[AMP-L] Georgia Has ATV Wheelchairs to Make Parks Accessible [Video]

[Wayne Renardson]

via Upworthy:

Georgia introduces all-terrain wheelchairs to make its state parks 
more accessible. The great outdoors belong to everyone.
We all know that Mother Nature is often the best medicine to relieve 
stress, improve fitness and increase happiness. However, these 
benefits aren´t always accessible to everyone. Hiking trails are next 
to impossible for many with physical disabilities, especially 
wheelchair users.

That´s why the Aimee Copeland Foundation, an organization created by 
a master social worker and quadruple amputee to help build a more 
inclusive community, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources 
have collaborated to provide an innovative way to make outdoor 
recreation more obtainable-through a fleet of all-terrain, 
free-to-use wheelchairs scattered across 11 of Georgia´s state parks 
and historic sites. 

The rest of the story, with photo, here:

https://tinyurl.com/2hzmgqjg

with links to:

The Kenguru is the first electric vehicle to truly put wheelchair 
users in the driver's seat 

French company builds an 'exoskeleton' allowing wheelchair users to 
walk freely 

Man who now uses a wheelchair explains ableism, and it's a must-read 
for us all   

Wayne R.