bristow202 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I would be interested to know the statistics on how many disabled people holiday in Thailand every year. Any information would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sing_Sling Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) 7 (Flippancy aside, I would suggest not many choose Thailand - a simple google search will tell the interested party that Thailand is not wheelchair friendly at all . . . like the rest of SEAsia) Edited March 1, 2012 by Sing_Sling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 All of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Sad to see the replies on this. THe answer is not enough although many still travel. There are a couple of travel companies that specialise and have the facilities for disabled tourism however I think more just come to Bangkok as a stopover for a few days. Thailand is not an easy place for disabled people to move around in though some facilities exist and the frienldiness and willingness of Thai people to assist is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 7 (Flippancy aside, I would suggest not many choose Thailand - a simple google search will tell the interested party that Thailand is not wheelchair friendly at all . . . like the rest of SEAsia) Your waaaaaaaaay out, it's 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 How about a more specific disability? We may not be able to get you exact numbers, but advice on travel is possible if we know what we're dealing with. http://www.disabledt...-in-thailand-2/ http://www.disabledt...guide/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huayrat Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hi, Im in a sports wheelchair due to being paralysed from a motorbike accident and i can tell you that they are quiet a few wheelies here living and visiting everyear.. Most of them stay at the Diana garden inn in pattaya which has all rooms on the ground floor designed for guys and girls in a wheelchair.. fully booked over xmas and most of the year.. Ive lived here for 30 months and now reside in buriram.. hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) Hi, Im in a sports wheelchair due to being paralysed from a motorbike accident and i can tell you that they are quiet a few wheelies here living and visiting everyear.. Most of them stay at the Diana garden inn in pattaya which has all rooms on the ground floor designed for guys and girls in a wheelchair.. fully booked over xmas and most of the year.. Ive lived here for 30 months and now reside in buriram.. hope this helps Pattaya maybe,but I can not imagine Burriram is very disabled friendly,still it's good to hear people like yourself with a disability are visiting/living here especially in the provinces Edited March 1, 2012 by stoneyboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huayrat Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hi, Im in a sports wheelchair due to being paralysed from a motorbike accident and i can tell you that they are quiet a few wheelies here living and visiting everyear.. Most of them stay at the Diana garden inn in pattaya which has all rooms on the ground floor designed for guys and girls in a wheelchair.. fully booked over xmas and most of the year.. Ive lived here for 30 months and now reside in buriram.. hope this helps Pattaya maybe,but I can not imagine Burriram is very disabled friendly,still it's good to hear people like yourself with a disability are visiting/living here especially in the provences. pattaya not ideal for wheelchairs but in life its what you make of it... street vendors on pavements are the worst but hey dont let it stop you coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huayrat Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hi, Im in a sports wheelchair due to being paralysed from a motorbike accident and i can tell you that they are quiet a few wheelies here living and visiting everyear.. Most of them stay at the Diana garden inn in pattaya which has all rooms on the ground floor designed for guys and girls in a wheelchair.. fully booked over xmas and most of the year.. Ive lived here for 30 months and now reside in buriram.. hope this helps Pattaya maybe,but I can not imagine Burriram is very disabled friendly,still it's good to hear people like yourself with a disability are visiting/living here especially in the provences. I think your correct about the provinces.. not many ppl have saw a farang in a wheelchair i think... maybe thats why they stare and follow me around big C haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 There are quite a few people with disabilities of varying kinds here even in provinces. In some ways it is easier ouside of Bangkok. THe one bit of advice I would give people is to bbring an ordinary wheelchair and not a power one as it is easier to get someone to push a chair over kerbs and shop enterances than to get a ramp. If anyone needs more advice about thailand for wheelchairs pm me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huayrat Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 There are quite a few people with disabilities of varying kinds here even in provinces. In some ways it is easier ouside of Bangkok. THe one bit of advice I would give people is to bbring an ordinary wheelchair and not a power one as it is easier to get someone to push a chair over kerbs and shop enterances than to get a ramp. If anyone needs more advice about thailand for wheelchairs pm me push the chair now thats dam_n outright lazy haha.. mine has no handles , since im a young man i push myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 There are quite a few people with disabilities of varying kinds here even in provinces. In some ways it is easier ouside of Bangkok. THe one bit of advice I would give people is to bbring an ordinary wheelchair and not a power one as it is easier to get someone to push a chair over kerbs and shop enterances than to get a ramp. If anyone needs more advice about thailand for wheelchairs pm me push the chair now thats dam_n outright lazy haha.. mine has no handles , since im a young man i push myself 'not all of us can....though maybe we can make a harness and you can pull mine around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I live in Korat and use an electric mobility scooter that I purchased in Bangkok. Use almost exclusively for shopping in Malls,Tesco,Big C etc. Would not be without it. It does get a lot of attention. Lefty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sing_Sling Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Sad to see the replies on this. THe answer is not enough although many still travel. There are a couple of travel companies that specialise and have the facilities for disabled tourism however I think more just come to Bangkok as a stopover for a few days. Thailand is not an easy place for disabled people to move around in though some facilities exist and the frienldiness and willingness of Thai people to assist is amazing. ( I would suggest not many choose Thailand - a simple google search will tell the interested party that Thailand is not wheelchair friendly at all Sad, yet you write pretty much the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huayrat Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Sad to see the replies on this. THe answer is not enough although many still travel. There are a couple of travel companies that specialise and have the facilities for disabled tourism however I think more just come to Bangkok as a stopover for a few days. Thailand is not an easy place for disabled people to move around in though some facilities exist and the frienldiness and willingness of Thai people to assist is amazing. ( I would suggest not many choose Thailand - a simple google search will tell the interested party that Thailand is not wheelchair friendly at all Sad, yet you write pretty much the same thing? Thailand isnt as bad as people make out.. you can access all the shopping malls around pattaya and bangkok... The only thing i struggle with on a night out is finding a disabled toilet which sometimes you cant find... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Main thing is the access in the malls etc is usually pretty good it is getting between them that is difficult. A manual chair can be loaded in a taxi. It will also mount single steps and curbs. A power chair is ok in the malls but transport is difficult. Although I now have a pickup with a hoist without it involved finding a songtau and using a ramp...the ramp slope on this is about 30 degrees with a 1.5 m ramp so is very difficult without assistance. There are a couple of companies with vans and ramps but they are hard for new people to find. Toilets are a problem but most malls have a reasonably accessible as do many PTT stations on the highway. With assistance that is readily given iis possible to participate in a fair range of activities here but for tourist with disabilities I have yet to see a TOT office without a t least one step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigSchuler Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 If you include a few idiots from Iraq I would guess 500.5. One guy came whole but is now 1/2 an idiot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Talking of wheelchair friendly most PTT gas stations have been updated and there is a good and usually pretty clean disabled toilet at each one. That doesn't always mean that the disabled parking slot has been taken by some numpty who has no idea what it is for but that is the same in a lot of western countries too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nignoy Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 mrs nig and I are both disabled ,we cannot walk without sticks , and frequently use wheelchairs,we were pleasantly surprised in patong last year at the availability of lightweight wheel chairs in some of the hotels we stayed in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nattydread Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 get yourself one of these 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 get yourself one of these I think that is a brilliant idea though from the weather outside at the moment some sort of roof would be a good idea as it is sunny and very hot. It would also provide some protection from the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sing_Sling Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 ^ Why does it say 'Disable Peoples'? It is a vehicle meant to disable people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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