Tag: wheelchair
Minister Bartlett: New AC Marriott Hotel to improve Kingston City tourism
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2019 18:40Jamaica's Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says the new 220-room AC Marriott Kingston Hotel scheduled to start taking guests on June 17 represents a game changing addition to Kingston's tourism ... Read More
10 most accessible cities in Europe named
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2019 16:15While many of us would love to travel the world, it’s not always easy for those with limited mobility and rely on assistance from others. Accessible travel is a hotly ... Read More
New lawsuits filed against Boeing in Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash
Chief Assignment Editor- May 22, 2019 00:35Additional wrongful death lawsuits in the crash of the Boeing 737-8 MAX, operated as Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, were filed in Chicago, IL, in the deaths of Virginia Chimenti, originally ... Read More
Wimbledon 2019: Winning plans for players and spectators
Rita Payne - special to eTN- May 2, 2019 01:25The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has announced a series of significant changes for The Championships 2019 and beyond. In the buildup to the official start of the Championships ... Read More
Airbus selects seven finalist teams to shape the future of aerospace
Chief Assignment Editor- April 23, 2019 20:49Airbus experts have selected seven teams for the 2019 final of world-class competition Fly Your Ideas which invites students from around the world to innovate in key areas for the ... Read More
VISIT FLORIDA launches accessibility travel hub
Chief Assignment Editor- April 11, 2019 19:16In an effort to promote the Sunshine State as a top destination for special needs travel, VISIT FLORIDA launched a travel hub that features a range of resources for travelers ... Read More
VISIT FLORIDA launches accessibility travel hub
editor- April 5, 2019 00:52In an effort to promote the Sunshine State as a top destination for special needs travel, VISIT FLORIDA launched a travel hub that features a range of resources for travelers ... Read More
Permanent Secretary to lead team to re-image Negril
editor- February 8, 2019 21:40Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Mrs. Jennifer Griffith, to lead a team designated to re-image the tourist destination of Negril. ... Read More
French lady breaks climbing record in a wheelchair at Mt. Kilimanjaro
editor- February 7, 2013 03:23TANZANIA (eTN) - For two years, a French lady with a disability lived with a faint hope that one day she would be able to ascend the world’s highest freestanding ... Read More
New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission sued
editor- January 14, 2011 04:12NEW YORK - A class action lawsuit filed today in Federal District Court in the Southern District of New York alleges that the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission ... Read More
Eastern Airways: Wheelchair-bound Paralimpian can only fly if he can walk up the steps
editor- May 3, 2010 05:18A wheelchair-bound athlete was left stranded when a British airline refused to let him on a plane because he could not walk up the steps to board. Read More
Paralympian drags himself through airport after airline takes his wheelchair
editor- November 27, 2009 05:09A paralympic champion who dragged himself through an airport after a budget airline made him check in his wheelchair has received an apology. Read More
Seventeen-year-old girl petitions airlines for wheelchair accessibility
editor- September 22, 2009 04:50Sally O'Neill is a 17-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, and all she wants when she flies is to be able to remain in her own wheelchair. Read More
Scooters, oxygen, and wheelchair rentals ensure smooth sailing
editor- September 3, 2009 05:47For the 53 million Americans with limited mobility, oxygen requirements, or other form of physical limitation who want to travel, Special Needs at Sea, part of Special Needs Group, Inc., ... Read More