Wheelchair Beach Mats:

AccesSurf Hawaii has the goal to provide Hawaiian beaches with permanent wheelchair beach mats for an accessible means of sand mobility with all types of people. This includes people who utilize crutches, walkers, canes, strollers and wheelchairs to access the ocean as independent as possible. Beach Access Mats are designed for high traffic public use areas to assist with anyone who has trouble accessing the ocean due to sand or uneven surfaces. These mats are made from recycled rubber or wood/plastic grade composite that wheelchairs walkers or crutches can access the ocean. AccesSurf Hawaii is working as a community partner with the City and Parks of Honolulu to expand accessible paths.
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http://www.mobi-mat-civil-access-deschamps.com/en/index.php

Adaptive Surfboards:

Wave Ski Surfing for the Disabled is growing in popularity. Out in the surf, you can't tell a disabled wave ski surfere from an able bodied one. Most leg and lower spinal injuries are no detriment to wave skis surfing. There are paraplegics and amputees who are absolutely ripping waves apart on a wave ski. Infinity designs has incorporated several innovations into the V-Bottom model to adapt it to different persons needs. Often a back rest (support), knee riser or foot "keeper" is utilized to help with balance and control. Steve Boehne is the founder of Infinity Surfboards with over 40 years of shaping experience. He holds European and World Titles along with a comprehensive understanding of surfboard design learned from his many years of riding and shaping such a wide variety of boards. Steve personally shapes our boards and we are in need of his specialized adaptive surfboards to teach those who want to learn adaptive ways to surf.
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Personal Flotation Equipment:

Personal Flotation Equipment is needed to provide safety in the water for AccesSurf Hawaii. We are in need of standard life jackets for boating and Flotation along with specialized adaptive life jackets for our individuals with disabilities. AccesSurf Hawaii only uses Coast Guard approved life vests and equipment for Flotation to provide the highest level of safety and security. Specialized adapive Floration vests are designed to provide maximum Flotation and safety for a variety of individuals with disabilities.
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Hippocampe:

The Hippocampe is a new type of outdoor beach chair designed for use by all persons including wheelchair users and those with limited mobility. A push bar kit allows assistance when needed. The low seat of the Hippocampe makes it simple to transfer oneself between the ground and the chair. All its parts are sand and water resistant and its aluminum tubes are sleeved to stop them getting hot in the sun. A major innovation is the double width wheels designed to make movement on sand easier. There's no longer any need for massive arm muscles to move round the beach in complete freedom!
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Soft Top Surf Boards from SURFTECH:

We need financial assistance or donated Soft Top Surfboards for our program. We are in need or 12 foot soft top surfboards to teach people with disabilities how to surf. These are made for beginners and intermediate surfers alike when learning to surf and are protective of skin tears during instruction sessions. New or used long boards are also needed for safety and instruction during our beach days.
http://www.surftech.com/boards.phtml