Disabled Sailing

The academy has been developed with access for all in mind. Whilst being the training base of choice for the Team GBR Paralympic squad the same facilities are open to all disabled sailors.

The academy has been developed with access for all in mind. Whilst being the training base of choice for the Team GBR Paralympic squad the same facilities are open to all disabled sailors.

The site and building is fully accessible to wheelchair users with a lift at either end of the building

All changing facilities are fully accessible whilst a special needs changing area caters for those needing additional assistance

All signage around the building is tactile and subtitled in Braille and there is a portable induction loop for use within the building

Extra wide pontoon fingers were installed to ease wheelchair access and hydraulic hoists are situated on a number of the pontoons

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