The Traveling Wheelchair

281 Thayer Street Providence RI 02906 Phone: 401-861-9309 http://www.shadesplus.com/   After eating lunch at Johnny Rockets in Providence RI, my friends and I walked/wheeled along Thayer Street and were very disappointed by the lack of accessibility of many of the unique shops, restaurants and cafes. At least 50% of the businesses we saw on Thayer are [...]

269 Thayer Street Providence, RI 02906 Phone: 401-276-0003 http://www.johnnyrockets.com/ While traveling in Providence yesterday, my friends, Ric, Tony and I stopped to grab some lunch at Johnny Rockets. We were especially interested to see if this Johnny Rockets has wheelchair accessible seating since the Johnny Rockets in Braintree has no accessible seating. This Johnny Rockets is [...]

85D Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747 Phone: 508-858-5030 http://www.fiveguys.com/home.aspx Yesterday, my Aunt Nancy treated Josh, Kate and me to lunch at Five Guys, located in North Dartmouth. My friend, Josh told me that Five Guys just had a Grand Opening last week. I thought this new restaurant would be fully wheelchair accessible, yet I was [...]

69 Long Pond Rd. Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 508-746-8963 http://www.starbucks.com/ Tony, Kevin and I recently traveled to Plymouth to pick up a prescription at my pharmacy. While in Plymouth, we decided to stop at Starbucks to grab a good cup of hot coffee. I was pleased to see that this Starbucks is fully wheelchair accessible, [...]

100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125 Phone: 617-287-7801 UMass Boston: http://www.umb.edu/ Clark Athletic Center: http://www.beaconsathletics.com/cac/masb-cac.html Today, my dad, Ric and I traveled to the Clark Athletic Center at UMass Boston to watch the Women’s UMass vs. Plymouth State basketball game. I was very pleased to see that the Clark Athletic Center is fully wheelchair accessible. [...]

South Shore Plaza 250 Granite # 196 Braintree, MA 02184 Phone: 781-843-5250 http://www.johnnyrockets.com/ After using the Auto Ambulator at Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital, Kelly, Kevin and I went to South Shore Plaza and decided to have lunch at Johnny Rockets. Johnny Rockets is located at the corner by the Mall’s Food Court. Entry is easy for it [...]

145 Main Street Sandwich MA 02563 Phone: 508-833-8012 http://www.sandwichmass.org/ While traveling in Sandwich, my friends and I stopped at Sandwich Town Hall to see how wheelchair accessible it is. Sandwich is the oldest town on Cape Cod. We were pleased to find that all of the offices in this Town Hall are wheelchair accessible, with the exception of [...]

Sandwich Mini Mall 152 Route 6A Sandwich MA 02563 Phone: 508-888-5104 While traveling in Sandwich, my friends and I stopped to grab a bite to eat at Sandwich Pizza House. We were very disappointed to find that this restaurant is not very wheelchair accessible :<) The Sandwich Pizza House is located in the Sandwich Mini Mall. [...]

471 State Rd Dartmouth, MA 02747 Phone: (508) 996-0361 www.michaels.com/ After my workout at Healthtrax Fitness Center, my friends and I headed to Michael’s in Dartmouth to purchase some supplies for a poster presentation. We’re very excited because we’ve been invited to participate in the  “Focus” on Vision Impairment & Blindness Conference on March 11th. We [...]

11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 508- 747-1620 http://www.plymouth-ma.gov/ My friends and I recently visited Plymouth Town Hall to see how wheelchair accessible it is. We were very pleased to see that Plymouth Town Hall is fully wheelchair accessible :>) Plymouth Town Hall is located in a beautiful, old, red brick building; there are [...]