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!