MTA suggests balloon-tyre wheelchairs for use on beaches

The Malta Tourism Authority has proposed the purchase of two wheelchairs which use balloon tyres to give people with disability easier access to sandy beaches. The proposal was made to the National Commission, Persons with Disability. The MTA proposed...

The Malta Tourism Authority has proposed the purchase of two wheelchairs which use balloon tyres to give people with disability easier access to sandy beaches.

The proposal was made to the National Commission, Persons with Disability. The MTA proposed that the two special wheelchairs could be used in a pilot project.

Should the experiment work, the MTA would consider having two such special chairs for each sandy beach, Education and Social Policy Minister Dolores Cristina said in reply to a parliamentary question.

Balloon wheels prevent wheel chairs from sinking into soft sand.

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