Accessible Beaches
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James Exton replied to the discussion Mapping Accessible Beaches in the forum Accessible Beaches 4 years ago
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Great resource. Can’t remember the last time I have been on a beach. Hoping to introduce the idea to Sri Lanka next year. Here’s hoping we can get back to some normality soon 🙏😎
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Sarah replied to the discussion Mapping Accessible Beaches in the forum Accessible Beaches 4 years ago
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Indeed a fantastic resource. Will keep this in mind when travelling to make a list for Japan.
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Josh Grisdale started the discussion Mapping Accessible Beaches in the forum Accessible Beaches 4 years ago
Recently @eleonora_censorii shared an amazing collection of accessible beaches in Italy. I thought it was a great use of technology and since it is on a hugely popular platform (Google Maps) the reach will be incredible!
Let’s do the same for our areas. Here is her example to emulate:
https://www.google.com/maps/placelists/list/10lZAP6nDro1DT_WAeJ-_MQN2uh0pieterghijsels and Sarah Could not mention Italy 😀
We have a number of cool stuff going on there, you can find a bit of history (but you can skip directly to the addresses of the beaches at the end of the article) here: https://eleonoracensorii.medium.com/accessible-beaches-conquering-the-sand-and-the-sea-in-italy-b1ea82c960e9
I made also a Google map with those…
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I love the use of Google maps!!! Gonna add it to discussions area too
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Access Trax started the discussion Different Tools for Accessing the Beach in the forum Accessible Beaches 4 years ago
Different Tools for Accessing the Beach
What are your favorite tools/recommendations for visiting any beach?
I have seen people using:
-Beach wheelchairs (there are motorized and many manual versions)
-FreeWheel attachment in the front of a manual wheelchair
-Access Trax (portable, folding access mats that create a stable path for any mobility device)
-Freedom Trax (tracked wheels like…
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