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Looking for some accessible ideas for a trip to Birmingham? One of our members, @indiaheron shared a great post about her trip there recently
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Join me for five days in Birmingham, England's second-largest city.
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Hello.
ANA has started a new service called “MoVA” at Kansai International Airport.
With this service, you can rent mobility equipment (e.g. mobility scooter, wheelchair, stroller) at the airport and continue using it during your journey.
You can pick it up at the ANA counter (2F, KIX) and use it for trains, buses, or sightseeing.
More details and…
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Rent a Wheelchair (manual/electric) and stroller at Kansai International Airport. Convenient service available right after arrival—start your trip smoothly and head straight to sightseeing!
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Can you get the chair at Osaka airport the drop it off at Tokyo airport?
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Hey everyone I am a power chair user that uses a hoyer lift. I am afraid to damage my power wheelchair and I wanted to hear other people’s airline experiences.
How did you protect yourself and your wheelchair?
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I don’t use a power chair myself, but I’ve heard from friends who do that a few things really help — like removing anything that sticks out (joystick, headrest, footrests), wrapping the fragile parts with bubble wrap or even pool noodles, and taping clear instructions right on the chair so baggage crew know how to handle it. They also always…
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While not physically protecting, I always recommend taking multiple pictures/videos of your wheelchair when you pass it off so there will be no doubt that it was damaged by the airline or ground staff.
Look up and get in touch with local repair shops so if anything comes up there is no “what should we do?” moment.
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Hello! I will be travelling from Australia to Tokyo with my husband at the end of October.
In Australia we have the Sunflower logo for people with hidden disabilities. I have Fibromyalgia, Diabetes and Arthritis so I am a little slower with my sightseeing and do require frequent downtime to rest.
I read about the HELP MARK symbol in Japan and…
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To obtain the helpmark card does not require any medical documents. You could get it at the station offices of Toei Transport
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Thank you. I will have to see how far their offices are from Shinjuku.
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Reply to WHILl model F folding scooter
Hi David, yes I have and I’m most grateful and very excited! I’m still finalising my Naha plans and will get back to you as soon as everything is in place. I think you’re going to make my trip a joy in my Joy Cart!
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