Accessibility Issues

Making home and world travel more accessible to wheelchair users

Just because you use an electric wheelchair or a motorized scooter hardly means you’re your home shouldn’t be your refuge. Everyone deserves to make life as convenient and as peaceful as possible; however society doesn’t always make life so simple for the wheelchair user.

If you live on wheels, don't be discouraged. We’ve created two handy guides on accessibility – one on Wheelchair Accessible Construction and another on Accessible Wheelchair Travel – to help you make your home and travel plans wheel-friendly.

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Click on the links below to access information that will have you finding your “home sweet home” or fulfilling your dream travel plans sooner then you can pop a wheelie!

Wheelchair Accessible Construction - Very minor construction can go a long way in making your home or business more accessible to the mobile impaired person. You may be missing out on many customers who use wheelchairs and other mobility devices to get around because your business simply isn’t accessible. For example the simple erection of wheelchair ramps in your outside, inner entranceways and washrooms can make it a lot easier for wheelchair users to enter and enjoy the services that your establishment provides. In addition, wheelchair users will also appreciate lowered countertops, convenient grab handles and easy-to-turn doorknobs.

The wheelchair user’s home can also be made a great deal more accessible with the simple installation of entrance ramps, stair lifts and smooth, hard flooring. Accessible construction can also go a long way to make your bathroom a relaxing boudoir. After all, everyone likes a soothing bath or shower after a long day. Roll-in shower stalls offer easy access; while lowered shelves and countertops will put life’s necessities at your fingertips.

Accessible Wheelchair Travel – World wide travel has become a lot easier and more convenient for the wheelchair or scooter user. Thanks to public awareness, most forms of public transportation, hotels and tourist attractions in larger metropolitan cities around the world must now be accessible to the mobile impaired passenger.

For additional information on wheeling around the globe, please book some travel reading with our Enabled Traveler guru Robert Bennett.