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  • February 2025 visit!

    Hey guys! Coming to NZ in February. Hopefully I’ll have a triride HT, can anyone recommend any accessible trails?

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    indiaheron
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    • As someone from the wonderful Rotorua who has attended multiple events aimed at creating accessible paths in our Redwoods Forest I can definitely recommend the accessible loop in the Rotorua redwoods for being beautiful and a bit of a bumpy adventure (I managed in my tiny fold up travel power chair so a triride would definitely do the…

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    • Hotels for hoist users

      Hi, I’m an Austrian university student planning a potential trip to Japan, and I’m looking for hotels in Tokyo. Because I have muscular dystrophy, I mostly rely on a hoist (Hoyer lift) for transfers. The hotel needs to be accessible for a wheelchair/powerchair, and there should be enough space for the hoist to be maneuvered to the toilet and…

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      • My husband who is a quadriplegic and I were in Tokyo in March. If you are looking to rent a hoist I rented one for 2 weeks from the company below which worked really well for us.

        Kuniyasu NOMURA 

        Ohayo Travel Corporation

        email : nomura01@ohatra.com

        website: https://ohatra.com

        Phone +81-42-315-3261

        Fax +81-50-3588-0678

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      • I agree. I only used the hoist for him in the bathroom and didn’t notice if the legs would go under the bed. Sorry not to be more of more help.

      • Update on Sudbury Trip

        Hi Everyone!

        I just wanted to hop on here and share an update about how my trip to Sudbury went as someone who just travelled alone for the first time as a power wheelchair user.

        Firstly, I want to say thank you to everyone who showed me support on my original post it means a lot to me to have support from people who understand and have been…

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        • Hi Shaine and Andreas 🐢! Thanks for the update – sooooooo happy to hear it went well and that you overcame the challenges that arose.

          For tips and tricks etc, you can try the Global Discussions group, and there is a gadgets group as well for more physical solutions. If you think a specific group for tips and tricks would be useful, we…

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