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MemberReally happy to see that Visit Japan includes people who have disabilities in their latest PR video! Representing the diversity of travelers is essential to building a sustainable and inclusive tourism industry.
Reply to Thinking of buying a Hoyer type lift in Japan.......
Hi Eric,
Thanks for reaching out! Sorry to hear that Special Needs at Sea cannot accommodate this in Japan.
It is possible to buy a lift. In fact, you can get them online:
https://search.rakuten.co.jp/search/mall/%E4%BB%8B%E8%AD%B7+%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%83%88/
Though, they are a bit more than $2000 USD. Getting it delivered might be the…
We’re putting inclusive and accessible travel on the map – literally! Thanks to Google Japan and Asahi Shimbun
Enjoy Yokohama's new accessible ropeway
It is exciting to see that Yokohama’s new ropeway is open to everyone. Even better than that is that they are not burying the fact, but listing on the information page that all carriages are accessible as the first point!
Once it is safer to travel again, should we do a more detailed check?
Here is a video:
And…
Chris G VeitchTokyo 2020 Multi-Access with Multi-Lingual
A new app for getting around Japan helps those living with hearing or visual impairments who cannot receive all the available information.
https://www.accessible-japan.com/tokyo-2020-multi-access-with-multi-lingual/
accessible-japan.com
Tokyo 2020 Multi-Access with Multi-Lingual | Accessible Japan
Free smartphone app to aid people living with hearing or visual impairments, and those who do not understand Japanese.
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