The Traveling Wheelchair

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Entries for March, 2008

Picadilly Pub

  Picadilly Pub  North Attleboro, MA Shaw’s Tri-boro Plaza 11 Robert Toner Blvd. 508-643-2244 http://www.picpub.com/  I often stop at Picadilly Pub for lunch on my way to Roger Williams Zoo in Providence because it is halfway from my home in Middleboro and is easily accessible to Rte 95.  Picadilly Pub is very wheelchair accessible. It has nice wide [...]

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Sam Diego’s

Sam Diego’s 51 Main Street Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-747-0048 http://www.samdiegos.com/ Walking in the first thing I noticed was the place had an outside dinning area. The doors were amazingly big that you would have no problem getting in just using one door. The place had adequate lighting to set the mood. We were seated at [...]

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Walt Disney World

Disney World P.O. Box 10070 Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 407-363-6200 Disney’s Disabled Guest accessibility Information Disney Polynesian Resort 1600 Seven Seas Dr, Lake Buena Vista, FL 407-824-2000 Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa 4401 Floridian Way Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 32830-1000 Telephone:(407) 824-2421   I visited Disney World in 1998 with my mom and dad [...]

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U. S. Capitol – Conressman Barney Frank

U. S. Capitol Capitol Hill Washington DC The US Capitol Building Congressman Barney Frank 2252 Rayburn H.O.B. Washington, DC 20515 http://www.house.gov/frank/  One of the most exciting things of our trip to Washington DC was visiting the US Capitol Building and meeting my local Congressman Barney Frank. His office is located in the US Capitol Building in [...]

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U.S. Senate – Senator John Kerry

US Senate Russell Senate Office Building Phone – 202-225-6827 U.S. Senate: Visitors Center Home U.S. Senate: Visitors Center Home > Accessibility Senator John Kerry Washington D.C. 304 Russell Bldg. Third Floor Washington D.C. 20510  On our visit to DC in June of 2007, we went to see Senator John Kerry. His office is in the [...]

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The Empire State Building

350 Fifth Ave Ste. 300 New York,NY 10118 Phone:212-736-3100 Empire State Building: Official Internet Site http://www.esbnyc.com/index2.cfm My visit first visit in a wheelchair to the Empire State Building was in October of 2004. It was a very busy time but I enjoyed the visit very much. We went right up to the top in the [...]

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Statue of Liberty

Liberty National Monument Liberty Island New York, NY 10004 Phone: 212-363-3200 Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)  To get to the Island you need to take a ferry out of Battery Park. When I went I needed to be searched because my electric wheel chair kept setting off the sensors. Three people [...]

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Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

234 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 Phone: 800-246-8872 http://www.nycwax.com I loved this place! I first visited here during my 2004 trip to NYC. It was easy to get in and very easy to get around. There is an elevator and the display rooms are large and my electric wheelchair had no problem getting [...]

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Gunstock Mountain

Route 11A Gilford, NH Phone: 603-293-4341 The Mountain – Gunstock Mountain Resort We visited Gunstock Mountain for the Octoberfest in October of 2006. Gunstock Mountain was the last place I skied in December of 1986, before I was disabled. I was so excited to see that the chairlift was running to the top of the [...]

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Captain John’s Whale Watching Cruise

17 Standish Avenue Town Wharf Plymouth MA 02360 Phone: 508-746-2643 Website: http://www.captjohn.com/WhaleWatching/index.htm You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7F5iIZxDOE  On July 4th of 2007, I went on a whale watching tour with my family and friends. I love whales so I decided to go on a whale watching adventure on Captain John’s Whale Watching Cruise out of Plymouth. We were told that [...]

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