Santa Marina is a "good example" of the road must be traveled to achieve "basic levels of accessibility 'for all people, said yesterday the head of the Asturian Agency for Disability, Javier Antuña. A few months ago the City purchased a new vehicle to facilitate access to the beach to people who use wheelchairs or have disabilities. It is a model "MR," Caterpillar ", with seat platform on which to anchor the wheelchair, belt and a simple control panel for the person who is responsible for its management. "We came to Ribadesella because we wanted to see this device so new that there is not any other beach in Asturias," said Antunes. The Asturian Agency for Disability subsidized the purchase of the car, which cost about 14,000 euros.
"It offers many guarantees and is safe," said Antuna, after giving a short ride with the contraption, which led the mayor riosellano, Ramon Canal. "They will adapt quite well to the service for which you are thinking," the director said, adding that it would be interesting also to consider their use of forest roads and even visits to the snow, since it has the capacity to explore different types of surfaces . "It is very important that tourism start thinking about the disabled to provide quality services," said Antunes. The director is convinced that the beaches of Asturias are working to improve accessibility but the sands of the South take advantage because 'have long been working in this field. "
Santa Marina Beach is the only Bay of Biscay which has a European certificate Aenor global accessibility, awarded in September 2008. The award certifies the site as ideal for access to all users, both people with disabilities and those without any kind of disability but who benefit from the services.
"We want to keep the certificate and improve," said the mayor riosellano. For Ramon Canal, investment in this type of facility is "a good initiative" and expect a high level of demand for the service over the summer. The beach and had a "anfibugui" that allows the toilet for the disabled with greater mobility problems, but it was necessary to facilitate access to the water. "We found that was very challenging to reach the shore with their wheelchairs and others," Channel said, adding that the new vehicle solves that issue and "low and rises from the sand with no problems."
The vehicle needs a person responsible for their management and effective will be the Red Cross who will take over handling. "We are in negotiations with the Red Cross to conduct the rescue of our beaches this summer," announced the Mayor. So far, the City was responsible for first aid service of the sands, but has decided to request the Red Cross because he has "great experience, can do better and we will cost the same," he acknowledged Canal.
The council has since last December a comprehensive municipal accessibility plan, a detailed guide with recommendations for conditioning spaces and services in the area so they can access and enjoy them all citizens, without exceptions. The paper analyzes in detail the accessibility of public spaces, buildings and other services like banks, sports facilities and exhibition halls. The town already has measures in this regard, in addition to the beach of Santa Marina, as the historical route by the artist Antonio Mingote on the promenade of the crane, which features panels with braille texts and speech.
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