Making The Most Of Wheelchair Travel
Posted: October 11th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Travel For Disabled | 51 Comments »Wheelchair travel today is much easier than in the past. Until recent years accommodations for wheelchair travelers had to be explored long before a vacation took place. If traveling was going to be in a vehicle there were many auto rental agencies that did not have vans equipped for individuals who would be bringing a wheelchair. Even airlines did not make accommodations for wheelchairs often loading them in the baggage part of the aircraft leaving a disabled individual no mobility during long flights.
Today traveling is much easier and there are accommodations at almost every vacation spot that one would wish to visit. However it is still important that a few considerations be taken to make the trip more enjoyable for everyone in the group.
When vacationing in areas that will include museum trips or visits to old buildings it is important to remember that wheelchair access may have been included as an afterthought and will not be what a person may expect. In some building doors cannot be widened to accommodate the 32″ width of a wheelchair, bathrooms are not large enough, and there may be some obstacles that make mobility limited.
One way to avoid many issues when traveling is to purchase a lightweight wheelchair that is narrower than a standard chair. These chairs weight as little as 32 pounds and have a width of between 22″ and 28″ which will fit through doors easily. The chair uses only 12″ of space when folded and is made of lightweight materials such as titanium, aircraft grade alloy, etc.
If a lot of walking and sightseeing is planned, a motorized scooter is available for use at many major hotel chains. It is necessary to make the request when reserving the room, but there will be a scooter waiting when the individual arrives at the room. Using a motorized scooter will also add more independence and mobility for wheelchair travel if an individual wishes to go exploring by themselves.
Most of the time there are medical items that must accompany the wheelchair traveler. In some cases the supplies that will be needed for a two week vacation can take up most of the room available in the vehicle or airplane that will be transporting the group. One way to remove this burden is to send all medical supplies to the hotel by overnight delivery. In this way they will be waiting when the party arrives and the cost of sending these items by overnight delivery is very close to that charged by the airlines for extra baggage.
There are many manufacturers that are designing wheelchairs especially for vacation destination locations that were previously inaccessible for wheelchairs. Beach Wheelchairs are designed to easily navigate the beach and even allow the user to park their chair in the water and enjoy the wave.
A four wheel drive wheelchair is manufactured now that allows the user to navigate dirt trails, cruise through snow, and even create trails on mountain sides alone. These wheelchairs have tracks instead of wheels, are narrow enough to go virtually anywhere, and are also versatile enough to be used in a home.
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