Travel Tips For People With Disabilities
Ask each hotel about their accessibility and facilities for disabled guests.
When asked about accessibility, hotels, B&Bs, and even short-term private accommodation options will be happy to oblige. Some hotels may even include this information in their website.
You can ask questions to ensure that the accommodations are suitable for you and your family, including the person with a mobility impairment. Ensure your travel is comfortable too with WAV Vehicles. Visit Clarke Mobility for WAV Vehicles.
Accommodation Access
It should be easy to enter the building and reach the room. It’s rare that a hotel would not have easy access for someone who uses a wheelchair. However, this is a requirement for all other types of accommodations such as short-term rentals.
Bathroom Access
The design of a hotel’s room and bathroom can be different. You’ll need to ensure that the bathroom is barrier-free for any member of your group who requires assistive equipment. There should be no border between the bathroom and the rest of the hotel room, nor in the shower.
It is important to check the bathroom’s floor space. A larger space allows a caregiver to assist a person with disabilities in their bathroom routine.
Distance between the room and exit
Some hallways in large hotels are endless. This can be a danger for a group of people with a disability, or at least cause fatigue to the caregiver, or the disabled person if they are self-propelled. It is important to make sure that your room is close enough to the emergency exit and elevator.
Size of the room
A hotel room too small can cause more problems than it’s worth. It may even be more beneficial to choose a less-modern room that is larger and allows for greater mobility.
Fittings
The room must be big enough to accommodate all the luggage and assistive equipment that a person with a disability has.
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