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MemberFrench President Emmanuel Macron announced that Paris will host the first-ever “Olympic and Paralympic Games for All” in 2024, aiming to create an event that is inclusive of people with disabilities. But after decades of unmet promises, people with disabilities protested on Wednesday by showing how difficult and frustrating it is for them…
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Disabled rights protests before Paris Olympics draw pledges
People in France with disabilities have protested by showing how difficult and frustrating it is for them to travel alone by train into Paris. The demonstration in a town on the outskirts of the French capital on Wednesday delivered a … Continue reading
alliejay, Trouble with Me Podcast and azaleeboy2 Comments-
I would be interested to see what comes of this. I visited Paris before I got a wheelchair, but even with a cane, public transport was very difficult.
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Hi everyone!
For all us travelers, here’s the trailer of a new podcast on accessible travel, “Trouble with Me”, that you may like.
On it you will find accessibility reviews of cities and tourist attractions around the world, accessibility horror stories and tips to help you plan for your next accessible trips,…
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Trouble With Me Podcast - TabiFolk
Your (in)accessible travel experiences’ podcast. Join us on this ride and enjoy the suspense of our accessibility horror stories. Get useful tips, so that planning your next accessible trip may be easier.
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I’m a huge fan of the show. I laugh and squirm every time. Such an amazing story teller. And this trailer is just perfect!
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Accessible toilets in Belgium (at least in Brussels). This should go also on #AccessibilityFails
I wanted to write a longer post but then I though that I would just toilet-shame this city and go B R U T A L.
Toilets in Brussels are generally terrible, whether you have a disability or not, but if you have a disability you can count mostly on:
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Please, help me complement this wonderful list of tragic toilets, I am sure I forgot some other cases, and then we will do a list of all the actually really truly usable accessible toilets in town. I swear.
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Yikes! At least they are clean…?
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“The primary objective of this project was to provide the Ermida de Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe with an accessible route for any visitor with reduced mobility, whether temporary or permanent. It now promotes inclusive communication for all visitors, considering strategies, actions and resources to eliminate physical, intellectual, sensory,…
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Guadalupe Hermitage accessible to all visitors - Portugal Resident
The Regional Directorate of Culture of the Algarve has implemented an accessibility project enabling all visitors to access the monument.
Using public transportation can save you so much money when traveling. Good to see there is an accessible train ride between these two transport hubs in New York:
https://wheeliegoodtravelcompany.com/my-blog/f/getting-from-jfk-to-penn-station-new-york-by-train
