New Beach Wheelchairs East Meath

Beach Wheelchair for East Meath

Overlooking Bettystown, Co. Meath seashore a new civic building with a difference is opening, providing library & other services, including beach civic services.

The beach services will include accessible beach buggies and a changing facility for people with disabilities.

This €10m civic centre is being officially opened in east Meath, bringing a permanent library service to the area for the first time in almost 20 years. The East Meath Civic Centre (EMCC) in Bettystown will include two floors of library space as well as changing facilities for beach-goers, community meeting rooms and public toilets.

The new development will accommodate the first public sensory room in the county and be the first library in Meath to offer users free access to the latest in 3D technology and group study pods to students.

Outdoor heated showers, a water station and two beach wheelchairs will also be provided, along with a changing room available for people with a disability.

The terra wheels wheelchair features two extra-large inflatable front wheels and two large rear castor wheels. It can be easily pushed by an attendant using the push handle.

Meanwhile, the hippocampe beach wheelchair will allow users to go into the water and swim while the chair floats.