Wheelchair Travel Tips -Boarding a Plane & Renting a Car

Great travel tips from Mark, a paraplegic and experienced wheelchair user, on everything from checking your wheelchair, getting an aisle chair, to getting your car rental and hand controls. http://www.easystand.com

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• quadriplegic
• easystand
• wheelchair
• disabled
• transfer
• tips
• spinal
• cord
• injury
• paraplegic
• SCI
• handicapped
• airplane
• travel

[WheelzAndTheChair]

What an awesome video thank you so much EasyStand.

I had my accident nearly a year ago and was really not looking forward to flying. I just wanted to let you know you have really helped a newly paraplegic guy down here in oz thanks mate!

Wheelz.

[EasyStand]

Now you can go from "down under' to flying high!

[travelplus1]

rich pooper first class

[EasyStand]

The first class ticket was not purchased. The seat was open and he simply asked for it. Nice tip huh?

[yoggy25]

hey there :_) whats the wide of your chair ?

[EasyStand]

@yoggy25 The chair is 25" wide (correction)

[EasyStand]

@yoggy25 25" wide

[coldbeaty101]

Good tips

[silvertip185]

I'm afraid if the airlines take my chair away from me, I won't get it back or it will be damaged. Do you know if you can keep your chair with you on the plane? Mine is a Tilite TR with folding back but rigid frame.  With the wheels off and the back folded down it can fit in a pretty small spot. Is there a way to find out in advance if the airline will leave your chair in the cabin?

[Donflorgon]

Thank you sooo much! Ive been scared to death to fly.

I read that your chair is only 27", is that true? You look as big as me, & I use a 40". I doubt my chair will fit down the aisle.

Also, is it impossible to use the bathroom on a plane?

Thanks again for this video!

[walkingdan]

Greate video! My teenager son has severe spastic quad CP and required extensive supports. None any airlines ever allow his manual wheelchair or electric wheelchair that is only 23.5" wide to be pushed to his seat. The airline funkie aisle wheechair is a joke, so his dad usually had to carry him into the seat. If your wheelchair has a hi-back, be parpare for the airline to dis-assemble it, because it will come back looking different then when it went in. :) 

[2020bloodyjack]

@jujy20 ehh..no they don't really. You hop in an isle chair and you part with ur chair and it goes under in the luggage bay :/

[MSGOODBAR]

You get mad props for handling that manual wheelchair by yourself. When I had it I always had to have someone push me.

[guzek6]

what kind of plane was it

[guzek6]

when was this taken??