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with Disabilities ( 212-639-9675; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri) , which will send you a free copy of
its Access New York guide if you call and request it.
Another excellent resource is the Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality (SATH;
212-447-7284; www.sath.org ; 347 Fifth Ave at 34th St, New York, USA, Suite 605; 9am-5pm; M34 to 5th
Ave, M1 to 34th St, 6 to 33rd St) , which gives advice on how to travel with a wheelchair, kid-
ney disease, sight impairment or deafness.
For detailed information on subway and bus wheelchair accessibility, call the Accessib-
ility Line ( 511; http://web.mta.info/accessibility ) for a list of subway stations with elevators or
escalators. Also visit www.nycgo.com/accessibility .
Visas
The USA Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows nationals from 37 countries to enter the US
without a visa for up to 90 days, provided they are carrying a machine-readable passport.
For the updated list of countries included in the program and current requirements, see the
US Department of State ( http://travel.state.gov/visa ) website.
Citizens of VWP countries need to register with the US Department of Homeland Se-
curity ( http://esta.cbp.dhs.gov ) three days before their visit. There is a $14 fee for registration
application; when approved, the registration is valid for two years or until your passport
expires, whichever comes first.
You must obtain a via from a US embassy or consulate in your home country if you:
› do not currently hold a passport from a VWP country
› are from a VWP country, but don't have a machine-readable passport
› are from a VWP country, but currently hold a passport issued between October 26, 2005,
and October 25, 2006, that does not have a digital photo on the information page or an in-
tegrated chip from the data page. (After October 25, 2006, the integrated chip is required
on all machine-readable passports.)
› are planning to stay longer than 90 days
› are planning to work or study in the US.