Buy new, rent or fix up a used motor home or trailer, then take your accessibility with you on vacation
posted on January 1, 2012 - 12:20pm
Correction: An earlier version of this article had the incorrect website and phone number for Bridgeview Manufacturing. The story was revised to reflect the correct information.
Barbara Graztke loves to vacation and enjoys traveling six to eight months out of every year. But she finds hotels uncomfortable and doesn’t like to fly. She visits family and friends across the country, but is unable to...
Wheelchair users can visit the home of Big Ben with confidence
posted on October 1, 2011 - 11:03am
The prospect of traveling in a wheelchair to London, a city steeped with history dating back to the Romans, filled me with trepidation.
Visions of cobblestone streets, buildings without elevators, and entryways with massive stairways had my heart racing with anxiety as I planned our first trip to London.
posted on October 1, 2011 - 8:32am
Bedtime is when I prefer to curl up with a good book.
Hunching over the hardcover in the dark, I squint and squirm trying to find a comfortable position and read my Book Club’s selection of the month. A lamp would disturb my husband’s slumber, so I use a book light. The tiny beam needs constant adjusting. To save eye strain, I’ve even borrowed the “large type” books from the library. No matter...
Long used in Europe and Asia, these personal hygiene fixtures are being adopted in the US by people who need help using the bathroom
posted on March 31, 2011 - 11:55am
A few years ago, Bonnie Guzelf of Phoenix began having difficulty using the bathroom by herself. Guzelf, who has a slowly progressive form of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), found that her hands, arms and legs were getting too weak to perform basic hygiene. A friend who is an occupational therapist suggested she get a bidet.
Wheelchair-accessible and very affordable, this Southern city is a hip destination for leisure travelers
posted on March 31, 2011 - 11:05am
Bright red and warm gold foliage creates an autumn bouquet shimmering through the tree-lined streets of downtown Little Rock. Restaurant windows are wide open to capture the crisp November air. Walking along the busy sidewalk, we are tempted to reach out and shake hands with the patrons. Fall has arrived in the Arkansas capital.
Custom rigs make the great outdoors more accessible
posted on January 1, 2011 - 3:55pm
Full-time wheelchair users with a hankering to enjoy the great rugged outdoors may find that their standard chairs can’t always take them where they want to go. That’s where these specially designed conveyances can step up to the job.
Even extreme locations like the climbers’ camp at the base of Mt. Everest have been reached and conquered by severely disabled people riding in these unusual-...
Foreign travel with a wheelchair is possible — and fun!
posted on January 1, 2011 - 11:18am
If you dream of seeing the world but hesitate because you use a wheelchair — don’t.
Of course, it will be challenging. Countries that are hundreds of years old are going to present physical barriers, but there will be much to see and do.
Every place you want to visit may not be accessible. Even in the United States, wheelchair users face obstacles every day, despite significant advances initiated...
