Texas - Galveston Isle – A Corking House For Wheelchair Travelers




NOTE: Kelley Van Auken passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014. In tribute, nosotros are re-running this even out she did for us 3 years ago...

 Today, nosotros accept a invitee post service yesteryear Kelley Van Auken almost Galveston Island, located almost 50 miles southeast of Houston...

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For most people inward a wheelchair who go to a beach, the sand is something to live on admired from a balcony or a boardwalk.  The thought of easily beingness on the beach or taking a curlicue along the water’s border is ordinarily non a component subdivision of the opor-garai plan.  Galveston Island, however, has gone to groovy lengths to effort to brand their beaches an exception. 

Throughout the isle at that topographic point are 5 beaches (sometimes called “parks”) that accept manual beach wheelchairs available for free.  It does toll $8/car to piece of occupation inward the beach, precisely for an enjoyable 24-hour interval on the beach it is good worth it.  The beaches that currently accept wheelchairs are: Stewart Beach, East Beach/Apffel Park, Dellanera Park, Pocket Park #2, together with Pocket Park #3.  In add-on to these beaches, along the Seawall at that topographic point are places that accept ramps downward to the sand at no cost.  There is parallel parking along the street on the beach side (easy for a van alongside a ramp), alongside disabled parking spaces hither together with there. 

The isle fifty-fifty has beaches where you lot tin drive your automobile onto the sand.  And, if you lot are to a greater extent than interested inward the ocean, the 61st Street angling pier is i of many that are accessible together with it besides has wheelchair accessible bathrooms. 

If you lot tin drag yourself away from the relaxing beach, Galveston besides offers some groovy tourist attractions for persons inward wheelchairs.  One of the most pop tourist attractions, Moody Gardens, is a 242 acre facility that has vans alongside ramps to carry disabled travelers throughout the complex.  All of the buildings accept ramps leading to the entrances together with wheelchair accessible bathrooms.  Their theatres accept accessible seats alongside removable arms, the human being made lagoons accept ramps to instruct into the water, together with the paddlewheel boat is accessible. 

In add-on to Moody Gardens, at that topographic point is a complimentary ferry to Bolivar Island that offers groovy opportunities to scout dolphins inward the wild.  Unless you lot desire to drive some Bolivar, rather than driving your automobile on, commons inward the parking lot together with walk/roll onto the ferry.  (If you lot drive on it mightiness live on impossible to allow a ramp out of a vehicle.) 

While The Strand together with Postoffice Arts District accept the same problems every bit other downtowns alongside some places non beingness wheelchair accessible, it’s my persuasion that at that topographic point are plenty accessible quaint shops, galleries, together with restaurants to become far a groovy surface area to visit.  If a house looks inaccessible live on certain to inquire because some of the not-to-be-missed places are accessible through a side door.  Fortunately at that topographic point are proficient ramps at each corner together with plenty of parking lots alongside disabled parking spaces.

These are the master copy attractions I accept enjoyed on Galveston Island.  I am certain at that topographic point are many to a greater extent than that are groovy for wheelchair users, precisely it is difficult for me to give a firsthand describe of piece of occupation organisation human relationship of them.  I am addicted to the sand together with the surf, together with it is difficult to pry me away from the beach! 

By Kelley Van Auken

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