Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tag: Travel

BOOK: Air Travel for Wheelchair Users

Are you a wheelchair user and want to learn about the process of traveling by plane before you take off for the first time? Or perhaps you’re a frequent flier and would just like to learn how to make the process easier for future flights? If you have ever wished that there was a guide to accessible air travel, this is the book for you!

Boys to Men: Damien’s Journey

“I jumped off the back of a boat, my chin hit the water in a weird way, and I dislocated my spine, the C4 and C5. The instant I hit the water my body just stopped working. I was looking face down at the bottom of the lake and I just couldn’t move.“

Understanding Disability: Spinal cord injury doesn’t stop Santa Fe man from seeking adventures

The World Health Organization estimates every year between 250,000 and 500,000 people suffer a spinal cord injury from an accident. Studies report that men account for 61 percent of all traumatic spinal cord injuries and women 39 percent. At 17 years old, Gene Rodgers had plans to homestead in Alaska until he fell from a cliff, breaking his neck and causing instant paralysis from the shoulders down.

The most, and least, wheelchair accessible cities: a quadriplegic’s guide

Last week, CityMetric reported on RATP's interactive map of the Paris Metro. It has a button you can press to see where on the...

Paralysed three years ago, Jack Kavanagh is about to embark on the original American...

THREE YEARS AGO then 20-year-old Jack Kavanagh had the world at his feet when fate struck him an incredibly cruel blow. Now, he’s about...

Israeli Traveller Conquers Heaphy Track in Wheelchair

Arnon Amit from Israel arrived in Karamea at the top of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand on January 2,...

States Cracking Down On Accessible Parking Abuse

Stiffer penalties and stepped up enforcement are among the measures states are taking to help ensure that accessible parking spaces are available for those...

Hand-Control-Car.eu

Probably the best car hand control for disabled drivers (for cars with automatic transmission). The device works based on the PUSH - PULL principle. The device...

PETITION: Wheelchair Access On Commercial Airlines

Please push the Federal Aviation Association to require airlines to provide designated wheelchair accessible spaces on every commercial aircraft, which will allow passengers to...

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