It’s summertime and America’s beaches are open! For wheelchair users, a beach day can offer a welcome respite from everyday life – a chance to enjoy the sun, sand and waves while spending a day out with friends.
Accessible travel writers Barbara and Jim Twardowski recently published an article in Smarter Travel highlighting nine of the best wheelchair accessible beaches in the United States.
Two beach destinations that really stand out are Huntington Beach, California and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
In Huntington Beach, there are multiple accessible beach entrances, but also an adaptive surfing program! Beach wheelchairs are available for rent from a local vendor.
In Myrtle Beach, more than 40 wheelchair accessible beach access points are used by disabled visitors. Parking is free for people with a disabled parking permit, and loaner beach wheelchairs are delivered free of charge.
Our take: Park and Recreation departments, which fall under the purview of the City Manager’s office, are now becoming more proactive in accommodating people with disabilities by establishing budgets for adaptive equipment such as mat surfaces and beach chairs so that locals as well as visitors can enjoy them.
To read more about the top wheelchair accessible beaches in the USA, check out the article in Smarter Travel.
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