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If you are on vacation in Japan it might be difficult to find and join a team sport, but there are places that have adapted skiing like at Fujimi Kogen – https://fujimikogen-ski.jp/rental-school/monoski.html
There are some places that offer accessible diving like ZeroGravity in Amami Oshima – …
Reply to Do any taxi apps. in Japan offer WAV taxis?
Yeah, even in Tokyo I have had times where the WAV option didn’t show up. But, if you chose JpnTaxi they have a ramp… so I’m not sure why they distinguish them. Maybe WAV drivers have more training?
Uber isn’t really a thing here as the taxi industry successfully kept them out pretty much and if you do use it, I think they just dispatch a…
Reply to Onsite wheelchair rental for main sights in Kyoto
Hello,
Kyoto can be very flat in the middle and very hilly around the outside! Once you get up to Kiyomizudera you can access most of the areas – but getting up the hill is quite a challenge!
I can look up the wheelchair availability for you, but, it might be best to rent a wheelchair for the entirety of your trip. Even if there is an…
Josh Grisdale posted an update in the group
a year agoGeneral Discussions a year agoWant to try this out so bad! I was worried about height, but it looks like it might be OK since there were a few people with headrests… would you try this out?
nbcbayarea.com
Cruise unveils self-driving vehicle that's wheelchair accessible
Autonomous vehicle company Cruise on Thursday unveiled what it’s calling the world’s first purpose-built, wheelchair accessible, self-driving vehicle.
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I would be open to this in a few years after they lower their accident rate. (They get into accidents too easily.)
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Josh Grisdale posted an update in the group
a year agoGeneral Discussions a year agoA good example of involving people with disabilities in the development/improvement of accessible tourism. (Hopefully they will expand to other types of disabilities in the future as well.)
brnodaily.com
South Moravia Turns To Wheelchair Users To Test Accessibility in Tourist Sites
Wheelchair users who like to travel and discover new places are often limited by inaccessible terrain or unadapted facilities. Credit: South Moravian Tourism Centre. Brno, Oct 10 (BD) - Travelling can involve lots of added stress for people who use … Continue reading
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Wow, these are such great initiatives from the South Moravian Tourism Centre! I really hope this spreads across the whole Czech Republic, and it would be amazing if other countries followed their example as well. 😍
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It seems like Brno is not the only city in the Czech Republic that is wheelchair accessible. Prague is moderately accessible to wheelchair users. https://wheelchairtravel.org/prague/attractions/ Getting around is relatively easy on the partially accessible public transportation system.
Here’s another article that contains more information about…
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