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[bruceofmaui]

A quad friend of mine is going to Vegas for the first time and needs to rent a shower chair. any suggestions. thanx Bruce

[edlee]

I was there last weekend. I rented a shower wheelchair from desertmedicalequip.com They brought it to the hotel and had it waiting when I got there. I tried quite a few, but they were the only ones with the shower chair with big back wheels. Turned out to be a Mariner.

If you get one from them,, tell them to make sure the brakes are adjusted,, mine weren't,, but I transfer pretty well,, so it wasn't that big a deal for me. If I had taken some allen wrenchs with me, I would have done it myself.

It cost me $25 per day plus tax. I rented a power chair from them, too. I flew with my manual, but on those carpets you'll wear out your shoulders pretty fast.

Tell him GOOD LUCK
ed

[WillyB]

If ADA laws require a bench for seating in the US. Why the portable shower chair? I'm thinking some are unable to use the bench as they would slide off. Could someone explain?

Thanks, Willy

[mellowgator]

hi willy,

the ada is a good idea but isn't really enforced. that's unfortunate for us but all too often you get to your destination and find that is isn't really to code. i recently went skiing and the condo i stayed in had a roll in shower with no bench and no handheld shower. it happens all too often.

to answer your question a bench should work if it's there in the first place.

mellowgator

[WillyB]

mellowgator, on 27 August 2010 - 01:40 PM, said:

hi willy,

the ada is a good idea but isn't really enforced. that's unfortunate for us but all too often you get to your destination and find that is isn't really to code. i recently went skiing and the condo i stayed in had a roll in shower with no bench and no hand held shower. it happens all too often.

to answer your question a bench should work if it's there in the first place.

mellowgator

Mellowgator, Thank you for your response!

I agree as I've been inspecting a few Hotels in my area. Most I've inspected have been ADA approved but not always Roll in shower which at least 1 is required for 51-75 room hotels. All must have a Bench ether at the end a tub or in the tub. There are tree Tub variations to fallow. All shower variations require a bench seat.

I agree this isn't always the case. When this happens during my inspections it becomes a case! I find more often then not the response when a member of the Travel industry request corrections (in a respectful manner of course) it's "Oh yes we'll most definitely get right on it". You can trust when I say I don't hold my breath.

I find most (not all) High line Hotels to be very good and they do respond nicely to even the little things. Wednesday I was at a 4 Diamond historic Hotel that was an Excellent rating by me. Their attention to detail was "WOW". I only found one little thing in the rooms and mentioned it. It was the rule that when open plumbing exists under the sink it must be wrapped so no sharp or pointy surfaces can cause injury. Really not a big deal, But the response was great. Dang I felt like I was important! (REALLY GOOD FOOD TOO)

I guess what I'm saying is the people who can make a difference are the Agents and executive travel personnel. I hope to start a trend with some other things I'm working on. Things take time but I'm learning and moving forward. Hope I can make a difference for the better.

Willy

[mellowgator]

willy b,

i was injured before the ada went in to effect. i spent a lot of time haggling with building owners who told me they were grandfathered in and didn't have to make the necessary arrangements to met the ada. i would always tell them the law says they are responsible to make reasonable accomadations. i eventually got my space or ramp or wider door but not without a lot of calls and eventually i would have my attorney write a letter and this helped greatly. i even went up against the county to get a handicapped space at my girls elementary school. it's still quite the battle. but now after all these years to see all the spaces that are there due to my diligence makes me feel satisfied. but there is still so much to do.

i appreciate your efforts. my youngest daughter wants to some day work with hotel chains etc to make sure their buildings are accessible. the years of my disappointments with rooms that are supposed to be accessible have evidentially had a big impact on her. there is still so much to do.

mellowgator

[xiamenmom]

THe new Holiday Inn that is just a couple blocks off the Strip is very reasonable and has roll-in showers with build in benches and hand-held showerheads. They are very nice and super accomodating and we loved our room when we were there this past May.