Mobility Access Australia Podcast

In this 5th episode I talk about my two local cinemas Rosebud and Sorrento cinemas. I mostly go to the Rosebud Cinema as they have 5 screens there and they show movies more often then Sorrento Cinema does which only has 3 cinemas. But the Rosebud location is bigger and better and is completely 100% accessible to everyone as they have dedicated disabled parking bays directly outside and then there’s a ramp going up to the front entrance along with a dedicated disabled toilet and they have a ramp going up into cinemas 1, 2 and 3 and then a slight downward slope to cinemas 4 and 5 but cinema 1 is the biggest one but they are still all fully accessible to everyone who has mobility issues!

ROMEOS TOORAK is an iconic Melbourne restaurant that has been owned and operated by the Tannous family, for the past 4 decades. Located in the heart of Toorak Village, Romeos is well known for its relaxed and social atmosphere and provides diners with excellent service in a warm and inviting environment. Recognised often as a “Toorak Institution”, Romeos is still a favourite to many locals, celebrities, TV personalities and sports stars. Consistently providing its guests with generous servings of quality, comfort, home style Italian food, Romeos Toorak continues to successfully stand the test of time.

This weekend I attended the Oz Comic Con over the June Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre and I also attended another convention here earlier this year which was the Melbourne Disability Expo which I think was held in March or April this year. The whole entire building was fully accessible including several disabled toilets which were quite roomy and had a full length mirror and bars to use at the toilet itself. A good thing was that there were several people who were in wheelchairs and other mobility devices and the organisers were all pretty helpful as well.

I recently had lunch at the Rosebud Pub in their bistro area and the whole building was fully accessible and there’s a dedicated accessible toilet area next to the bar. However the door leading into the bathroom area where all the bathrooms were located seemed a little bit heavy on the door which also opened inward along with the disabled toilet room door as where it opened inward as well. It would’ve been nice to have a swinging door into the public bathroom areas though but otherwise the whole entire building was fully accessible and there was an outdoor beer garden area but I didn’t have a look at this area on this visit but I’m guessing that it would probably be accessible there as well. Then there’s a couple of dedicated disabled parking bays directly outside the entrance in the car park area including a few normal parking bays as well. The entrance into the building has a slight ramp going up into the building but still pretty flat and accessible for anyone in a wheelchair or a walker and once inside the building it’s completely flat everywhere. Plus you can access this pub from public transport such as buses and taxis and ride share like Uber and other companies.

Went to a restaurant in Chapel Street in South Yarra in Melbourne recently called Chapellis and it’s located at 571 Chapel Street in South Yarra in Melbourne but they didn’t have any accessible toilets in the restaurant other then a accessible entrance on the side street. The restaurant was only half accessible but if you need to go to the toilet you’ll have to find somewhere else to go but the restaurant was still accessible in some areas and still worth visiting.

Welcome to the Mobility Access Australia podcast. My name is Clint and on this show I’ll be talking about how accessible restaurants and cafés and other locations are to wheelchair users and other aides that people use. I’ll be visiting different locations and talking about how accessible they are for everyone so they can visit them themselves. Hope you enjoy my podcast and looking forward to getting out there to locations soon!