Comments on: Niagara Falls: The American Side http://ustravel.today.com/2008/09/01/niagara-falls-the-american-side/ 2 rat race refugees hit the road to search for a simpler life. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:51:47 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: mortaine http://ustravel.today.com/2008/09/01/niagara-falls-the-american-side/#comment-308 mortaine Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:56:58 +0000 http://ustravel.today.com/2008/09/01/niagara-falls-the-american-side/#comment-308 For wheelchair access: Skip the Cave of the Winds tour-- there's an elevator, but the rest of the trip is entirely steps and decks-- some of which are downright steep, and all are wet! Not only is it not wheelchair accessible, I wouldn't recommend it for cane or crutch users. The Maid of the Mist is wheelchair accessible, with some assistance to get on the boat, and a wheelchair user would be limited to the lower deck (where you don't get as wet). The park surrounding the falls is accessible, and the observation platform is accessible. I don't know about the Canadian side of the Falls area or the park. I am fairly certain the speedboat tours are not wheelchair friendly. For sheer safety reasons-- the boat gets swamped to an able-bodied person's chest-height, so the boat operators may consider it too much of a liability to take on someone who would not be able to stand up if they became swamped. For wheelchair access: Skip the Cave of the Winds tour– there’s an elevator, but the rest of the trip is entirely steps and decks– some of which are downright steep, and all are wet! Not only is it not wheelchair accessible, I wouldn’t recommend it for cane or crutch users.

The Maid of the Mist is wheelchair accessible, with some assistance to get on the boat, and a wheelchair user would be limited to the lower deck (where you don’t get as wet). The park surrounding the falls is accessible, and the observation platform is accessible. I don’t know about the Canadian side of the Falls area or the park.

I am fairly certain the speedboat tours are not wheelchair friendly. For sheer safety reasons– the boat gets swamped to an able-bodied person’s chest-height, so the boat operators may consider it too much of a liability to take on someone who would not be able to stand up if they became swamped.

]]> By: Travelling Blackbird http://ustravel.today.com/2008/09/01/niagara-falls-the-american-side/#comment-295 Travelling Blackbird Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:02:37 +0000 http://ustravel.today.com/2008/09/01/niagara-falls-the-american-side/#comment-295 A great and very detailed review. I have never made it to Niagara, but I would dearly love to. How is it for wheelchair access? Did you notice any particular obstacles? A great and very detailed review. I have never made it to Niagara, but I would dearly love to. How is it for wheelchair access? Did you notice any particular obstacles?

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