Memberazaleeboy
Member“For disabled passengers who need to reduce the risk of pressure sores, a 4-hour session in a Skynest pod could open up new opportunities for safe, long-distance travel at a fraction of the cost of a business class seat. Presumably, wheelchair users could be assisted from their economy class seat to the Skynest’s lower bunk using an onboard…
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Airline Plans to Offer Hourly Bed Rentals to Coach Passengers - Wheelchair Travel
Air New Zealand will permit economy class passengers on ultra long-haul flights to the USA to rent a bunk bed for a portion of the flight.
alliejay, Josh Grisdale and azaleeboy6 Comments-
Certainly is tempting! Would be nice if there was a discount for travelers with disabilities…
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I’d use this. I have a hard time napping or sleeping in an airline seat because my body tends to contract when I fall asleep. I do wonder if they have power outlets so you can use a CPAP while sleeping.
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Love the tip!
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Hahaha, great thumbnail!
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that Paris will host the first-ever “Olympic and Paralympic Games for All” in 2024, aiming to create an event that is inclusive of people with disabilities. But after decades of unmet promises, people with disabilities protested on Wednesday by showing how difficult and frustrating it is for them…
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Disabled rights protests before Paris Olympics draw pledges
People in France with disabilities have protested by showing how difficult and frustrating it is for them to travel alone by train into Paris. The demonstration in a town on the outskirts of the French capital on Wednesday delivered a … Continue reading
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I would be interested to see what comes of this. I visited Paris before I got a wheelchair, but even with a cane, public transport was very difficult.
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Accessible toilets in Belgium (at least in Brussels). This should go also on #AccessibilityFails
I wanted to write a longer post but then I though that I would just toilet-shame this city and go B R U T A L.
Toilets in Brussels are generally terrible, whether you have a disability or not, but if you have a disability you can count mostly on:
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Please, help me complement this wonderful list of tragic toilets, I am sure I forgot some other cases, and then we will do a list of all the actually really truly usable accessible toilets in town. I swear.
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Yikes! At least they are clean…?
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Some pictures of night sakura near the palace. The path was a bit narrow and bumpy in places and a few staff helped me through crowded areas. There were accessible toilet as well.
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