Wherever possible on this site we have endeavoured to list information and facilities for our visitors with mobility, visual or hearing difficulties within each section. Should you require additional information, please contact Visitor Information Services A copy of the Thanet Visitor Information Centre Access Statement can be seen here Read more about accessibility in Margate with this free VisitEngland guide Facility symbols on adverts provide a quick reference to the facilities available at each establishment. You can also use this document to quickly compare the facilities at all of our Hotels and Guesthouses: Disabled access and facilities have been included within each attraction's individual entry. Please check your specific requirements with the attraction/s prior to your visit. We have also included the following: Beach Within Reach wheelchairs have special inflatable tyres which makes crossing the sand easier than in a regular wheelchair.
This charitable organisation has chairs on a range of beaches: Margate Main Sands also has an Access Statement: The Blue Badge Disabled Parking Scheme is run by Kent County Council and allows disabled people to park closer to shops and amenities, allowing the holder to drive or be transported to areas within towns and cities where parking is restricted. For further information click here or call +44 (0) 3000 416 262 Click below for a list on places around Thanet which may be able to provide rented mobility aids: Click below for a list of toilets which have accessible facilities: Buses: Most of the routes operated by stagecoach use low floor ‘Easy Access’ buses which are wheelchair accessible. For information on using mobility scooters on local buses please contact Stagecoach Customer Services & Disabilities Helpdesk on 03456 00 22 99 Taxi: Central Cars offer an accessible taxi service. Please call in advance (01843) 88 88 88 " To provide the highest quality of wheelchair accessible service to our
We provide a comprehensive service for people of all ages with long-term mobility problems and associated postural needs, and work within an agreed list of criteria. Our expert knowledge will help ensure that you get the right equipment to meet your needs, and once on our books we will continue to support you on an ongoing basis, be there to help, and to maintain the wheelchair we have issued to you. This service is available to adults and children with a long-term disability (lasting more than six months) who are registered with a Bexley GP. You will need a referral from your doctor or another health care professional (such as an occupational therapist, physiotherapist or district nurse). If you are already known to the service, you can contact us directly without needing a new referral. Our telephone number is 020 3045 3755. Office hours: 8.30am – 4.30pm, Monday to Friday We work to an agreed eligibility criteria, which sets out what types of equipment we are able to provide and in what circumstances.
All referrals are looked at by our therapy team, and prioritised. A member of our team will contact you to find out more about you and your mobility needs, and to check if you meet the criteria. You may require a face-to-face assessment; this may be in our clinic, or in your own home or school. At this appointment we will discuss what equipment you might need, trial some equipment and agree what we can provide that will meet your mobility needs (plus any other postural and pressure care items). The equipment is then ordered, and when ready will be handed over to you and adjusted to suit as appropriate by either a member of the therapy team or by the wheelchair contractors, AJM Healthcare. (Please see below for more information about AJM Healthcare). AJM provides a mobile repair service to our fleet of wheelchairs (you should not attempt to repair your wheelchair yourself). This work can be carried out in your own home (or school or day centre by arrangement if this is where you spend your time during each day).
They also do deliveries and collections and will recondition our wheelchairs that have been returned (where possible). They are based in Sutton, Surrey. Opening hours: 08.30 – 17.00; We strongly recommend you protect your wheelchair from damage, theft and personal liability as the wheelchair service cannot guarantee repair or replacement of wheelchairs if yours is lost or damaged. We do not accept responsibility for damage or injury caused by the use of a powered wheelchair. You may find the following companies useful in sourcing insurance: Many thanks for your help. I found the service excellent and your kind attitude was very much appreciated. Came for an assessment but was also helped with a walking stick and information on attendance allowance for us. For us, personally, you could not improve your service to us. You all attended my mother in a kind, friendly and professional way. Opening hours: 09.00 – 17.00; Phone: 020 3045 5100 Frequently Asked Questions - Bexley Wheelchair Service