The Traveling Wheelchair

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Entries for March, 2008

Roger Williams Park Zoo

1000 Elmwood Avenue Providence, RI 02907 Phone: 401-785-3510 http://www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org Overall Roger Williams Park is a great place to visit and it is very wheelchair accessible. There are no doors to go thru the main entrance and there is lots of room to maneuver your wheelchair on the sidewalks. The bathroom facilities are spacious and are [...]

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Buttonwood Park Zoo

  425 Hawthorn Street New Bedford, MA 02740 Phone: 508-991-4556 http://www.bpzoo.org/index.html You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxqXugWbHU4  I visit Buttonwoods Zoo just about every Saturday during the year with my dad and find it very wheelchair accessible and easy to get around this park. There are plenty of handicap parking spaces right up front in the parking lot. [...]

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Flex-a-Bed Hi-Low Adjustable Bed

Flex-A-Bed, Inc. P.O. Box 568, LaFayette, Georgia, 30728 1-800-648-1256 Phone: 1-800-648-1256 http://www.flex-a-bed.com/ http://www.flex-a-bed.com/downloads/FlexProdSheet_183.pdf Kaymed Mattress * * * * * http://kaymedworld.com/ http://www.jordans.com/sleeplab/manufacturers_foam_kaymed.asp  I absolutely love my Hi-Low Adjustable bed from Flex A Bed because not only does the head and feet adjust by elevating  but the bed itself can adjust in height up and down [...]

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Wall Mounted Therapy Mat

FlagHouse Inc. P.O. Box 109 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ  07604 Phone: 800-793-7900 http://www.flaghouse.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=35293+GRY  Physical Therapy and exercise is very important for me to keep as much physical function as much as possible. I don’t think that many forms of Physical Therapy and exercise , such as practicing balance control by sitting on edge can really be [...]

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Liko Sabina Hoyer Lift

Beacon Health Care Products Jim Keating P.O. Box 351 312 South Main Street Hopedale, MA 01747 Phone: 800-730-2402 Website: http://www.beaconhealthcareproducts.com Sabina Hoyer Lift: http://www.liko.com/na Email: Jim@beaconhealthcareproducts.com   I love my Sabina Sit to Stand Hoyer Lift. I first looked into gett ing the a Hoyer Lift when the nursing home I was living in decided to [...]

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Acela Express Train (Amtrack)

100 Gaspee Street Providence, RI 02903 For accessibility information Phone:1-800-872-7245 Amtrak – Stations – Providence, RI (PVD) Amtrak – Routes – Northeast  I took the The Acela Express Train  from Providence RI to Washington DC  in June of 2007 and it was excellent and the staff treated me with great respect and care. I enjoyed [...]

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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (METRO)

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (METRO) www.wmata.com  The Metro had very good wheelchair access plus elevators at each station. The Metro elevator was located right outside my hotel (Marriott at The Metro). I would take the elevator down to the Metro and the had access to all the sites in Washington DC. I had no [...]

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Best Western Tides Beachfront Motor Inn

837 Commercial St Provincetown, MA 02657 Phone: (508)487-1045 http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-371814-best_western_tides_beachfront-i  The Best Western Tides Beachfront Motor Inn in Provincetown,  Only gets ZERO STARS for being wheelchair accessible. We chose it because it was right on the beach and we brought my Landeez All Terrain Beach Wheelchair  so I could enjoy the beach and ocean. I went there for [...]

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Bally’s Atlantic City

Park Place and Boardwalk Atlantic City, NJ 08401 Phone: 609-340-2000 http://www.atlanticcitynj.com/casinos_ballys.asp This hotel is great and is accessible in every way. I drove in my van  to Bally’s in July of 2000 with my caregivers/friends. Bally’s connected to the Wild West Casino and  the place gives you a good South American feeling. Going into the [...]

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New York Marriott Marquis Times Square

1535 Broadway New York, New York 10036 Phone: 1-212-398-1900 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-photos/nycmq-new-york-marriott-marquis/  This hotel definitely deserves a FIVE STAR PLUS rating! The Marriott Marquis is located right in the heart of Times Square in NYC so I didn’t need to take my van out of the parking garage for all of the main attractions were easily accessible [...]

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