Do they hire battery chargers in Battery Park City?
Q I’m disabled and I’m going to New York for a week in May 2010. Please could you advise me where I can hire a battery charger for my wheelchair, a hoist and a ripple type mattress. Also, if you could give me any other ideas about what I need to think about, that would be great. Helen Elliott, by email Agnes Fletcher replies: You’ve chosen a fantastic city to visit and one that you should find relatively accessible. As far as equipment is concerned, you can hire a charger, hoist and mattress from Rent It Today (www.rentittoday.com). The person to contact there is Jason Glass. His email is jglass@rentittoday.com. If you want to hire a mobility scooter, wheelchair or powerchair, try Scootaround, which will provide a charger to go with it. See www.scootaround.com, telephone 00 1 204 982 0657 or (toll-free in the USA) 1888 441 7575. You might be interested to know about the Big Apple Greeter service, which has an access programme. The service puts you in touch with a volunteer “greeter” to
