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By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:43:11 +0000

In reply to Ruth Rosenfeld. Thanks Ruth. Hope 2021 is a good one for you too. Julie

By: Ruth Rosenfeld

Ruth Rosenfeld — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 17:57:30 +0000

Having tutored kids with disabilities (challenges?), I was pleased to find your site with helpful information of places to go that are sensitive to various situations. And lovely photos! Hope this new year is a good one for you and your family.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 09 May 2017 01:31:08 +0000

In reply to Deborah Teeboon.

Hi Deborah,

Thank you so much for your lovely comment. For people who don’t have a family member with accessibility needs I think it’s hard for them to understand what’s needed. I hope we educate along the way when we travel.

I appreciate you taking the time to comment and for spreading the word about the website.

Julie

By: Deborah Teeboon

Deborah Teeboon — Sun, 07 May 2017 23:04:24 +0000

Hi Julie

So glad to see a website up such as yours. If you don’t mind, I will be sending people to your site when next I am asked about travelling with a wheelchair.

When David my son who had MND was still with us we tried to travel every year to somewhere different so that he could experience as much as possible.

I just saw the article re Travel with a Wheelchair and it brought me back to all those silly questions that were asked. People don’t seem to understand the difference between Disabled Access, Disabled Amenities and Disabled Facilities which every hotel seems to have different versions. Try getting an extra room with interconnecting doors to the Disabled room – near impossible.

Congratulation on not only doing the hard yards with travelling but also putting it up in a website.

Regards

Deborah

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 08:19:14 +0000

In reply to Tanya Pisk.

Hi Tanya,

Thanks so much for such a lovely and enthusiastic comment. It is great that ideas can be shared across the world and information can reach people who may otherwise feel isolated.

Keep up the travel and we are always happy to see photos and info shared on our Facebook page.

Julie

By: Tanya Pisk

Tanya Pisk — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 08:15:28 +0000

What an amazing site. I have spina bifida and I love traveling and have had the good fortune to be able to travel quite often overseas. I have had some terrific experiences and I have also had some downright awful ones. I am very active and I don’t let my disability stop me from doing anything. I love going on “walks” so finding out about wheelchair accessible places is great. I love websites like these. Thank you for the brilliant job that you are doing and helping people like myself.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 21:38:21 +0000

In reply to Robbyn Moody.

Hi Robyn,

Sorry for the delayed reply. We have been holidaying on the South Coast at a place called Bawley Point which is beautiful but we had no phone service! A tad difficult with a website and Facebook page but a nice break.

Lovely to hear from you and to learn more about your sons and travel plans.

Firstly let me point you in the direction of Accomable and Disability Horizons. These have been set up by two friends who are both wheelchair users. They are based in London so lots of their travels take them to Europe. Accomable is an AirBnb style website but for people with a disability. Using their site I’d imagine you could do a self-drive tour of the UK. I recently was chatting to a manager at Trafalgar Tours about accessible bus tours and the need for them. To my knowledge this isn’t available as yet. I think two wheelchairs would be tricky though if they fold you’d have a better chance. I’m a fan of doing my own thing and I’d think it would be easier to find something to suit all ages that way.

As for Europe, it is tricky because of the cobblestones. We have one of our Facebook friends who has travelled extensively and she provided lots of info on Rome on Facebook. She has a very able friend who travels with her and he is prepared to carry her upstairs or whatever it takes.

Take a look at Accomable and the blogs on Disability Horizons though and see if they are any help.

Thanks for taking the time to make contact.

We love the Port Macquarie area. I’ve been a regular at Lake Cathie since I was a child. It’s our second home but unfortunately we can’t find accommodation there that suits our needs any more. Now we stay in Port Macquarie instead but visit the lake each time.

Take care and let us know how you go.

Best wishes,

Julie

By: Robbyn Moody

Robbyn Moody — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 02:41:50 +0000

Hi Julie,
My name is Robyn Moody and I have two sons with a degenerative neuromuscular condition, Leigh’s Disease. They are 30 and 28, albeit we were told at age 7 and 5 that we would probably lose them before they reached their teens. Well they are still with us today and each day is a blessing. In saying this they can walk very small distances but do rely on manual wheelchairs 98% of the time. They socialise regularly and those who meet them, fall in love with them immediately, it is like watching a game of tennis listening to them talk. I was reading about your family and the Multi Terrain wheelchairs in the Focus magazine whilst on holidays in Port Macquarie, my parents live there. In their younger days we too had taken them to the USA, Fiji, Hong Kong and most recently Bali, all with their manual chairs. Whilst it is not easy, you do the best you can. Our daughter is currently residing in the UK and we are hoping to travel there next August/September for about 7 weeks. Our intentions are to do about a 3 week tour of England, Scotland and Ireland and then my hubby and I hopefully 4 weeks in Europe, of which we will probably fly the boys back home as I am not sure what travelling with them will be like around Europe. From what we have heard Europe can be tricky for accessibility. I read you were a travel agent prior to having your children and I was wondering if you are still in touch with colleagues or still have your finger in the pie to give some advice. I am just not sure whether it would be best to do a bus tour of the UK or should we try and drive ourselves given we have two wheelchairs. Then their is the issue of Europe. I have tried googling but their doesn’t seem to be much info regarding travelling with people with a disability in Europe.
Do you know of any travel agents that specialise in tours or bookings for people with a disability that can help us plan and manage our trip?
Robyn

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 22:19:48 +0000

In reply to Nicole.

Hi Nicole, It is lovely to “meet” you too. I can’t imagine moving from Hong Kong to Sydney and reestablishing all the services etc you will need for your two girls. I am more than happy to share information with you being a fellow Sydney based family with special needs. Feel free to email me havewchairwilltravel@gmail.com or privately message me on our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/havewheelchairwilltravel. We have a very helpful community on the page who would also be a great resource for you. Take care and please touch base. Julie

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 06:57:05 +0000

I found this site through a facebook group. I’m a mother of two girls with a debilitating form of dwarfism, and another “average” girl. We are moving from Hong Kong to the Hills district in Sydney within the next few months and are looking forward to settling in. I’m glad to have found this site as we will in the future be travelling with not one, but TWO wheelchairs! We’ll have to figure out bathroom modifications and car modifications, and so many other things as well! Nice to “meet” you!