WHEELCHAIR users are able to enjoy more of the Sunshine Coast’s Ewen Maddock Dam after Seqwater, in partnership with Spinal Life Australia, installed a new accessible gate.
The purpose-built gate by Sunshine Coast Ford Brothers Fencing was designed and tested with input from wheelchair users.
It replaces a horse step-over barrier used previously at the trail entrance.
Seqwater Recreation and Catchment Services Coordinator Justin Lee said the new gate served the dual purpose of making the trails more accessible for people with mobility aids while still preventing trailbike entry for safety and environmental reasons.
Spinal Life Australia Senior Advisor of Access and Advocacy, Dane Cross, said: “This is a very good example of person-centred approach to design, including people with disability in all stages of the process.”
