HELLO PARIS: I AM HERE!!! Great! You have made the 61/2 hour trip on the plane, gotten off, and collected your luggage from baggage claim. Next you are off to your destination-but how? This can be the easiest part. If you are going to Paris I have the best way to get there and get […]
Hello Everyone! You’re finally on the plane and it’s time to go- Paris, Rome, Florence, Madrid, Seville, almost anywhere! You’re committed and seated, but now what? The dreaded plane ride. Well, if you’ve got your bulkhead seat, you are close to a bathroom. If you can walk a little, you’re fine. Most of you can’t […]
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Doctors told him to check his wife into a nursing home. Instead, he wheeled her around the world A love story on wheels: Brain aneurysm challenges couple to explore world 01:34 North Haven, Connecticut (CNN)When Andy Fierlit’s wife suffered a brain aneurysm 27 years ago, doctors urged him to admit her to a nursing home. […]
Welcome to the airport ticket counter! So far you have done all the right things. You’ve got your tickets, and notified the airline of your assistance requirements. Now imagine you hand your passports and e-tickets to the ticket person, they look it up, and what do you know? There’s no record of you notifying the […]
1. Google Now Includes Accessible Routes With a new Google Maps feature, the technology giant is looking to make it easier for people with disabilities to get around. Google said this month that it is adding information on its Maps platform to point people to accessible public transit stops in cities around the world. The “wheelchair […]
Lets talk about what type of wheelchair you need. If you read the actual rules you will see that most wheelchairs/scooters are permissible. Read about power wheelchairs on airplanes. Obviously you can take a manual wheelchair. You can take a battery powered wheelchair. The only real requirement is that they have the non spill batteries. […]
FROM YOUR DOOR TO PARIS AND BACK (PART 1) Well, you’ve finally decided to take the plunge and are planning your trip to Paris. OK, LET’S GO! Where do you begin? First, there is an aircraft procuring the right wheelchair, traveling to the airport, checking in, getting to the gate and on the plane, what […]
You are in the center of Paris, France. You are at the Place de la Concorde looking up the Champs-Elysees toward the Arc de Triomphe. Slightly to the left is the Eiffel Tower. Directly to your left, across the Pont del la Concorde is the Left Bank and the French National Assembly. Behind you is […]