Chiming in re: the palanquin thing, not all wheelchair users can ride in a palanquin or on a Talking Horse.
At minimum, you'd need to be able to disconnect from the chair, transfer or skip any medical devices, and sit/balance decently well, [tho a specialised palanquin or saddle with seatbaks or straps might work.]
You may also need a way to transfer the chair from A to B as well - easyish with a foldable manual, difficulty-up-to-fiendish with a mechanical.
Referenced from:
A relative (funtionally quadraligic, mechanical chair, and I think an extra breathing gadget) was on a trip, and the group was going to a restaurant on a boat. "Yes, we are wheelchair accesable!" by which they meant 'we can carry the person across the gangplank, and then carry the folded chair across as well.' Relative and their subgroup ate elsewhere, large group stayed.
I've also seen a scenario where transporting a wheelchair/mechanical scooter amounted to 'find some strong men to shove it in a van (no ramp) then do the same in reverse at the destination.' In that case, the person could transfer theirself and sit in regular seats, assuming they [seats] were the right height.
Be sure to plan for other limitations:
Factor in that carrying people/extra gear is /hard/ - soldiers carry about on avg. 30 pounds, I've heard of hunter-gatherers carrying up to about 70 pounds. (Respectivly, the weight of a three-year-old and a ten-year old.) A couch potato from civilization, an older person or a child won't be able to carry that much weight any distance (i.e. on a hiking trail, or up a long flight of stairs).
Most of the people I know with limited ability are my size or bigger, and moving them any great distane without a car is pretty much going to require either a car, a wheeled conveyance + decent road, or a h*** of a lot of help. (A litter might require 8-10 people, the number may go up if the trip is long as there are other issues.)
The point of my rambling, is that (for example) a blanket 'no wheels on the beach/trail, no exceptions' might cause avoidable hassle; and that should be considered when applying the rule.
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At minimum, you'd need to be able to disconnect from the chair, transfer or skip any medical devices, and sit/balance decently well, [tho a specialised palanquin or saddle with seatbaks or straps might work.]
You may also need a way to transfer the chair from A to B as well - easyish with a foldable manual, difficulty-up-to-fiendish with a mechanical.
Referenced from:
A relative (funtionally quadraligic, mechanical chair, and I think an extra breathing gadget) was on a trip, and the group was going to a restaurant on a boat. "Yes, we are wheelchair accesable!" by which they meant 'we can carry the person across the gangplank, and then carry the folded chair across as well.' Relative and their subgroup ate elsewhere, large group stayed.
I've also seen a scenario where transporting a wheelchair/mechanical scooter amounted to 'find some strong men to shove it in a van (no ramp) then do the same in reverse at the destination.' In that case, the person could transfer theirself and sit in regular seats, assuming they [seats] were the right height.
Be sure to plan for other limitations:
Factor in that carrying people/extra gear is /hard/ - soldiers carry about on avg. 30 pounds, I've heard of hunter-gatherers carrying up to about 70 pounds. (Respectivly, the weight of a three-year-old and a ten-year old.) A couch potato from civilization, an older person or a child won't be able to carry that much weight any distance (i.e. on a hiking trail, or up a long flight of stairs).
Most of the people I know with limited ability are my size or bigger, and moving them any great distane without a car is pretty much going to require either a car, a wheeled conveyance + decent road, or a h*** of a lot of help. (A litter might require 8-10 people, the number may go up if the trip is long as there are other issues.)
The point of my rambling, is that (for example) a blanket 'no wheels on the beach/trail, no exceptions' might cause avoidable hassle; and that should be considered when applying the rule.