Wheelchair Users

Green Point Urban Park – Something for Every Family Member

Posted on by Deirdré Gower
How wonderful to wake up to the pitter-pat of raindrops on a Sunday morning when I had the day off. Contemplating on how to keep the kids (my 19 year old differently-abled son, and his energetic Dalmatian who is training to be his service dog) entertained, I abandoned my rainy-day internet search, when the sun appeared as rapidly as the rain had. Off we headed in the direction of Green Point, inte...
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Donkey Noses and Vrolijkheid-ness

Posted on by Briony Chisholm
Can there be anything better than donkey's noses? Well, I mean, there's chocolate cake, and sticking your finger in the little tornado thing the water makes when it goes down the plughole, and Dwayne head butts and conversations with the Delicious Nephews and, and ... Okay, there are lots of particularly lovely things in the world (and boy, is it important to focus on them with the state of t...
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10 Wheelchair Accessible Attractions for Kids in Cape Town

Posted on by Deirdré Gower
10 Wheelchair Accessible Attractions for Kids in Cape Town “Mom, I’m bored!” Haven’t we all heard this on a Saturday morning at some point in our parental careers and made a quick decision to load the kids into the car and take a trip through our city to find something interesting for our kids to enjoy. With a wheelchair-bound child, sometimes this takes a little more planning and consideratio...
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A West Coast Getaway to Rocherpan Nature Reserve

Posted on by Accessible South Africa
What makes an establishment or other tourism product universally accessible? Is it 10 out of 10 ticks on a checklist of international standards – or is it something more than this? As an organisation focused on giving differently-abled children tourism experiences, universal access is the core of what we promote through the adventures we enjoy with our Warrior On Wheels families, and ...
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Review | FlySafair – Cape Town to East London Return

Posted on by Deirdré Gower
This year my son, Damian, decided that instead of a birthday party, he wanted to visit our family in East London who we haven't seen in quite some time, and so we planned a quick 2-night trip. When searching for budget flights, we came across FlySafair, a flight service we had not yet tried before. The booking process was simple, although I must mention that even though the basic flight cos...
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