 Nassau- LONG ISLAND State bill would expand beach access for disabled Updated July 3, 2017 4:14 PM By Robert Brodsky robert.brodsky@newsday.com Two state legislators from Long Island will introduce legislation this week to help provide disabled and elderly residents with greater access to New York State beaches.
The bill, sponsored by Assemb. Melissa Miller (R-Atlantic Beach) and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-East Northport), would require beaches across the state to be handicapped-accessible all the way to the high tide water lines, unless there is a physical barrier. Currently, many area beaches are accessible for the disabled and elderly only to the sand, Miller said. “This legislation is for the people who have no other way to get down to the water,” said Miller, whose son, Oliver, has a severe form of epilepsy and is largely confined to a wheelchair. “It is their right to get to the ocean.”
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2/4/2019 10:33:53 pm
Being disabled often times result in our inability to do the things that we loved doing. Going to the beach is an example of this. I remember when I went to the beach the other day. There was this guy who looks very sad, I asked him why, he replied "I can't go swimming anymore". I felt really depressed after knowing that he was part of a traffic accident just recently. Learning that beaches are taking an initiative to still cater disabled people really makes me happy. Leave a Reply. |
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