The Traveling Wheelchair

By Kenny & Company

Entries for March, 2008

Saint Anne’s Shrine

818 Middle Street
Fall River, MA 02761                                                     
Phone: 508-674-3318                                     

http://www.stanneshrine.com/

 I visited Saint Anne’s Church a few years ago and again today. It is absolutely beautiful from the outside. I haven’t had the opportunity to see the inside for there is no wheelchair accessibility to the main Church upstairs. I was able to visit the shrine downstairs but it […]

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Marc Anthony’s Pizzeria

190 Onset Avenue
Onset, MA
Phone: (508) 295-5956
 

The front doorway to the Pizzeria has two wide doors. I needed to have both doors open  to fit my wheelchair in because I have a tilt and space chair that is larger than average. The staff attended to the door immediately and opened the other door for me.  The table needed to be moved in […]

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IPU Shower Chair

Innovative Products Unlimited                                                                     
2120 Industrial Drive
Niles, MI 49120
Phone: 800-833-2826
E-mail:
ipu@ipu.com
Link:
http://www.ipu.com/shwrchrs.htm
Chair options:
http://www.ipu.com/chairop.htm

I use the IPU Shower Chair with the added option of the Open Front Deluxe Soft Seat, Seatbelt and Slide-out Footrest with Anti-tip Design. The seat is very comfortable and doesn’t cause pressure sores on my buttocks like another shower chair once did. I […]

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The Tuscan House

58 E Grove St
Middleboro, MA
Phone: 508-923-0099

http://www.tuscanhouserestaurant.com/

 The Tuscan House in Middleboro is a nice family restaurant and very wheelchair accessible. It has a wide ADA approved ramp leading to the front door. You will need assistance in opening two doors leading to the restaurant because they are not automatic.

 Once inside, the atmosphere is very nice and […]

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The View

The View Restaurant

1535 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 704-8900

www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/restaurant/nycmq-new-york-marriott-marquis/

 I had the wonderful opportunity of dining at The View in April of 2006 when I visited New York City. It has a beautiful view and is a revolving restaurant so the whole restaurant turns while you dine. You get a FANTASTIC view of the City from […]

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The Charlie Horse

674 Old West Center Street
Junctions of Routes 24 and 106
West Bridgewater, MA 02379
Phone: 1-800-361-9770

http://www.thecharliehorse.com/index2.asp

 If you like watching sports on TV then The Charlie Horse is the place to go. They have a lot of large LCD HD TV’s with different sports which makes it easy to view from every table, booth or bar. Today when […]

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Airline Review

AIRLINE REVIEW
ADA guidelines for Airlines:

Air Carrier Access Act
and

Facts for Air Travelers… from the Aviation Consumer Protection Division.

 I’ve been on four flights since I’ve been disabled and wheelchair bound.  These flights were horrendous experiences. One round trip  in 1998, from Providence to Orlando and the other round trip in 2002, from Providence to Orlando. The flight attendants were kind and […]

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The Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts

The Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
885 South Main Street
Mansfield, MA 02048Phone: 508-339-2333
Accessibility: 508-339-2331

Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts Official Site. Find Concert Tickets, Schedule, Seating Charts, Information for Tweeter..

 The Tweeter Center has been one of my favorite places to go and see concerts especially during the summer months. Kiss 108 and The Ozzfest are […]

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Bronx Zoo

Parkway & Fordham Rd
Bronx, NY 10451                                                                                                    Phone: 718-367-1010
                                                                                             
Welcome to the Bronx Zoo

Accessibility Information
 

 The Bronx Zoo is very accessible and I took a bus to the Zoo. It was easy to get there from my hotel using the NYC buses for transportation. The zoo has lots of animals to see and it was a fun […]

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Lincoln Memorial

 
900 Ohio Dr. SW
Washington, District of Columbia
Phone: 202-426-6842

http://www.nps.gov/linc/

The Lincoln Memorial was really great to see when I visited Washington DC in June of 2007. I really enjoyed finally getting to the site. It’s a long walk to get to the memorial but the side walks are wide and easy to go along on in […]

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