Budget accommodates wheelchair users
09. Jun, 2009
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Budget Rent a Car’s round-the-clock transfer service Door2Door now caters for people using wheelchairs users and the organisations and charities that cater for them through specially equipped passenger vehicles.
Known as Budget Wheelchair Accessible Transport, this service works on a zone system, which means that costs are determined at the time of reservation, and all arrangements can be made through a single phone call to Budget’s Central Reservations.
The vehicles have been adapted to accommodate two passengers using wheelchairs and up to four accompanying passengers. The modifications to certain vehicles in the fleet have been made so that people in wheelchairs do not need to leave the comfort of their chair when being transported. An electronic lift at the rear of the vehicle ensures safe and easy loading of these passengers. Once they are in position, the chair is clamped safely into place, ensuring further peace of mind. In addition, the drivers have been sensitised on elements of disability and mobility impairment and have been fully trained on operating the lift system.
National director of the Quadriplegic Association of South Africa Ari Seirlis has fully endorsed the service adding that it has greatly accommodated wheelchair users and their ability to travel around city centres. “The disability sector is thrilled about Budget’s vision of providing an accessible transport solution that offers people with an immobility impairment the opportunity to travel, visit and integrate,” he said.
Budget Wheelchair Accessible Transport is available in Johannesburg and Cape Town with plans to expand the service to South Africa’s other major city centres.
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