The Traveling Wheelchair

Green St.
Fairhaven, MA
Phone: (508)992-4524

www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/ftph.htm 
 

Yesterday while traveling from New Bedford my friends and I came upon Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation. Since we’ve never been to this park, we decided to stop and see if it is wheelchair accessible. I was very pleased to see that it is fully wheelchair accessible. It’s a small State park and beach that is […]

125 Faunce Corner Rd
Faunce Corner Plaza
Dartmouth, MA 02747
Phone: (508) 993-7827

www.quiznos.com
 

After a good work out at Healthtrax gym, my friends and I had lunch at Quiznos Sub and did a wheelchair accessibility review of the place. There is one handicap parking space conveniently located right in front of Quiznos Sub. You may need help with opening […]

Carrie Mulderink
Illinois

wcw2@comcast.net

Carrie Mulderink, an 18 year old girl with Cerebral Palsy, from the State of Illinois wrote a play for her Creative Writing class about various experiences of discrimination that she’s experienced throughout her life, just because of her disability. Mr. Glen Brown, Carrie’s Creative Writing teacher suggested that Carrie contact Kenny & co and […]

290 Route 130
Forestdale, MA 02644-9998
Phone: 800-275-8777
 

While traveling home from Sandwich, we came upon the US Post Office in Forestdale MA so we decided to stop in to see how wheelchair accessible, especially knowing that not all US Post Offices in MA are accessible.  Handicapped parking spaces are conveniently located right in the front of the […]

290 Route 130
Forestdale, MA 02644
Phone: (508) 888-2200

www.sandwichtaverna.com
 

Yesterday, while my friends and I were traveling through Sandwich we stopped for lunch at Sandwich Taverna and found it is wheelchair accessible with just a few minor exceptions. The restaurant beautiful for it is set in a southwestern motif with a comforting fireplace, cactuses, pictures of classical westerns, […]

Rte 6 A
Bourne, MA 02561
508-888-7010

www.christmastreeshops.com 
 

Getting an early start on the holiday shopping is always a good idea so today my friends and I went to the Christmas Tree Shop in Sandwich which is on Cape Cod and were happy to see that it is fully wheelchair accessible. There are plenty of handicap parking spaces right up […]

179 G A R Hwy
Swansea, MA 02777-3214
Phone: 508-324-0742
 

Last night, my friends and I went to Mr. Peepers Ice Cream and were disappointed to find that it is not very wheelchair accessible. There are no handicap parking spaces in Mr. Peeper’s parking lot. 

Entering Mr. Peepers is difficult in my wheelchair for the door is not automatic […]

250 Faunce Corner Rd.
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
Phone: 508-999-2171
Website:
www.healthtrax.com
You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC7e0CTEI3Y 

Last week my mom treated me to a membership of
Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness Center after seeing how fully wheelchair accessible it is as well as the great equipment/programs they have to offer to persons in wheelchairs.

This week I went to Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness Center […]

81 Faunce Corner Mall Rd
Dartmouth, MA
Phone: 508-994-7031

http://www.kohls.com/

I went to Kohl’s on Monday to shop for a gym bag for me to bring to
Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness Center and was happy to see that Kohl’s is fully wheelchair accessible. I was very excited for it was my first day going to Healthtrax gym after joining last week […]

Body Point Designs
558 First Avenue South
Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone:  800-547-5716

http://www.bodypoint.com/

Wheelchair manufacturers clearly state that their wheelchair seatbelts are used ONLY for posture positioning and support and are NOT designed or intended to protect wheelchair seated passengers in a vehicle during transport. Yet since there are no State or Federal laws requiring a wheelchair seated passenger to […]