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A podcast talking about how accessible restaurants and cafés and other locations are to wheelchair users and other aides
About the podcast
This is a podcast show about how accessible businesses and buildings are to those who have mobility issues such as wheelchair users, people with mobility walkers and walking sticks and any other kind of mobility devices.
I take note of where I am and I check out the place that I’m currently in and look to see how accessible it is to people with mobility issues and then I’ll do a podcast episode about my experiences with this location which could be anywhere in Australia.
I live on the Mornington Peninsula region which is about an hour’s drive from the city of Melbourne so I’ve covered places in Melbourne and in my local area and also have covered plenty of other places while I’m on holidays somewhere else in Australia. So whenever I’m somewhere I’ll always take notes about how accessible the location is anywhere in Australia whenever I’m travelling somewhere.
I’m also a strong advocate and supporter of the Hidden Disability Sunflower Lanyard movement which originated from London in the United Kingdom in 2016. Where they created a sunflower lanyard for people with hidden disabilities such as autism, dementia, anxiety and several other disabilities that aren’t visible to everyone.
It’s getting recognised worldwide now including here in Australia where you can use it at airports, train stations, tourist attractions, shopping centres and stadiums and other public places such as libraries and businesses.
You can order a sunflower lanyard online by searching for the Hidden Disability Sunflower Lanyard and order it from the official website in your country.
You can follow me on Facebook and Instagram for regular updates by searching for Mobility Access Australia Podcast or clicking on the two links below
Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on various podcast platforms so you’ll know when I post a new episode.
STICKERS FOR BUSINESSES
I recently designed a sticker that businesses can help create awareness of how accessible their business is which includes restaurants, cafes, venues, theatres, cinemas and also accommodation as well.
So keep a look out for the stickers I’ve placed at a few locations now which includes a stadium in Geelong and a motel in Albury on the NSW and Victoria border and many more locations will be added in the future so look out for them!
To apply these stickers onto the window or glass doors you will need to stick them on the inside of the glass as they are internal stickers.
Episodes
Jul 11, 2024
Jul 11, 2024
16 min
In this episode which is season 3 episode 7 I talk about two burger restaurants in Mornington, Victoria which are Schnitz and Betty’s Burgers which are both next door to each other in Main Street in Mornington and they are both fully accessible and both have accessible bathrooms as well. Both restaurants have other stores located throughout Australia but I’ve only been to my two local restaurants near where I live but I have been to two other locations of Betty’s Burgers one in Manly in Sydney and one in the city of Melbourne as well but their Mornington and Manly locations were both accessible.
Jul 4, 2024
Jul 4, 2024
18 min
The Rex Hotel is located on Northborne Avenue in Canberra and is located across from a light rail stop which is fully accessible at all light rail stops throughout the route in Canberra. There’s a dedicated disabled parking bay and a 24 hour reception desk where you can let them know you require disabled parking and parking is free.
Jun 25, 2024
Jun 25, 2024
15 min
In episode 5 of season 3 I talk about the Geelong Disability Expo at the Geelong Arena in Geelong in Victoria which is held in mid February every year now. This venue was the first venue that I’ve placed my accessible business stickers at. Geelong is about 75kms from Melbourne city and you can get there by train from the city and you can drive to Geelong from the city as well. You can also get the ferry from Sorrento to Queenscliff which is a 45 minute ferry trip and then it’s about a 30 minute drive from Queenscliff to Geelong by car.
Jun 24, 2024
Jun 24, 2024
23 min
In today’s episode which is episode 4 of season 3 I talk about my experience at a motel in Albury in NSW that I stayed in twice on my trip to Canberra in late March and early April in 2024. This is also the second business that I’ve placed my accessible business stickers at now and the first sticker is located at the Geelong Arena where they had the Geelong Disability Expo in February this year. So keep a look out for my stickers on businesses around Victoria and NSW and Canberra and other places in Australia.such as in South Australia too whenever I’m there. I also highly recommend staying at this motel in Albury as well especially now that they have one of my stickers there now.
Jun 21, 2024
Jun 21, 2024
13 min
This is just a quick update about how I’ve just changed podcast hosting from Spotify to Podbean and where you can find my podcast again and talk about upcoming two episodes.
Apr 9, 2024
Apr 9, 2024
31 min
In this episode I talk about my experience at a hotel in Haymarket in Sydney where it wasn’t really accessible outside of the hotel on the street including the restaurants in the nearby areas as well. I stayed at the APEX World Square in Haymarket previous year but they put the price up by a lot plus had to pay $50 a day for parking for the 3 nights I was there but I’m not going to stay there again next time I visit Sydney again.
Jan 18, 2024
Jan 18, 2024
10 min
Coming to you live from The Park Cafe in Goulburn in NSW. First episode for 2024 on Thursday 18th of January at 1pm.
Nov 30, 2023
Nov 30, 2023
32 min
I just got a four month old puppy from a breeder on the 3rd of November 2023 which is an Aussiedoodle and we’re going to be training her as an Assistance Dog for myself. She’s four months old at the moment of this episode as she was born on the 27th of July 2023. It’ll take about 2 years to fully train her to become a fully trained assistance dog which we’ve registered with a local trainer near where we live.