The Traveling Wheelchair

By Kenny & Company

Entries for August, 2009

Woods Hole Science Aquarium

NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA
Phone: 508-495-2000

http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/aquarium/

Thursday of last week my roommate, Josh, our friends Kellie and Kevin, my Aunt Nancy and my Mom planned to go to
Old Silver Beach. Due to rain we changed our mind and instead headed to Woods Hole Science Aquarium. Woods Hole Science Aquarium owned and operated by […]

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Ziggy’s in Plymouth

120 Water St
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone: 508-746-5411

Recently while in Plymouth with my mom and friends we stopped at Ziggy’s for some lunch. As soon as I saw its name, I thought of an old favorite comic strip of mine called Ziggy’s :>) I was pleased to find Ziggy’s wheelchair friendly.

Ziggy’s,  a fast food restaurant serving lunch, […]

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Maui Wowi in Plymouth

114 Water St
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone: 508-747-6284

While wheeling along Water Street in Plymouth, I spotted a new place called Maui Wowi and was pleased to find it wheelchair accessible. There is a wide wheelchair accessible cement walkway located on the side of the building leading to the main entry door. Railings are located on both sides for added […]

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Water Wizz of Cape Cod 2009

3031 Cranberry Highway
Wareham, Massachusetts
Phone: 508-295-3255

http://www.waterwizz.com/

If you want to COOL OFF during this hot summer HEAT WAVE you might want to go to Water Wizz, a really fun water park in Wareham. Yesterday, Josh, my roommate, Tony, Josh and Ric, our friends and my mom and I had the wonderful opportunity to go to Water Wizz. […]

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Casa Brazil Restaurant and Grill in Plymouth

318 Court Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone: 508-830-6802

http://www.casabrazildining.com/

Sunday, when my aunt, friends and I were in Plymouth, we came across Casa Brazil Restaurant and Grill. I’ve never had Brazilian food and wanted to try it for Douglas my very good friend is from Brazil. Being a new establishment I would have thought that the wheelchair accessibility would […]

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Best Western Cold Spring in Plymouth

188 Court Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone: 508-746-2222

http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=22050

My friends and I headed back to Plymouth in search of a hotel within wheeling distance from the Historic Plymouth Waterfront that has a wheelchair accessible room with a roll-in shower. Nearly one million tourists visit the Historic Plymouth Waterfront every year and many are in wheelchairs. We thought it […]

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Duxbury Beach

Gurnet Road
Duxbury, MA 02332

http://www.duxburybeach.com/

Recently a good friend sent us the link to the article
‘Nantasket Beach accessible for people with disabilities’ By Jennifer Mann / The Patriot Ledger / August 01, 2009. It’s about all the recent changes the town of Hull did to make Nantasket Beach more wheelchair accessible. The author also writes; “Town-run […]

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver 1921 – 2009

Sadly Eunice Kennedy Shriver died Tuesday August 11, 2009 at age 88. I along with millions of other persons with disABILITIES are FOREVER GRATEFUL for her lifelong devotion, dedication, love, compassion and hard work she has done to IMPROVE the QUALITY of lives of millions of us with disABILITIES!

Eunice Shriver was a compassionate champion! She singlehandedly changed the […]

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Spectacle Island

Boston Harbor Islands
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617-223-8666

http://www.bostonislands.org/isle_spectacle.asp

This past week my mom, Tony, Ric and friend Douglas headed out to Spectacle Island. Daniel, a very kind Park Ranger who took us on a tour of
Georges Island told us Spectacle Island is very wheelchair accessible. Spectacle Island is one of the 34 Boston Harbor Islands; it is […]

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MBTA Harbor Island Express - Boston

Long Wharf
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-222-6999
MBTA Harbor Express:
http://www.harborexpress.com/commuters/
Harbor Island Ferry:
http://www.harborexpress.com/harborislands/

Recently my mom, Tony, Ric and I visited
Georges Island and were pleased how wheelchair accessible it is. We heard that Spectacle Island is even more accessible so this week we headed to this Boston Harbor Island. My friend Douglas had the day off so […]

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