The Traveling Wheelchair

349 Old Colony Road Norton, MA 02766 Phone: 800-408-8550 http://www.qualityvansales.com/ Friday I went to Quality Coach Van Sales and Service in Norton to have proper adjustments made to my wheelchair tiedowns and occupant restraints (WTORS) in my community home’s new conversion van. My community home purchases most of their wheelchair accessible vans from Quality Van Sales which has [...]

310 Paramount Drive Raynham, MA 02767 Phone: 800-463-3339 http://fedex.com/us/ If you need to ship a large package I highly recommend shipping it at the FedEx Express Ship Center in Raynham. I recently brought a large package that I needed to ship to Florida and found this FedEx very wheelchair friendly and accessible. There are three [...]

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3910 Boston, MA 02116 Toll Free: 1-800-392-6100 Deaf or Hard of Hearing: TTY (617) 222-5146 Accessibility Hotline: 1-800-392-6100 (press 6) Website: http://www.mbta.com/riding_the_t/accessible_services/ While attending Boston’s 20th Anniversary Celebration of the ADA I saw a wheelchair accessible MBTA bus parked inside the Boston Commons at the entrance on [...]

John Seewer, Correspondent Associated Press, Toledo Name of Article 541 N. Superior St. Toledo, OH 43614 Phone: 419-255-7113 Website: http://www.ap.org/ohio/ ABC News /US Wire: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=10606203 John Seewer, Correspondent, Associated Press is a very compassionate, caring and courageous news reporter whose not afraid of trying to make the world a better place. John’s recent news story which [...]

One Invacare Way Elyria, OH 44035-4100 Phone: 440-329-6000 / 800-333-6900 Website: http://www.invacare.com Since May of 2008, I’ve had an Invacare Solara 2G Tilt-in-Space Manual Wheelchair and love it! Depending on where I’m going I alternate using this chair with my Permobil C350 Power Chair  which I also love and  posted a review on.  Recently my friends and I [...]

Kenmore Square Boston, MA In June, my friends and I read the Boston Globe article, ‘Arlington T station reopens with disabled access’ By Noah Bierman/ Boston Globe/ June 2, 2009; it was all about the renovations being done by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to improve ACCESS at Kenmore Square. Specifically we read they were adding [...]

211 Airport Access Road Middletown RI 02842. Phone: 401-843-8687 or 1-877-914-8687     Email: jeff@riaerials.com Website: http://riaerials.com/newport_rhode_island.php You Tube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E20cj37EV-Y Columbus Day, my mom, Josh, Tony, Ric and I headed out to  Edaville USA in Carver for the Cranberry Harvest Festival. As were we ready to leave we saw a table set up by Bird’s Eye View Helicopters. [...]

Ten Park Plaza Suite 3170 Boston, Massachusetts 02116 Phone: 617-222-5000 Website: http://www.eot.state.ma.us/ Transportation Access Pass (TAP): http://www.mbta.com/fares_and_passes/reduced_fare_programs/ After traveling on the  MBTA Harbor Island Express – Boston to  Spectacle Island we discovered the MBTA issues DISCOUNTED Transportation Access Pass (TAP) CharlieCard Program to the disabled and FREE Transportation Access Pass (TAP) to the Blind. My mom, Ric, Tony and [...]

Boston City Hall Public Works One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Phone: 617-635-4000 http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/ Recently my mom, Ric, Tony and I traveled to the Massachusetts Transportation Building in City Plaza located at Ten Park Plaza  so I could apply for a MBTA Blind Transportation Access (TAP) CharlieCard which allow passengers who are blind/visually impaired  to ride [...]

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 [...]