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MemberReply to Hotels for finding accessible hotel rooms
Hi, from experience, I know of several but these are more nationally oriented, like https://www.accessiblespaintravel.com. Typically I use general sites like booking.com (here you can filter on accessibility or premises and rooms – whether these are accurate or not is another matter). Great for orientation, but I always book direct. The…
As suggested by Josh following the podcast episode with me: https://anchor.fm/destinationeverywhere, I’d like to introduce my pseudonym, or nom de plume, FAAS KRAMER. Three novels to date; crime thrillers featuring persons in wheelchairs. Visit http://www.faaskramer.com to learn more. Thanks for your interest!
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Awesome, will check them out!
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Reply to Discrimination in accessible tourism and activities
Regular flights. Like a captain at sea, the pilot has the right to refuse passage (eg. drunk, aggressive, etc.). They are ultimately in charge of safety on board. The reason for initial refusal was they ‘could not guarantee my safety if I travelled alone’. My reasoning was that though I could not walk, this did not mean I could not move… I…
Reply to Accessible Tourism communication survey
Dear Stefania, I have completed the survey, but unfortunately find it confusing. I have completed the survey valid for me personally (as a paraplegic), in which contrast, braille, etc. is unimportant. But of course this is important for other users. Further, symbols, language are more or less important in different situations which I feel…
Reply to Discrimination in accessible tourism and activities
Not as such. I have travelled tons and rarely have I experienced negativity from peers. Once I was accused of not being sufficiently disabled and abusing the system when at a football match. In terms of institutionalised discrimination, I have been refused passage on a few occasions by the pilot because I was travelling alone. Though this is…
