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MemberShinkansen and general train/metro questions
Hello,
Yes at most stations in cities the staff are at the entrance (in some rare occasions you can reach them via an intercom).
You WILL need a staff to help you with the ramp to get on the Shinkansen. There are definitely staff at all Shinkansen entrances. They usually take you to the platform 10min before the train, so you want to likely…
Shinkansen and general train/metro questions
I think most can to a degree, but you may want to prepare a translator app on your phone. Most let you download the language pairs onto your phone so you don’t need to worry about data when out and about
Hi everyone, hope your day is going well. I will be visiting Tokyo sometime in January. I have found wheelchair accessible accommodation/hotels ( APA hotel Asakusa Kuramae) but I am absolutely lost as to how I would choose the accommodation that 1. has a convenient store nearby 2. has an accessible train station within walking distance. I am… Read more
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I love APA hotels Even if i dont know this one. The only thing is that Rooms are very small. It Could be difficult to enter the weelchair in your room. And some bathroom have a stepp.
1 – there are Always some 7eleven store in the hôtel or nearby. You can buy food .
2. I use Google map to know if There is à station nearby the hôtel. In…
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I was two weeks ago in apa hôtel Ginza Kyobashi : it is a Little old but not so far from Tokyo station and ginza.
And before in apa ueno.
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US Accessibility Standards for Airlines Going Down for the Next Four Years?
While not an American, I’m gonna miss Pete Buttigieg, he genuinely seemed like a good person working to make things better.
As a non-American, I am concerned as carriers flying to the US have to follow its rules which means it can tend to ripple out to other countries.
Hopefully the airlines with have accessibility become a point of…
Hello,
Does anyone know of any countries where listing accessibility information on a tourist attraction or hotel’s website is a legal requirement?
Did you mean countries and not counties?
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The European Accessibility Act requires businesses operating in Europe to make their products and services accessible to individuals with disabilities. This law applies to all companies except microenterprises (https://reciteme.com/news/accessibility-in-tourism/)
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