1 Harborside Drive East Boston, MA Phone: 1-800-235-6426 TTY – 1-800-262-3335 http://www.massport.com/logan/ Recently, my mom and dad, members of Kenny & Co took a flight from and to Logan International Airport. They report Logan International is a wheelchair friendly airport. Below is a general overview of their observations, which I thought may be helpful for wheelchair-seated [...]
35 Route 44 Raynham, MA 02767 Phone: 508-880-7866 http://www.jiffylube.com/ My friends and I always get our van’s oil change at Jiffy Lube in Raynham. It is very wheelchair accessible because I never get out of our van when the oil change is being done. No appointment is needed. When you pull up, you need to [...]
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 [...]
50 Massachusetts Ave NE Washington, District of Columbia 20002 Phone: 202-906-3012 Union Station: http://www.unionstationdc.com/transportation.aspx Amtrak: http://www.amtrak.com/ After an eventful and exciting trip to Washington DC it was time to travel back home. I love Washington DC and think it is the most wheelchair accessible and wheelchair friendly city in the United States! Hopefully, I will one [...]
METRO – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority http://www.wmata.com/ After a very chaotic day of travel from the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington Virginia to the U.S Capitol, I am PROUD to say that I personally witnessed Barack Obama take the oath of office to become the 44th President and Commander in Chief of the United [...]
Amtrak and Acela Express – http://www.amtrak.com/ Red Top Cab – http://www.redtopcab.com/ After a very long day of travel, my friends, Ric, Tony, Kate and I finally arrived in Washington DC yesterday. We left my home in Massachusetts very early in the morning and thought we had plenty of time to catch our 8:49am Acela [...]
3060 N. I-35 Lancaster, TX 75134 (972) 228-8245 www.PortaWalk.com There’s nothing more frustrating for someone with a disability than to approach a building without proper access and wonder how you will enter without a safe ramp. Kenny & Co. have not personally used this product; yet we really like the concept that it is portable [...]
100 Gaspee Street Providence, RI 02903 For accessibility information Phone: 800-872-7245 http://www.amtrak.com/ Yesterday, my mom, friends and I traveled to the Amtrak Providence Train Station to pick up our train tickets for my trip to Washington DC. Congressman Barney Frank got me two tickets to the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of [...]
6961 Eastgate Blvd. Lebanon, TN 37090 Phone: 800-736-0925 Website: http://www.permobil.com/ You-Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQp-xuXp9Dk Oh what a marvelous morning it was when Brian from Hudson Home Health Care/Rehab Equipment and Dennis from Permobil were standing at my front door with my new Permobil C350 Power Chair. I was elated by the sight of my new wheels and thought what a beauty it [...]
191 New State Highway Raynham, MA 02767 Phone: (508) 823-1781 www.centralautogroup.com Our van key got stuck in the key hole and broke so my friends taped it together for a temporary fix and then we traveled to Central Doge for a new key. We were pleased to see that Central Dodge is wheelchair accessible and only [...]
"To help make the world more sensitive, respectful, safer and accessible to all."
In loving memory of my grandfather, 'Bud' McAuliffe.
