the other one, they said “we will help you to use the… Read more
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First time I was stopped by security 😰😵💫, but managed to get some pictures of the toilets at the new Kabukicho Tower.
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You in Japan? Travelling? I am too.
Yeah the toilets are amazing and they’re everywhere. Even if a place doesn’t have a separate room for handicapped toilet, they have retrofitted one urinal and one cubicle with grab bars and stuff.- View 2 replies
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Wait, why were you stopped by security?
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