I just learned from one deaf woman who wrote about her experience on train  transportation  to other.   I wanted to give away one thing about train, airplane or cab transportation around the world….not just USA only.  West, East, South and North where you name that.

One year, that my old frame who lives in New York for university there.  He is deaf and brave young man.  He told me once that subway never stops and keep going so he had jump off with his friends.  His deaf friends warned him about New Yorkers been fast and too many people among around like ants.  He had alot of challenge in his life.  He was so happy about learning how the hearing people deals with those issues.

I had few friends who are disability related to blind or wheelchair.  They can’t walk FASTER or need some guide.  Impossible for them go to subway that goes fast and need something to stop completely to allow them get on or get off from transportation.  They had to hold the line (wire thing that hanging) to make sure they get off easily.  No way, make that happens.  I have attached from my previous article from my post about ADA.

I never had problem with using the subway in Midwest because I always attention to where I am going.  There have name on each station when got on and get off.  When I was riding and watch scenery outside and become familiar then get off easily before.  My friend on wheelchair and need to get to front of train.  Driver sees us and stop completely for us to get on or get off.  Same thing with blind person stands front of train.  Disability related always stands front.  If you happens see the sign said handicapped on front and go toward it to stand front before get on.

European, Asian and South American had different places that will allow you blind or deaf because there is no way to reach out or not familiar then lost.  Need to make sure get right places where you want to visit.  Many transportation are roughly and crowded.  Impossible to get on or get off.  You lost.  Would prefer to take someone with you and get right places to get off.  One year, I was in Oregon for deaf conference and went to downtown on the subway as nice and sit down then get off easily.  When the conversation finishes.  People try to get on train same time and really crowded.  I am short and stand up faced to door.  No fun!  I had hold rail on between the door and me.  Crowded is roughly and no way to sit or uncomfortable when moving.

Airport gates has front of line for disability related.  Train gates has it.  Cab?  One year, in Las Vegas, we get the cab service at airport and the usher saw us.  One was on wheelchair and three of us walking together.  We were signing too.  Usher told us to move to handicapped area but cab was been forever to get wheelchair van to pick four all of us.  It was so bored and wait forever to catch.

Sure there is more to discuss about.

– DW