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Trip of a lifetime to Greece and Italy
Thanks to my roommate, Jen, I was able to visit Greece (two weeks) and Italy (one week) in late September/early October. Some info about me. I am a 56 year old man who has cerebral palsy but is ambulatory. In Greece, we traveled all over and visited a winery, an olive grove, many ancient ruins and etc. We ate lots of…
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Paratransit what is it good for?
Paratransit issue Last week, I was supposed to have a doctor's appointment for a physical, which turned into getting a new injury checked out. I booked a ride with my local paratransit. The bus arrived about an hour before my scheduled appointment. I was outside waiting upon pulling up. The driver realized I did not have a…
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Accessibility at airports
When I was traveling out of Rochester, NY (ROC) airport the other day, I happened to notice that one of the TVs switched from whatever information they were displaying to actual real-time captioning in full screen, it captioned the overhead announcement. This was a first for me to see! I've seen some form of captioning at…
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It’s time to go to Greece!
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The most culturally accessible countries.
These are the top countries viewed as culturally accessible by global survey respondents. Traveling, whether it’s to a new restaurant or business around the corner from your house or a new state or country, can be a great way to explore and learn more about ourselves. Recently, US News published a list of what they found…
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Commercial Airline Wheelchair Damage
Have you had your wheelchair damaged in transit by a major Commercial Airline? Unfortunately, this is all too common and a major issue for so many wheelchair users traveling globally. United Spinal Association is working on amending the Air Carrier Access Act in the United States to address this very issue with…
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Accessible Tourism Webinar, brought to you by Access Israel, 24 May 2023
Are you interested in learning more about Accessible Tourism? Our friends at Access Israel are running a webinar on the topic with some incredible speakers from around the world. 14 May 2023 15:00-18:00 CET / 14:00 - 17:00 BST / 9:00 - 12:00 ET Online, Zoom You can sign up here for a free yet very valuable session on…