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Reply to When should I visit Japan in a wheelchair?
Thank you so much @joshgrisdale and @therealjapan for your informative responses! Looks like I have a lot to consider. Autumn in Japan is sounding like a really good option!
tabifolkReply to When should I visit Japan in a wheelchair?
Hi Ash (thanks for the tag @joshgrisdale )
Sakura season is beautiful, of course, but as Josh says, be prepared for pretty much every popular and accessible spot to be rammed – largely by locals. Golden Week aside, it’s just about the most busy period in Japan (both for international and national tourism). Inevitably this can push the prices…
Reply to Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles to help refugees from Ukraine
Hello @joshgrisdale sure, for donations here are some associations doing evacuations and helping people with a disability and their families that arrive in Poland and another association in Latvia, they have been verified and I have been following their work on the ground and had direct contacts:
Hello Tabifolk(ers) (could that be a word? Only @joshgrisdale can decide). I have a hot new mega accessibility fail for you, which I am currently working on solving: the brand new Gare Maritime in Brussels.
Opened a few months ago to the public, it was a major renovation project here in old Brux, one of the maxi storage buildings of the Tour…Josh Grisdale9 Comments-
Oh no! What would you do if you in a rush! Or if there isn’t someone around to take the barrier down? Or if both of those coincided! Please keep us updated if you hear back from the owner.
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This wouldn’t pass code in the US. My primary concern would be what if they let you in, forgot you were still in there and put the bars back, then there’s a fire! Suddenly this is a hazard that firefighters can’t easily remove for you, especially if it’s smoky. There are other turnstiles that open like a door that would work here and… Read more
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Reply to Universal design in Japan.
Sorry, but I am a beginner in Japanese still. I one to study abroad (clearly in Japan) as I have seen is a top country in terms of accessibility, therefore could be a lot of research from their part on reducing barriers. For example, I found the “Tenji blocks” article by @joshgrisdale very useful.
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