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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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