High-mobility all-terrain track wheelchairs are now available at ten Georgia state parks and historic sites, as well as one of their wildlife centers.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) partnered with the Aimee Copeland Foundation to provide the wheelchairs.
Copeland lost both hands, her right foot and her right leg when she contracted necrotizing fasciitis after a zip-lining accident in 2012 when she was 24. She has since worked to help people with physical challenges have improved access to the outdoors.
According to the DNR, the all-terrain track chairs allow those with mobility impairments to “reconnect with nature, explore nature trails, go fishing, hiking and attend adaptive hunts.”
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The chairs are designed to easily navigate through mud, water, sand and snow.
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The chairs are available at:
- Cloudland Canyon State Park, Trenton
- Don Carter State Park, Lake Lanier
- Red Top Mountain State Park, Lake Allatoona
- Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site, Cartersville
- Fort Yargo State Park, Winder
- Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge
- Panola Mountain State Park, Stockbridge
- Picketts Mill Battlefield Historic Site, Dallas
- Smithgall Woods State Park, Helen
- Sweetwater Creek State Park, Lithia Springs
- Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center, Mansfield
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Chair reservations are handled by All-Terrain Georgia and can be booked at https://gastateparks.org/Accessibility/TrackChairs
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