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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
Saturday Mar 04, 2023
Saturday Mar 04, 2023
In this episode I’ll be talking about how accessible the places are in and around Haymarket and Chinatown are in Sydney. While I was staying there for 3 nights from the 20th of January 2023. Don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast and to share with your friends and also to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more detailed updates such as photos and videos.
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
My parents and I went on a big road trip up to Brisbane from Melbourne and we left on the 19th of January until 10th of February 2023. The next few episodes are going to be about where I stayed in hotels along the way and some places we visited as well. This accommodation was actually listed on Accessible Accommodation Australia and their website is at www.accessibleaccommodation.com and they are worth having a look on their website for other accessible accommodation around Australia!
Saturday Dec 17, 2022
Saturday Dec 17, 2022
This episode is about an Italian restaurant in Toorak on Grange Road in Toorak in Melbourne. There’s dedicated parking outside the restaurant and the restaurant is completely level throughout the restaurant and there’s a public toilet across from the restaurant which is kind of accessible but could be a little bit narrow to get access to but the restaurant itself was accessible and they also have outdoor dining available as well. At the time of this episode going out they’ll be closed from the 12th of December 2022 until late January 2023 as they’ll be going away on holidays so they’ll be open again from February next year if anyone wants to have dinner there.
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Went to the Oz Comic Con this weekend at the Melbourne Showgrounds for their Christmas edition. The building was completely accessible to everyone including a ramp going down to the lower level where the exhibits were located and they had two separate disabled toilets available in the exhibition hall that they were having it in. Then there’s an outdoor area where they have food trucks available for lunch and inside the building was pretty accessible as there were several people in wheelchairs including a member of staff who was working at the Oz Comic Con and I saw this lady at the main Comic Con earlier this year at their usual location at the Melbourne Convention Centre which I did an episode on earlier this year. Both venues are completely accessible to everyone which is great to see!
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Went to see the stage show performance at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne which was called A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens the author. This theatre was pretty accessible with a temporary ramp going into the building and had an accessible bathroom with a working lock on the door. The only accessible seating area is the stalls area of the theatre as there’s no elevator going up to the second level. The street outside the building was pretty accessible and nice and flat and there was a cycle lane outside which has plenty of space to wheel yourself around to it from the traffic lights on the corner a few metres away from the main entrance to the theatre which was completely flat as well. I’ve filmed a couple videos during my time at this theatre which I’ve never been to before and they’ll be available to watch on my Instagram and Facebook pages this week.
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
I did a social experiment a few days before Halloween where I used a manual wheelchair to attend two stage performances at two theatres in Melbourne in late October 2022. You can see video footage of the experience on my Facebook and Instagram pages.
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
You can now follow me on Facebook and Instagram so just search for Mobility Access Australia on both platforms and you’ll be able to find me! You can even comment on my posts that I’ll be doing on Facebook and Instagram and I’ll be posting photos of the areas that I’ll be visiting and maybe even some videos of the area too. So follow me on both platforms and continue listening to my podcast episodes on all of the major podcast services!
Saturday Aug 06, 2022
Saturday Aug 06, 2022
In this 5th episode I talk about my two local cinemas Rosebud and Sorrento cinemas. I mostly go to the Rosebud Cinema as they have 5 screens there and they show movies more often then Sorrento Cinema does which only has 3 cinemas. But the Rosebud location is bigger and better and is completely 100% accessible to everyone as they have dedicated disabled parking bays directly outside and then there’s a ramp going up to the front entrance along with a dedicated disabled toilet and they have a ramp going up into cinemas 1, 2 and 3 and then a slight downward slope to cinemas 4 and 5 but cinema 1 is the biggest one but they are still all fully accessible to everyone who has mobility issues!