In Paris France wheel chair rentals might at first seem hard to find, but I've spent a lot of time on the internet digging up some wonderfullinks.
For those with a disability who need wheelchairs but can't bring them with them on their trips, there are lots of options now available.
Paris appears to be wheelchair-friendly from all theinformation I have found.
Many museums like the Louvre will hire out wheelchairs, and I have found several links which I include below.
More and more metro and RER stations are equipped to provide improved access to people with disabilities (spacious lifts, ramps…). Numerous bus routes are fitted with lower floors and retractable ramps. A detailed plan showing all accessible stations and routes is available from RATP ticket offices.
ACM - AIDE ET CONFORT DU MALADE Disabled / Wheelchair rental / hire PARIS 14 Medical equipment, sale and hire of wheelchairs and beds. Monday to Friday 9.30am-12.30pm and 2pm to 6.30pm / Saturday 9.30am to12.30pm. Short-term rental available. Advance booking.. http://en.parisinfo.com/paris_map/rub6221.html
CMPM75 - MATERIEL PARAMEDICAL Disabled / Wheelchair rental / hire Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse(PARIS 06) Sale, hire or repair of medical equipment (beds, tables, oygen...) and folding wheelchairs. Short-term rental possible. Advance booking advisable. http://en.parisinfo.com/paris_map/rub6221
The Louvre : Paris France Wheel chair rentals
Visits in Foreign Languages, Documentation in Foreign Languages,Teaching Activities, Group, Guided Tours Conferences, HandicappedPersons, Handicapped Persons (with help), WheelchairRental/Hire http://www.paris.org/Musees/Louvre/info.html
Paris France wheel chair rentals at Disneyworld?
"At Disneyland Resort Paris, guests with disabilities can enjoy the magic, ... Wheelchairs can be rented at the "Strollers and Wheelchair Rental" shop at ..."
Parc & Château de Bagatelle, Paris Exhibitions, concerts and various cultural events are periodically heldin the castle and the magnificent Bagatelle gardens, which span 59 acres (24 hectares) in the Bois de Boulogne. The annual Festival de Chopin à Paris, founded in 1983, takes place each June and July at the Orangerie de Bagatelle.
Visits in foreign languages, group, guided tours, conferences,wheelchair rental/hire, book shop, gift shop, restaurant, photography allowed, car & bus parking.
EMS - Wheelchair Rental 25, Boulevard Pasteur 93120 La Courneuve north of Paris, near Le Bourget Airport tel. 33 1 30 86 96 96 fax. 33 1 30 86 97 97
Scooter rentals in Quimper:
15 Impasse Joseph Cugnot Z.I. du Petit Guelen 29000 Quimper tel. 33 2 98 52 77 01 fax: 33 2 98 52 85 42 e-mail: philippe.quezenoc@neuf.fr
(Quimper is southwest of Roscoff, northwest of pointe de Trevignon)
This well established guidebook was originally published in 1974, and was the first guidebook ever to use the title 'Access' referring to access by disabled people. http://www.accessinparis.org/
"This original article covered a combined trip to both Switzerland, Paris and Versailles, but has been split into articles on Switzerland and France at the authors request. The visit to Switzerland can be read here.
Article : Exploring Somewhere New: City Breaks in Europe : Paris
"More people than ever before are adding to - or even replacing - the traditional annual summer holiday with shorter breaks in cities around the world. Disability View checks out some of the most popular European destinations ..." http://www.disabilityview.co.uk/jan-feb-04/holidays.shtml
Excellent articles on Paris France Wheel chair rentals & holidays:
This supplement to our article “Paris Passerelles -Wheelchair Accessible Travel In Paris - 2003” is based on ourtrip to Paris in 2005. It is most useful if read along with“Paris Passerelles,” which contains far more comprehensive information and is available on the websites where this supplement is published. "
UK Links : Paris France wheel chair rentals
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