3 accessible beaches for families with special needs

 

Courtesy of Wheel the World

Seas The Day: 3 accessible beaches for families with special needs

When our son Ben grew too large to be carried from his wheelchair to the beach, we wondered how we’d manage future trips to the shore. His favorite pastime is splashing at the ocean’s edge, and we didn’t want him to miss out. Once we learned about beach wheelchairs—a chair equipped with large, inflated wheels that can roll across the sand without sinking—we only chose beaches that had one available.

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