Start-ups think of PRM travellers

New technologies, applications and data sharing are making life easier for people with disabilities, helping them to get around, communicate, find their way around, visit... Start-ups have also developed tools that, while not specifically designed for PRM travellers, simplify their journeys.
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Eelway

Created in 2016, Eelway is a service platform specialising in the transfer, storage and delivery of luggage in France and around the world. "People with injuries, disabilities or reduced mobility represent a significant proportion of our business."says Fabien Cœur-Uni, one of the founders of Eelway. At stations, baggage is picked up on arrival, on the conveyor belt or at the exit from the customs area in airports (in Paris, Nice and Lyon in France), but also at the hotel or office. The service is available on the Eelway website or those of its partners: SNCF, Accor-Hotels, Vinci Airport, Viparis, RATP and via around a hundred hotels in the Ile-de-France region.

Streetco

Inspired by Waze, Streetco is a GPS application designed to help people get around in the street, depending on their disability. L'most accessible route to reach a location is indicated, taking into account the obstacles such as staircases or possible building work. Created in 2016, the app, which is already used by 4,000 people, operates in Paris, Angers and Bordeaux and has parcel-based information on 8,200 cities worldwide. Already available in French, Streetco is preparing versions in Spanish, German and English.

Handy Box

Disabled business travellers looking for a bit of bleisure during their trip to France now have the following options at their disposal Handybox.co.uka site that allows you to find and reserve adapted leisure activities for disabled people so you can enjoy them on your own or with colleagues, family or friends...

I Wheel Share

Through Wilson, the virtual butler for good disability deals, I Wheel Share has developed a Messenger-based service for disabled people. chatbot for people with disabilities.

Wheeliz

Wheeliz, a website specialising in car hire adapted for people in wheelchairs, has signed an agreement with the SNCF, enabling users to book a vehicle that meets their needs, corresponds to their travel dates and is parked close to their arrival station.

Wilengo

Platform collaborative An AirBnB-type service launched in 2017, Wilengo currently lists and enables users to book around thirty houses and flats in France that have been adapted for people with disabilities and PRMs. Internet users can, if necessary, call for assistance or contact the owner for more information about the facilities. Each rental includes insurance provided by Axa.

Accomable

This English site, bought by Airbnboffers some 1,100 accommodations for disabled people in 60 countries. This is the offer adapted for PRMs that will be developed on Airbnb.