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Hmmm this popped up the next day!
Accessibility of ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft
While public transportation slowly gets better at accessibility, I had hopes for ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft to offer accessible vehicles, but after reading this depressing article, it seems not so much…
https://www.theverge.com/23199117/ride-sharing-disabled-passengers-accessibility-uber-lyft
In Japan, ride sharing isn’t allowed…
Accessibility at historic sites
I will be speaking at an archaeological symposium about accessibility at historical sites. (Yeah, not sure how I got myself into this!)
I’ll speak about Japan but wondered about other countries. Does anyone have any examples of historical sites that have done a good lob of adapting but maintaining historicity?
Have you been adaptive scuba diving? What was your experience like?
I think I want to try but still not sure…
https://spinalpedia.com/guest-post-adaptive-scuba-and-feeling-blissfully-free-by-erica-carter/
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Guest Post: Adaptive SCUBA and Feeling Blissfully Free by Erica Carter | SPINALpedia
(Erica is a C5 quadriplegic and a program director from Iowa) Earlier this year I decided to take a leap of faith and booked a trip to Bonaire, a small country in the Dutch Caribbean, to go SCUBA diving. It … Continue reading
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Hi Josh, have you contacted DiveHeart? They have a lot of people that could give some feedback and share their extensive experience across the world.
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I feel awful for John, but amazed at how he handled it:
https://wheelchairtravel.org/american-airlines-destroyed-my-wheelchair-heres-why-im-not-upset/
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American Airlines Destroyed My Wheelchair — Here's Why I'm Not Upset - Wheelchair Travel
Disabled travelers are right to be upset when an airline damages or destroys their wheelchair, but when it happened to me, I was at peace.
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