More beaches in Los Angeles County are adding access mats on the sand to expand accessibility for those who use wheelchairs and other assisted transportation.
Kristy Bernal used to go in the water and hold her 16-year-old son Zachary, who uses a wheelchair, on beach trips.Her son's wheelchair struggles to move in sand. With the beach wheelchair, Zachary can get across the beach and even experience going in the water.
"It is so easy to go across the sand," Bernal said."You go in the water, and just goes with the water. It doesn't take you in." The wheelchairs cross the sand without sinking due to their larger and wider wheels, Barnes explained. Although Bernal appreciates how the wheelchairs are easy to use, she wishes the chairs were more accessible.
"It would be really awesome if beaches would have it sitting next to their lifeguard stations or every other lifeguard station," Bernal said."I guarantee they would be used several times a day."This article tagged under:
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