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Josh Grisdale posted an update in the group
a year agoGeneral Discussions a year agoHow many flights have you taken? Would you take more if flying was more accessible?
https://wheelchairtravel.org/how-many-flights-average-person-take-in-their-lifetime/
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How Many Flights Does the Average Person Take in Their Lifetime? - Wheelchair Travel
How often do Americans fly and how many flights do they take in a lifetime on average? This estimate is derived from publicly available data.
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Since 1999, I’ve taken about one round-trip flight a year.
Don’t be jealous, but I’ve only one major damage to my chair in that time. One of my footrests got bashed in on an LAX-JFK flight in 2004. United paid for it without any resistance.
I did think I lost my joystick cover on an United LAX-MCO flight in 2021. I had to call a certain… Read more- View 1 reply
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Since I started using mobility devices late 2015, first a small segway and then a wheelchair with power assist, I’ve taken a plane 17 times and had my device damaged twice:
– In 2017, from Barcelona to Rome my segway got broken. It still worked, but drove wobbly and had the handle and other parts partially broken. The company, Alitalia, didn’t…
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Thanks for sharing!
Reply to Distilled water in Japan
OK, so, from what I understand, 精製水 has various types, one of which is distilled water. The correct word for distilled water is 蒸留水 – jōryūsui.
So, I don’t think you can use just any 精製水 in the CPAP.
I just went to the drug store to get laundry detergent and decided to take a look and they only have 精製水 without much explanation…
So……
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Josh Grisdale posted an update in the group
a year agoFlying with a Disability a year agoSome interesting thoughts here about seating and also mobility. Was surprised to hear about the rule in the EU. Would certainly make it harder to ask to use the toilet if you need to ask everyone to move and wait while you transfer to an aisle chair (and again when you…
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Thoughts from the Aisle Seat, in a Row of Passengers with Reduced Mobility - Wheelchair Travel
Three passengers with reduced mobility in the same row? The rare situation raises important questions about airline passenger safety.
Reply to Accessible toilets in Belgium
Yikes! Looking forward to it… I think(?)
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