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5 weeks agoFlying with a Disability 5 weeks agoWhat was your WORST flight experience?
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On a flight from LAX to SJC, I ended up being separated from the group I was traveling with. It was my first time flying with a group, and I forgot to mention that we all needed to be at the gate together. As a result, everyone arrived at the gate individually. Since we hadn’t traveled to the airport together, I boarded first as usual, and my…
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Not sure about worst (although there was a time on Thai Airlines where we seemed to drop about 3,000 metres in a matter of seconds which really put the cat amongst the pigeons) but best flight was definitely a red eye from Oman to London. Plane was practically empty and I had the entire back five rows to myself. Slept like a baby and…
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Josh Grisdale posted an update in the group
5 weeks agoAccessible Travel Videos 5 weeks agoWhat was your first flight like?
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tabifolk posted an update in the group
5 weeks agoGeneral Discussions 5 weeks ago“But for many hotel brands, travel agencies and tourism operators, it’s merely about ticking boxes and saving face.”
smh.com.au
So your hotel is ‘fully accessible’? That may not mean what you think
I live with multiple disabilities; I don’t need a ramp but I do need to know about your door knobs and the placement of your toilet roll.
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I’m guilty of using the phrase “fully accessible” off hand sometimes when a place or bathroom is exceptional, but it is true that the phrase doesn’t actually have an objective meaning!
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Josh Grisdale posted an update in the group
5 weeks agoAustralia 5 weeks agoI love the idea these! (Though, I wonder how you get on…?)
travelwithoutlimits.com.au
A new way to explore the Northern Rivers Rail Trail | Travel Without Limits
A new innovative and inclusive service enhances access to the award-winning trail in the Tweed region - and it's free to use!
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Josh Grisdale posted an update in the group
5 weeks agoFlying with a Disability 5 weeks agoI like this idea 🤩
yahoo.com
‘Disabled air passengers should pay less, because we’re getting worse service’
Earlier this week, the BBC journalist Frank Gardner shared on social media that he had been forced to crawl to the toilet on a plane. The security correspondent, who was paralysed when he was shot by al-Qaeda sympathisers in 2004, … Continue reading
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Here, in the States, someone could sue, saying this would discriminate against those without disabilities.
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Love this article, I need to send this to Air Canada for not accepting me on board and booking me at a later time because of my wheelchair. Beforehand I was advised to call the customer assist and customer assist line told me to buy a new ticket since im late in arriving but 48 hours before i called Air Canada already and checked in on line…
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