Tips for Wheelchair Automobile Travel: Charles Fleisher driving to Florida

Tips for Wheelchair Automobile Travel: Charles Fleisher driving to Florida #1I’m certainly a blessed and fortunate individual considering the challenges of being quadriplegic and and traveling with a spinal cord injury. After months of waiting to have my new vehicle modified, the final touches were finished.I had planned on driving to Florida , but because of inevitable delays in the truck modification it didn’t look like I was going to be able to stay on my timeline.It’s been a  brutal winter on the East Coast with storm after storm and near record snow and this trip south was highly anticipated. Of course there are plenty of challenges for a quadriplegic when traveling. For instance, my new vehicle blew a fuse before. Skillfully my assistant and friend Elvie was able to figure out how to diagnose and replace the blown fuse.She has had plenty of experience! My last modified vehicle was giving me challenges constantly, but with her developed expertise in repairing my lift, we managed well enough and after a four hour delay, we left Jersey with temperatures in the mid-20s.We arrived in Florida just fine. We’re looking forward to accomplishing a lot while we’re here. If you are in the Orlando area around this time mid-to-late March 2014 and would like me to come by and speak please don’t hesitate to contact me.5 Things You Must Know When Traveling in a Wheelchair by Car:1. If you haven’t done it before please do a short trip first!A few hours drive  at the most.Do your research! Ask around and find out from others and the Internet as much as you can about your destination. .2 Thoroughly research your hotel. Check for wheelchair accessibility. Roll in showers.3. Bring assistance with you for your daily care or provide to have a nursing agency or other assistance meet you at your destination.4. If you use a leg bag to drain your urine, consider connecting to a larger bag so you don’t have to continue stopping to empty.5. Bring your basic required equipment with you or arrange for a medical supply company to deliver your supplies and equipment to your destination.Click Here To learn more about the vehicle which allows me to travel and the quadriplegic who invented it.Click Here to learn about three businesses that have combined annual incomes of over $200 million that were started by individuals with disabilities to provide mobility solutions for themselves and now assist countless individuals with vehicle mobility solutions.