Travelling Off Grid with Powerchair

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Great Barrier Island Style — Grab your wheels, Let’s travel

Original post published on grabyourwheels.nz
Photo credits featured photo https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/auckland/places/great-barrier-island-aotea/things-to-do/awana-beach-campsite

This is isn’t one of our usual blog posts where I point out accessibility, and spend lot’s of time reviewing toilets. However, I did get my tape measure out on a few occasions. This trip was more around inclusion and working on making things possible. Since Finlay lost the ability to do a standing transfer […]

Travelling Off Grid with Powerchair, Great Barrier Island Style — Grab your wheels, Let’s travel (go here for full post)

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