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AndyC
 United Kingdom
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Status: offline |  Posted - 08 May 2004 : 09:49:14  
| hi to all,
We are a party of nine and all booked up for Orlando later this year, (2nd time for some of us) just can't keep me away now. We decided to book into a villa Hampton Lakes this time rather than a hotel on I-drive.
In our party we have 2 elderly people one of whom is registered disabled and uses a wheel-chair to get around the other (my mother-in-law...) is just limited to the amount of walking she can do (bless)and we hope to acquire a wheel-chair for her to take with us. We are flying with Virgin and their special assistance has been brilliant, found them to be very helpful and informative.
I was also informed from Virgin that the Blue/Orange badge system in the UK is now officially recognised in Florida as they have been informed by the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Does anyone have any experience of using the disabled badge system in Florida or had any difficulties with wheelchair access to anyplace. Please share your experiences of this.
This site is just so packed with info, and I must stop rabbiting on, the excitement is just so unbearable (we've had this booked for well over a year now)
Many thanks...Andy | | Report this post to a moderator |
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blott
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chrizzy100
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Joined: 26 May 2003
Status: offline | Posted - 08 May 2004 : 14:36:35
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Originally posted by AndyC
hi to all,
We are a party of nine and all booked up for Orlando later this year, (2nd time for some of us) just can't keep me away now. We decided to book into a villa Hampton Lakes this time rather than a hotel on I-drive.
In our party we have 2 elderly people one of whom is registered disabled and uses a wheel-chair to get around the other (my mother-in-law...) is just limited to the amount of walking she can do (bless)and we hope to acquire a wheel-chair for her to take with us. We are flying with Virgin and their special assistance has been brilliant, found them to be very helpful and informative.
I was also informed from Virgin that the Blue/Orange badge system in the UK is now officially recognised in Florida as they have been informed by the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Does anyone have any experience of using the disabled badge system in Florida or had any difficulties with wheelchair access to anyplace. Please share your experiences of this.
This site is just so packed with info, and I must stop rabbiting on, the excitement is just so unbearable (we've had this booked for well over a year now)
Many thanks...Andy
My mum has an English disabled badge and it was fine everywhere.......no trouble at all with using it....... | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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mr flibble
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agod
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Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Status: offline | Posted - 08 May 2004 : 15:35:33
| Thats good to know, that they now reconize the European Blue Badge scheme, we always take ours with us, (her hip and my heart) and put it on the dashboard of the car, the Americans have theres hanging from the windscreen mirror, we where told by some of the ex-pat Brits that it didnt apply to Florida, but we used ours all over the place, getting us nearer the front entrances and parking spaces, and it was excepted anyway, heres a little tip for you, I always keep mine handy, the trouble with me is I look to healthy, so if I need to sit down at long airline queues, or even try for a sympathetic upgrade, with the airline staff, it can work wonders when you flash them your badge.
Alan |
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hamptonlakes
 United Kingdom
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Joined: 19 Sep 2003
Status: offline | Posted - 09 May 2004 : 14:03:58
| Welcome to the forum Andy, you pick a great community, not that i am byist 
The only information i can offer on wheelchair assistance is that both manchester and orlando international airport staff where brilliant and very helpful plus Virgin where great too.
If we can answer any other questions then post away or you can use the search facility @ the top of the forum
Have a great day |
Wesley, Helen, Connor, Lauren & Rachel.
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AndyC
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