Hi, I occassionally travel by air with my manual wheelchair. I ride it up
to the gate. However I can use a walker to get to my seat. If you cannot
do that the flight personnel are usually wonderful. They have a special
aisle wheelchair and will transfer you themselves into your seat (2 strong
men). I usually get the front row and if you ask for it before hand the
airlines will give it to you. they check my chair in at the gate.
Getting to the bathroom on the plane is another story. I am going from
Fla. to NY in a few weeks and have asked to keep my walker on the plane. I
still dont know if I would be able to get to the bathroom but this will be an
experiment.
There are handicapped bathrooms usually whereever you go and you would
transfer much the same as you do at home.
If you call hotels in advance you can reserve an accessible room. I
have been to a few motels and hotels in the past 2 years and some are better
than others. Some showers are accessible and some are not. But there are
usually grab bars for the toilet.
I have never seen beds that move.
Hope this helps, Rosalie
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