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MemberGetting a MLAK key if you are visiting Australia with a disability
I was just reading this article about MLAK keys for accessible bathrooms in Australia and wondered what visitors can do to get one. Particularly it would be better to get it in advance instead of having to schedule in an extra stop before you start…
Reply to Trains from the Narita Airport, Tokyo
Yes, good point! Sorry I didn’t mean to indicate staff won’t help you on the train. They will provide a ramp to get you on and call ahead to your destination so someone helps you off.
Reply to Trains from the Narita Airport, Tokyo
The staff will definitely help you through to customs, and if you are lucky, may show you to the train.
However, once in the station, you will need to move the luggage by yourself.
Is your hotel in Tokyo?
There are taxis, but to get to Tokyo, it will be VERY expensive.
A few of the airport buses have lifts now, but it is not that many and you…
I called the bus companies.
The bus from Meitetsu Bus Center is a highway bus so you must fold your wheelchair and climb the steps. I’m not sure if that is possible for you though.
I called Mie Kotsu which runs the buses from Nagashima and Kuwana stations and the staff said that they were non-step buses. So, that would likely be the best…
Reply to Dealing with heat when traveling with a disability
I have tried some small battery operated fans, sticking ice packs between my backrest and my back etc.. The ice packs are temporary of course, but the little fans do help a bit. I even have one that can be hung on your neck.
I also finally caved and bought a hat the other day!
The most dangerous, I think though, is not drinking enough. I’m…
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