{"id":135,"date":"2020-09-13T10:50:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T10:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2022-01-11T09:49:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T09:49:35","slug":"accessible-singapore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/index.php\/accessible-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible Singapore!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_342\" style=\"width: 815px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342\" class=\" wp-image-342\" src=\"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Singapore-by-night-by_timo-volz_72pxl-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"Accessible Singapore night skyline\" width=\"805\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Singapore-by-night-by_timo-volz_72pxl-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Singapore-by-night-by_timo-volz_72pxl-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Singapore-by-night-by_timo-volz_72pxl.jpg 995w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Accessible Singapore night skyline by Timo Volz\/Pexels.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Singapore for All!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Built on an island located in front of the southern tip of the Malacca Peninsula Singapore is a city-state inhabited by many ethnic groups but is Singapore accessible to travelers who use a wheelchair?<br \/>\nSure it is but I&#8217;ll answer later.<\/p>\n<p>Each ethnic group has recreated in a different part of the city its new homeland reminiscent of their original one: Little India, China Town, Arab Street, Kampong Glam (the Malay Quarter),&#8230;<br \/>\nAll these communities coexist in a balance managed with a firm hand by the government of the Republic of Singapore.<br \/>\nSingapore is a mixture of extreme modernity and areas where traditional houses with arcades, street-level shops and merchant houses on the upper floors are preserved.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Singapore accessibility<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Accessibility<\/strong> is at western levels (even if in the areas of old houses sometimes steps abound) indeed it is better than accessibility in various western countries.<\/p>\n<p>Many <strong>hotels<\/strong> are equipped with accessible rooms (with roll in shower) and accessible common areas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_186\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186\" class=\"wp-image-186 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SGP_Acc_Van-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Singapore accessible to travelers by wheelchair\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SGP_Acc_Van-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SGP_Acc_Van.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singapore accessible van with lift<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are <strong>vehicles<\/strong> with hydraulic platforms that can be rented with a driver.<br \/>\nAlmost all public transport buses and the metro network are wheelchair accessible.<br \/>\nThere are accessible taxis that can be booked on request.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aids<\/strong> such as wheelchairs, mobility scooters, medical beds, &#8230; can be rented.<\/p>\n<p>Staff are available for <strong>medical, nursing, personal and tourist assistance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>All <strong>tourist attractions<\/strong> are wheelchair accessible as are shopping malls, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So Singapore accessible to travelers!<\/p>\n<p>The problem with Singapore, if it can be called that, is that it is much more expensive than the other countries in the region.<\/p>\n<p>A stay in Singapore can be part of a trip to any of the South East Asian nations.<br \/>\nSingapore is connected with direct flights to major Western cities and offers one of the richest shopping in Asia.<br \/>\nTo see Singapore you&#8217;ll need 3\/4 days.<br \/>\nA stay in full confort, with high-level accessibility, can be the perfect end to an interesting, but perhaps a little adventurous, journey!<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, quotation, advice, different itineraries contact us!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/index.php\/destinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Back to \u201cDestinations all around Asia\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Other Singapore information:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h6><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thefactfile.org\/singapore-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facts about Singapore<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsingapore.com\/see-do-singapore\/architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Singapore architecture<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Singapore\"><strong>History of\u00a0 Singapore<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore for All! 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