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New Air Canada Wheelchair Policy

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Air Canada recently updated its wheelchair policy, which will make travel easier for many wheelchair-users and slow walkers. The new Air Canada wheelchair policy gives customers more flexibility, as it allows a wider range of mobility aids and includes the ability for passengers to track them while in transit.

The new policy allows customers to bring along up to three mobility aids at no charge. These can include:

  • Wheelchairs, walkers and other mobility aids
  • Adaptive sports equipment, such as adaptive skis or handcycles
  • Patient lifts
  • Other transfer devices

Additionally, if a mobility aid is too large to travel on the same aircraft as the customer, Air Canada Cargo will complimentarily transport it within Canada.

“Travelling with a mobility aid can involve significant planning, and we recognize the uncertainty customers may feel when they are separated from equipment that is essential to their independence,” said Kerianne Wilson, Director, Customer Accessibility at Air Canada. “This new policy is about giving customers more consistent choices, clearer expectations and greater confidence when they travel with us.”

For more information about Air Canada’s policy on personal mobility aids, visit www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/plan/accessibility/mobility-aids-and-assistance.html#/.

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Camp 18 Logging Museum

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42362 Highway 26
Seaside, OR 97138
www.camp18loggingmuseum.org/

Located at Mile Marked 18 on Highway 26 in Seaside Oregon, this unique museum and memorial makes a good stop if you’re heading over to the coast. It’s located next door to the famous Camp 18 restaurant, so if you miss the turn, just park in the restaurant parking lot. From there, it’s a level walk over to the Loggers Memorial; however there’s also accessible parking near the building.

There’s level access to the Loggers Memorial, which contains over 400 copper plaques that honor the memory of those who felled timber in the Pacific Northwest. And you’ll also find a collection of tools, artifacts, and notes to the honorees throughout the exhibit. It’s a somber but educational display.

Outside the open-air Logging Museum features a collection of logging equipment including chainsaws, a boiler, a few railroad cars, a blacksmith shop, and every hand tool imaginable. The paths around the exhibits are mostly level and covered with gravel; however if you can’t manage the walk there’s a level overlook near the Loggers Memorial. And after you’ve had a gander at the artifacts, head next door for a loggers breakfast. There’s accessible parking near the restaurant, with ramp access up to the front door. All in all it’s a fun stop, but don’t follow your GPS, as it will take you to a neighboring farm.

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Wheelchair-Accessible Thailand Villas

Wheelchair-Accessible Thailand Villas

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Hua Hin Beach

Located in Hua Hin, these two wheelchair-accessible Thailand villas are a great holiday choice. Villa Coconut Grove and Villa Si Daeng both have two bedrooms and two adapted bathrooms. They each can accommodate up to six adults. Access features include a level entry, wide doorways, good pathway access and tiled floors for easy rolling. The bathrooms include a Continental shower with grab bars, a hand-held showerhead, and a fold-down shower seat. There are fold-down grab bars on both sides of the toilets, and the sinks have wrapped pipes and plenty of room for a wheelchair to roll under them.

Villa Coconut Grove and Villa Si Daeng

Villa Coconut Grove is located at the end of a dead-end street, in a small complex of 10 villas. It includes a large living area and a fully equipped kitchen, with level access out to the covered veranda surrounded by a tropical garden. The adjacent terrace includes a swimming pool and a Jacuzzi that can be accessed by a pool lift. It’s also just a short walk or roll to the beach, a mall, a bakery and a number of restaurants.

Villa Si Daeng is also located on a dead-end street, in the middle of a row of five houses. It has an open floor plan with a living area and a kitchen, and a spacious veranda. The pool and Jacuzzi can be accessed by a lift or stairs. As an added bonus, many small restaurants are located nearby, and the villa is about one kilometer from the beach.

Both of the villas come with a lot of extra adaptive equipment, including hospital beds, shower wheelchairs, patient lifts and beach wheelchairs. Dinner is included on the first night, and there’s also a free grocery package for breakfast the next day. Wheelchair-accessible airport transfers and local transportation in an accessible van can also be arranged; and a personal care assistant can be provided for an additional charge. Villa Coconut Grove also comes with a housekeeper and free laundry service.

Truly they’ve thought of everything at these wheelchair-accessible Thailand villas. For more information, visit www.accessiblethailand.info/, or e-mail contact@accessiblethailand.info.

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A Wheelchair-Accessible Portugal Villa

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If a trip to Portugal is on your travel wish-list, then check out this wheelchair-accessible villa in the Algarve. The four-bedroom unit can accommodate up to seven adults and two toddlers. It’s equipped with an accessible bathroom that’s outfitted with a with a roll-in shower with grab bars and a hand-held showerhead. A shower-commode chair and a toilet-riser are also available; and the bathroom also has an accessible vanity area as well as a lowered mirror. There’s good access to all the public spaces including the fully equipped kitchen and the patio and BBQ area. And the swimming pool is even equipped with a battery-powered lift.

Airport transfers from the Faro airport are also included with this wheelchair-accessible Portugal villa rental. They are available in a wheelchair-accessible Renault Kangoo. There are two of these vehicles, and one can accommodate four passengers and a wheelchair, while the other can take three passengers and a wheelchair. Both vehicles have ramps and tie-downs. And although they do not rent the vehicles, they are available for use with the rental of the villa.

There is also a variety of medical equipment available for rent. The list includes, power wheelchairs, manual wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, an alternating pressure mattress, a bath lift, an electric hoist and oxygen equipment. And if you need nursing care, that can also be arranged. It’s a very accessible and inclusive rental package.

For more information about this wheelchair-accessible Portugal villa, call (+351) 919 032 377, e-mail info@algarve-vacations.com or visit www.algarve-vacations.com.

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