Wheelchair Accessible Travel

I take NJ Transit to Penn often and usually take the stairs/escalators onto 7th ave. I'll be traveling with someone in a wheelchair and it just dawned on me as much as I know Penn is fully accessible, I don't know where the street exits are for this purpose? Obviously I can just ask and follow the signs when we get there, but my friend isn't used to traveling via mass transit and would like to have everything all planned out ahead of time. Thanks!

You could also ask bus driver, Long Island Railroad, or New Jersey Transit employee or subway employees for New Jersey Transit accessible station.
I think it will be around 33rd St bet. 7th & 8th Avs I think.
http://mta.info/lirr/AlternateRoute/Penn Station.htm

2008-05-05 10:31:57 by JerseyGypsy

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Is it immoral to reserve a Wheelchair Accessible Room to save money while traveling if ur not handicapped?

I want to take the room, my girl friend thinks we should just get the more expensive one... $60 more... but we are on budget!
immoral AND illegal? shoot...In my defense I think all rooms in all hotels should be wheelchair accessible!

It is not only immoral, but any hotel would not let you use the room upon arrival. If you faked a handicap and they caught you, then , yes, it is illegal and you could be arrested for violating the Federal Disabilities Act. It would be like parking in a handicap space without a permit. Oh, and do you think that ALL parking spaces should be handicap accessable? If so, then you couldn't park in the parking lot.

2009-08-04 18:41:20 by Jane

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I am looking for some spectacular vacation spots to travel to but I always run into the problem that I am in a wheelchair and all the places I am interested in are not wheelchair accessible. So does anyone know where I can go on vacation and still have some awesome views of mountains or lakes and have a good time?

Yellowstone National Park was beautiful, and had boardwalks to most of the geysers and waterfalls. Have fun!

2007-03-06 06:46:12 by Cat

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Hi! I am a 20-year-old from Asia who has not known the limitlessness of life until I met Tif, an outdoor American girl who brought me on bike rides and donkey rides. I have never travelled without my parents but would like to do so within the next year. Any suggestions?

Several issues include: wheelchair accessibility, accessible bathroom, backpacking tools, light-weight mobility equipments, options for transportation, cost? We have considered Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and the Philippines... but we don't know if it is too difficult for us.

Also, what can we do to get sponsors and people to help? We're thinking of putting together an inspirational program and both of us can speak to inspire the local people. Please suggest!!!

I am an American male in good health and I find getting around in most Asian cities a real challenge, Not only do they not have handicapped accessible public bath rooms. they do not even have bath rooms.
There are very few places that you will find a sidewalk in the sense that we think of a sidewalk. If it is a sidewalk, there are vendors set up on it and people driving trucks on it.
The major cities of China do not fit this pattern. You can get around Beijing, Shenyang, Shenzhen very well. But public transport is not accessible. Forget about trying Bangkok or Manila.
But if you have enough grit , you can do anything. It really depends on your mind set.
Try it and love the adventure !

2006-05-17 19:21:07 by yilingonly

A college student who uses a wheelchair wants to go with an educational group on a trip to Poland including to Auschwitz. He will need accessible transportation, hotels and access to sites. All I have been able to find is an accessible hotel in Warsaw. I have accessed many sites on travel for persons with disabilities.

http://www.poland-tourism.pl/note.asp?ld =EN&tf=PL&tp=&gc=PL&wd=& amp;oi=desc/PL00000000000620

They should be able to help you. However, don't count for much - Poland isn't a wheelchair-friendly enviroment, and althouh people are likely to go to great lenghts to help a disabled person (povided you ask them to), there are still a lot of architectonical barriers.

The Oswiecim (where Auschwitz Museum is located) is accessible either by train, or by bus. Long-range buses in Poland are definitely not wheelchair-friendly, neither your typical cruise buses are. Trains - the short-range suburban trains have wide access doors, the regular carriages have more conventional, narrow doors. However, if the station's platform is a low one (a common sight outside of main cities), it's completely impossible for a person on wheelchair to get out of a train on his/her own. Even with a high platform, I don't think it would be easy, if possible at all. Still, you're going as a group, so I suppose there would be possible to get other group members to help the person on the wheelchair. Also, as for the train, you can ask for train personnel's help.
When I was wisiting Oswiecim by train, the station had a low platform. However, this was over 10 years ago.

As for the Museum at Auschwitz, most places will be not accessible for a wheelchair. The original barracks of the concentation camp had no wheelchair ramps when I was there 4 years ago, and i doubt whether it would change. After all, the Museum is going to great lenghts to keep everything as close to the original impression as they can, and originally there were no ramps.

2006-05-01 19:22:58 by kadel