Since November alone I have been to Bogotá, New York, Toronto, Dubai, India and Spain. In a wheelchair. This article is no help to a disabled person planning to travel. How did you not seek out a single disabled traveller? We're all over the internet!!!
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- Airlines aren’t helpful (come on, you know this). I’m happy to tell you about my myriad experiences traveling with a disabled person.
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- Travel agents are costly (folks who need accommodations already make less money, and agents don’t book *for you* they book deals for you that benefit them)
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- I don’t want to visit museums that accommodate. I want to see the world, just like you do.
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A well intentioned self-advocacy article that is better reframed as a guide for those on the other side, whose work is yet to be done.
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"Simple tips" that mean - ONE MORE TIME - we're not able to enjoy an impromptu trip, a day-of booking, or the freedom to make our own decisions. Real simple tip: Airlines, hotels, and museums must accommodate us, without "warning," not after a phone call, not if they choose to.
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NYTimes, do better. You could have talked to an actual disabled person for this article. It might have provided better travel tips.
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These aren't tips. They're platitudes. Airlines don't modify assistance to the person, hotels the same. Most travel agents have no idea about access & specialist agencies can charge more than double. Wasted opportunity of an article.
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I am not disabled but have often made arrangements for disabled people (with airlines) then I’ve travelled with the disabled person. In all cases the ‘arrangements’ never materialised.
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Theoretically, such tips would make traveling while disabled less onerous. In real life, airlines damage power wheelchairs (leaving the user absolutely bereft of independent movement), hotels say they don't accept service dogs or accommodations are not fully accessible...
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"No place is off limits." That's cute, because it's out of touch with reality. All of those tips are good tips, but let's be honest. As the targeted audience, I'll tell you - that all sounds like an expensive pain in the ass. Not smooth. Not simple. Not easy.
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Accessibility is a must for disabled people, not an ideal. If it’s not accessible I can’t go.
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Totally unrealistic but perhaps talking to a disabled person may have helped. Try living in our world and then you’ll realise that unfortunately there are many places off limits
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#MAGA travelful tips: six tipsful for travelful with a disabilityfulThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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