From what I’ve found from personal research, Disability Certificates/IDs are typically not recognized beyond the local area or nation they are provided by.

In the United States if all you’re looking for is a Disability Parking pass, those are issued to residents of a state and requires proof of disability & residency. So, unless you own…

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Mary,

I don’t know much about “help mark,” from what I can find it may be possible to get as a foreigner. I found this with some specific locations on where to obtain one: https://www.fukushi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/helpmarkforcompany//multilingual/en.html

Nevertheless, I haven’t tried to get one so I can’t say for certain. I’m not sure he needs/has…

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Hello Anais,
Non-universal rooms that are still very accessible are always good to know about, especially if the whole hotel is the same because this means all the usable rooms may not be sold out. Chances are that info could help someone looking in the same area in the future. 😉
-Justin

Hello Mary,

Generally Speaking the only Disability ID recognized in Japan isn’t obtainable by foreigners. Some countries that do have Disability ID’s may be difficult to use because it isn’t in Japanese and so the language barrier may be an issue. If your country does have one, I’d bring it anyway because some places are less strict and may give…

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You say the charger lit up. Is it a two-prong plug?

Also, I had a similar issue at home once, the wire from my chair to the charger was loose, but not the chair side, the side that goes into the charger itself. We just had to unplug and replug it. If yours is like that then Check that too if you haven’t.