RI Global: Office of Communications
Contact: Adrian Brune, +1 347-759-9501
Yesterday, RI Treasurer Susan Parker set sail on the only accessible catamaran for wheelchair users in the world alongside persons with disabilities and their families. The decks of “The Impossible Dream” catamaran are ramped and the fully accessible staterooms below are reachable by an elevator.
The catamaran has its own website and closely collaborates with Shake-A-Leg Foundation, which runs a successful aquatic program for people with disabilities. Ms. Parker spoke extensively with The Impossible Dream’s owner, Deborah Mellen, who is a wheelchair user, as is the Director of Shake-A-Leg, Harry Horgan. Both programs are based near Miami, Florida.
Read more on The Impossible Dream’s website.
RI Global: Founded in 1922, Rehabilitation International (RI Global) is a worldwide network promoting the rights and inclusions of persons with disabilities (PwDs) through advocacy, habilitation and rehabilitation to achieve an inclusive world in which all people can enjoy full human rights.
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