December 17, 2005

Europe by Wheelchair: An American Tourist's Perspective

This piece comes courtesy of Dave Reynold's informative Inclusion Daily Express:


European Trip In Wheelchair Was Surprisingly Accessible"
September 14, 2005

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA--The following four paragraphs are excerpts from a story by San Diego Union-Tribune "Abilities" columnist Marilyn Salisbury:

What did I do on my summer vacation?

I spent two weeks traveling in Eastern Europe and fell in love with my wheelchair in the process.

I had polio as a child and have used either braces or crutches ever since. For the first time, I used my manual wheelchair almost exclusively for mobility on this trip.

I found the public accommodations for those with disabilities to be better than I expected. There were curb cuts, and the public restrooms were better equipped than those here.

Entire article:
"European trip in wheelchair was surprisingly accessible" (San Diego Union-Tribune)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050830/news_1c30ability.html
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Posted by rollingrains at December 17, 2005 08:14 PM