The Traveling Wheelchair

Title: Seeing Beyond Sight at Google Name: Tony Deifell E-mail: contact@seeingbeyondsight.com Website: www.seeingbeyondsight.org/home In March of 2009, I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting Tony Deidell, author of “Seeing Beyond Sight” at the “Focus” on Vision Impairment & Blindness Conference at Holiday Inn Conference Center. My mom, friends and I attended a session presented by [...]

1701 President Avenue Fall River, MA 02720 http://www.usps.com/ After using the Auto Ambulator at Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital, Ric, Amanda and I traveled to the Highland Station U.S. Post Office in Fall River. I saw a DC Comic book I wanted to buy on eBay and since Ric has an eBay account he ordered it for me and had [...]

547 West Grove Street Middleborough MA 02346 Phone: 508-947-6800 Before my appointment at Tufts Dental in Taunton my mom treated my friends and me to lunch at Hong Kong Taste in Middleborough. Hong Kong Taste is wheelchair accessible with only a few obstacles. There are two handicap parking spaces in the Plaza parking lot; both [...]

1125 Boston-Providence Turnpike (Route 1) Norwood, MA 02062 Phone: 781-769-7900 http://www.onebistro.com/ Recently, my mom, Ric, Amanda, Kathleen Kenney, my vision mobility specialist and I had pleasure of dining at One Bistro, a great restaurant at Four Points by Sheraton Norwood Hotel & Conference Center. We found it fully wheelchair accessible with only one obstacle being there is no [...]

1125 Boston-Providence Turnpike (Route 1) Norwood, MA 02062 Phone: 781-769-7900 http://www.fourpointsnorwood.com/ This week I had the wonderful opportunity to tour Four Points by Sheraton Norwood Hotel & Conference Center, owned and operated by FM Global . I found both the hotel and conference center the most universal accessible hotel & conference center I’ve ever been [...]

132 Warren Ave Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone:  508 747 5911 Tuesday, my mom, Ric, Josh and I headed to Plymouth Long Beach. Sandy’s Snack Bar is located right at the beach and it is very wheelchair friendly and accessible. One handicap parking is located right on the side of the restaurant. Additional handicap parking spaces [...]

Rt. 3A (2.5 miles south of Plymouth Center) Plymouth, MA 02360 http://www.visit-plymouth.com/longbeach.htm Ever since I was a small child I loved going to the beach and swimming in the ocean; becoming disabled hasn’t prevented me from enjoying the beach & ocean water thanks to my Beach Wheelchair. My mom friends I and usually go to [...]

170 Water Street Plymouth, MA  02360 http://www.villagelandingmarketplace.com/ Village Landing Marketplace, located on the Plymouth waterfront is right across from  East Bay Grille. Recently my family, friends and I had dinner at the Blue-Eyed Crab in Plymouth, located in the Marketplace. With all the times I’ve visited Plymouth, I never knew this Marketplace was here. My friends and [...]

– Accessibility – Food & Service 170 Water Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 508-747-6776 http://www.blue-eyedcrab.com/ Recently, my mom, dad, brother, friends and I went to Blue-Eyed Crab for dinner. Our friend Kim of Jamie & Crew told us it has the ‘Best & Freshest Seafood in Plymouth’. Kim couldn’t join us but she sure was [...]

197 Onset Ave Onset, MA 02558 Phone: 508-295-0470 The sun is finally shining again in New England! It sure does beat the rainy and dreary start to our summer. Sunday, my Aunt Nancy, Tony, Kate and I headed to Onset Town Pier to try our luck fishing. As we parked in the large parking lot at the [...]