The Traveling Wheelchair

By Kenny & Company

Entries for October, 2008

Old Colony YMCA of Taunton

71 Cohannet Street Taunton, MA 02780 Phone: 508-823-3320 http://www.oldcolonyymca.org/ My friends, Kellie and Ric have been going to Old Colony YMCA in Taunton to work out so Tony, Joel and  I decided to check out this YMCA to see if it is wheelchair accessible or offers any exercise programs for physically challenged persons like me. [...]

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IHOP in Raynham

235 Route 44 Raynham, MA 02767 (508) 828-4299 www.ihop.com   While traveling through Raynham, we decided to stop and have lunch at IHOP and do a wheelchair accessibility review. We had no problem finding a handicap parking space for it was located right up front. There are no automatic doors so my friends held the [...]

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Golden Gull Studios

  17 South Park Avenue Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone:  508-746-8091 http://www.goldengullstudios.com/   Golden Gull Studios, founded in 1974 is located right next to the new Obama 08’- Plymouth Democratic Headquarters and it is fully wheelchair accessible. The owners are very nice, courteous and helpful. They told my friends and me that the studio used to be inaccessible [...]

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Papa Ginos in Plymouth

9 Samoset Street (Rte 44) Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 508-603-7093 http://papaginos.com/ Papa Ginos, located on Rte 44 is close to the Historic Plymouth Harbor and is fully wheelchair accessible. Handicap parking is located right in front of the sidewalk that leads to the side entry door. Wheelchair access to the side walk is clearly marked with [...]

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Capron Park Zoo

201 County Street Attleboro, MA  02703 Phone: 774-203-1840 http://www.capronparkzoo.com/ After seeing a picture of the ‘The King of Attleboro’ and reading the article, ‘Rare lion is zoo’s pride and joy’ in the City & Region section in the Boston Globe today, I decided to head to Capron Park Zoo to meet Ramses, the rare white [...]

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Dominos Pizza of Attleboro

271 County Street Attleboro, MA  02730 Phone: 508-226-6000 http://www.dominos.com/home/ Dominos Pizza in Attleboro is fully wheelchair accessible. Handicap parking is right in front of the wheelchair access leading onto the sidewalk. Entry doors are wide but not automatic so you may need some help with opening the door. Inside is spacious and easy to maneuver [...]

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Main Street Marketplace

58 Main Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 508-747-8875 Main Street Marketplace is another antique store located on Main Street in Plymouth that is only partially wheelchair accessible. Handicap parking spaces are available on Main Street that are close to the store. The entry doors are wide enough for my wheelchair but not automatic so my [...]

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Water Street Café

25 Water Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 508-746-2050   Water Street Cafe in Plymouth is a great place for breakfast or lunch. It’s open daily from 5:30 AM to 3:00 PM and is fully wheelchair accessible. The parking is free for customers of this restaurant in a large parking lot located on the side of [...]

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Main Street Antiques

46 Main Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 508-747-8887   My friends and I are collectors and love to go into Antique Stores to see if they have any items of interest. We recently visited Main Street Antiques in downtown Plymouth and were very disappointed to find that only one/half of the store is wheelchair accessible. [...]

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Tee Pee

Tee Pee Forests of Plympton   While traveling on the highway today we spotted two very large Native American Tee Pees tucked deep inside the woods of Plympton.  We decided to investigate further to see if these Tee Pees are wheelchair accessible. When we got off the highway we found a dirt road that happens to [...]

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