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Volume 14, No. 3, Summer 2006

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Stay Home to Go on Vacation

As the weather warms up and the sun’s rays start to beckon you out of your air conditioned home, the DATI thought we would supply you with some local ideas of how to spend those long summer days. Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes has an inventory of beach wheelchairs available for visitor use. The chairs are intended for the transportation of a
visitor to and from the parking lot to the beach, and are not for all-day use. For more information, contact the Park at (302) 645-8983.

Lums Pond State Park in Bear features a sensory trail which encourages visitors to experience the forest using senses other than sight. The Park also has barrier-free boat docks for fishing and accessible cabins in the Park’s campground. For more information regarding the accessible cabins, call (877) 98-PARKS. For more information about Lums Pond State Park, call (302) 368-6986.

If you are more interested in staying in the comforts of the air-conditioned indoors, The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia may be right up your alley.
Most exhibits and all of the high-tech theaters and live demonstrations are accessible by wheelchair. The planetarium shows are closed captioned and scripts are available for the IMAX® Theater shows. Assistive listening devices are also available. Sign language interpreters can be arranged with three business days advanced notice by calling (215) 448-1226. For more information regarding The Franklin Institute, call (215) 448-1200.

Whatever you do this summer... ENJOY!

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