Project # 1: Savannah’s Historic District Navigational Guide for Scooter and Wheelchair Users…

Project Chairman: Dan Shehan

Committee Members: Richard Graham, Tom Newcomer, Sandra Bath, Sher Blackwelder, Marty Foxx and Diane Davis.

  Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association published a Navigational Guide that maps out an accessible path from Bull Street to parks and historic sites for wheelchairs and scooters. The map was distributed to visitor centers, hotels, LIFE members, CEPSA members, and other special interest groups.

     The polio survivors on this committee have personally made many trips through-out the Historic District of Savannah by scooter and car to map out the accessible path. We will be meeting with city officials to notify the city of the non-accessible areas, and any curb cuts that are in need of repair. Dan Shehan was asked to serve on the disability council of Savannah and as disability awareness Chairman.

     A letter has been mailed to restaurants in the Historic District along with a stamped, self addressed response card to obtain accessible information from each restaurant. The letter clearly states that only restaurants that are accessible to people with a disability, will be published on the map.  

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