Memberdaniellevates
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Hello,
Yes at most stations in cities the staff are at the entrance (in some rare occasions you can reach them via an intercom).
You WILL need a staff to help you with the ramp to get on the Shinkansen. There are definitely staff at all Shinkansen entrances. They usually take you to the platform 10min before the train, so you want to likely…
Reply to Shinkansen and general train/metro questions
I think most can to a degree, but you may want to prepare a translator app on your phone. Most let you download the language pairs onto your phone so you don’t need to worry about data when out and about
Reply to US Accessibility Standards for Airlines Going Down for the Next Four Years?
While not an American, I’m gonna miss Pete Buttigieg, he genuinely seemed like a good person working to make things better.
As a non-American, I am concerned as carriers flying to the US have to follow its rules which means it can tend to ripple out to other countries.
Hopefully the airlines with have accessibility become a point of…
Hello,
Does anyone know of any countries where listing accessibility information on a tourist attraction or hotel’s website is a legal requirement?
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Did you mean countries and not counties?
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With recent developments like the FAA’s roadmap for wheelchair seating on airplanes and significant fines imposed on airlines for mistreating disabled passengers, do you feel that accessible travel is finally being taken more seriously? How quickly do you think the tourism industry will implement meaningful changes in accessibility?
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I believe it will be a VERY long time until us wheelchair travellers will be able to travel just like any other person, i.e.. just book a ticket and turn up☹️
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I don’t have any issues having to make arrangements ahead of time for my wheelchair. The thing that still puzzles me is how often I provide the information ahead of time and fill have to do it again when I get to the airport. I find few airlines have streamlined the flow of this information. Have others had similar experiences?
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