The Traveling Wheelchair

By Kenny & Company

Entries for March, 2009

Central Cafe in Middleborough

254 Centre Street
Middleborough, MA
Phone: 508- 947-9830

My friends and I often drive by Central Café, located in the center of my home town of Middleboro. We’ve heard that it has awesome pizza. Sadly, we’ve never been able to try the pizza because Central Café has NO wheelchair accessible entrance. It has a small step at the entry […]

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Friendly’s in Plymouth

47 Long Pond Road
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone: 508-746-2942

http://www.friendlys.com/

Yesterday, my friends and I traveled to TD Bank North in Plymouth to cash a check because it’s where CSI does their banking. While in Plymouth, we stopped for lunch at Friendly’s and were pleased to find it is very wheelchair accessible.
There are plenty of handicap parking spaces, conveniently […]

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M.O.M. at Jordon’s Furniture in Avon

100 Stockwell Drive
Avon, Ma 02322
Phone: 508-580-4900

http://www.jordans.com/

Josh, Amanda and I went to M.O.M at Jordan’s Furniture to experience the action of the Motion Odyssey Movies, especially the moving seats and 3-D experience. I was very pleased to find M.O.M. is fully wheelchair accessible, with only one obstacle.

There are many handicap parking spaces located in a large […]

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Please Act Now to Help Restore Budget Cuts to DDS (DMR)

Dear Kenny & co readers,

It has come to our attention that the Massachusetts State Budget cuts, in its present form has the potential to “significantly reduce or eliminate service for nearly one third of the 33,000 people being served by the Department of Mental Retardation/Department of Developmental Services (DMR/DDS)”.
Services at risk include Family Support, Residential, […]

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Carousel Family Fun Center in Fairhaven

4 David Brown Blvd.
Fairhaven, MA 02719
Phone: 508-996-4828

www.carouselskate.com/  

About once a month, I go roller skating at the Carousel Family Fun Center in Fairhaven and I thought it would be nice if others out there got an idea on how handicapped accessible the building is.  First of all, the handicapped parking is very close to the […]

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YMCA Cape Cod -West Barnstable Facility

2245 Route 132
P.O.Box 188
West Barnstable, MA 02668
Phone: 508-362-6500

www.ymcacapecod.org

I go swimming every week at the YMCA in West Barnstable so I decided it was finally time to do a review on how handicapped accessible it is when I go there. I will start with the parking; the handicap parking is very close to the entrance which […]

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Mohegan Sun Casino

1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard
Uncasville, CT   06382
Phone: 1-888-226-7711

http://www.mohegansun.com/gateway/playing.html

Recently, Jamie and Crew took a 3 day get away to Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut and here is our wheelchair accessibility review of our stay.  Please keep in mind that we stayed in the hotel for two nights.  The entrance for those spending just a day at the […]

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AAA Road Side Service

Southern New England
110 Royal Little Drive
Providence, RI 02904
Phone: 401-868-2000
Road Service: 800-AAA-HELP

http://www.aaa.com/

Today, my friends and I were traveling along Rte 24 in Brockton, on our way home from an appointment for the
Auto Ambulator at Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital. Amanda was driving and Ric and I were seated in the back of the van, listening to music […]

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LiR Irish Pub & Restaurant

90 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-778-0089

http://lironboy.ipower.com/

While traveling in Boston this past Monday, we came upon Lir Irish Pub & Restaurant. We thought since it was the day before Saint Patrick’s Day, it would be fun to stop in for some lunch. We were very disappointed to discover this Irish establishment does not have any accessible seating.

Lir Irish Pub & Restaurant is located […]

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Pour House Bar & Grille

909 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-236-1767

http://www.pourhouseboston.com/

Yesterday, my friends and I went to Boston for my appointment at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. After my appointment, we traveled a short distance to grab some lunch at Pour House Bar and Grill, an Irish Pub. It felt wonderful having lunch at an Irish Pub on the day […]

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