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Accessible hotel rooms and MS
I wouldn’t say that I travel a lot, but I do it enough that finding handicap-accessible hotel rooms is an issue. One thing that I’ve discovered is that accessibility means different things to different people and different hotels. I’m in a wheelchair on a full-time basis and have found that it’s not enough to request an accessible room but to specifically ask for a room with a roll-in shower because a tub with grab bars doesn’t work for me.
I’m not faulting the hotel, because levels of disability vary widely. I’m just learning to be very specific.
What have you encountered? What is your experience with accessible travel?
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You’ve got it right. The roll in shower is a key for a truly accessible room. I haven’t traveled in some time but did 2000 through 2010… The roll in shower is key because that is followed by other features that benefit a person in a chair. For instance desks. The one thing I had the most trouble with was beds… When I could no longer manage things by myself I started using a get you get–up–lift (with help from my wife). The issue is being able to get the legs of the lift under the bed. Most hotel beds are on solid platforms which cause problems getting the legs of the left under the bed. There is not a solution at a standard hotel which I found. You can find typical beds (with legs) at many Air B&B rooms. For someone who has never used Air B&B – it’s more like an apartment room than a hotel room. (Which come with other issues) I found that they are quite reasonable providing accessibility details about the rooms. Hope this helps anyone traveling.
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