Member Josh Grisdale
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Glad to see there is a way to remove the arm rest – getting to the seat can be a huge hassle and the armrests never help!
https://havewheelchairwilltravel.net/review-of-delta-airlines-premium-select-and-accessibility/
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Review of Delta Airlines Premium Select and Accessibility - Have Wheelchair Will Travel
A review of Delta Premium Select, the airline's premium economy service offering a competitive price and added comfort.
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“It’s like using the servant’s entrance because we’re not fit to use the normal entrance like normal people. It does feel like that. It feels very segregated.“
I have often felt like this!
https://www.anglocelt.ie/2022/06/09/like-using-the-servants-entrance/
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‘Like using the servant’s entrance’ | Anglo Celt
People with disabilities or mobility issues are left wanting when it comes to accessibility and services.
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A bit embarrassed to share, but it is accessible travel related in Japan….
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2087061/
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Striving for a Barrier-free Society - Where We Call Home | NHK WORLD-JAPAN On Demand
On this episode, we meet Canadian Josh Grisdale. A wheelchair user due to cerebral palsy, Josh works for a social welfare group in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward, and runs a website for foreigners with disabilities that introduces a broad range of … Continue reading
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We are having some CRAZY rain right now in Tokyo. What do you do when it rains on vacation? Umbrella? Special poncho? Get wet? 😜
If it is just a bit of rain I get my helper to hold an umbrella. I have some wheelchair ponchos like this https://amzn.to/3NTa9eo but find they always fly up when it is windy!
If you have a suggestion let me know!…
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Actually, when it rains in vacation I usually just get wet xD If I’m going to a place that it usually rains a lot, I take a poncho, but otherwise I just hope for the best.
When I lived in Japan, I took the poncho and used it quite a lot. It was a regular plastic poncho, one of those transparent ones. I used to tuck it under my legs and between… Read more- View 3 replies
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I usually have a poncho for heavy rain if I can’t wait it out (one that is long enough to hold it down with my feet like Joan), an umbrella can work for lighter rain, and carrying a towel in my backpack has been very useful in either situation to dry up when I get back inside. I have been mostly able to avoid prolonged moments in the rain, but… Read more
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Does anyone have a recommendation for a website that lists current travel restrictions / openness of countries? Interested in knowing where people can go (or can’t!). Here in Japan we should be starting a “trial” of opening up…
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