Accessible Boating Association

Accessible Boating Association

The Accessible Boating Association is a waterway society and a registered charity number 295034 in Hampshire, England, UK.

The Association aims to provide boating opportunities on the Basingstoke Canal for disabled people with access difficulties. The Association was formerly known as "Boats for the Handicapped", and it is a member of the National Community Boats Association.

The Association's boats have been specially designed to provide facilities for disabled passengers:
*Accommodation for disabled persons and their carers
*Space for several wheelchairs
*Extra wide ramps for access
*Hydraulic lifts
*a hospital-type bed for a severely handicapped person

ee also

Other charities providing boating opportunities for disabled people
*Bruke Wake Charitable Trust
*Disabled Sailors Association
*English Federation of Disability Sport
*Gloucestershire Disabled Afloat Riverboats Trust
*Mariners of Bewl, Lamberhurst, Kent
*Nancy Oldfield Trust, Norfolk Broads
*Poole Sailability
*RYA Sailability, Royal Yachting Association
*Seagull Trust, Scotland
*Peter Le Marchant Trust, Leicestershire

*Disability
*List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom

External links

* [http://www.accessibleboating.org.uk/ Website]
*UK charity|295034
* [http://www.rhn.org.uk/institute/doc.asp?catid=1951&docid=2766 Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, a medical charity: link list includes Accessible Boating Association]

* [http://www.sailability.co.uk/directory.php?sector=8&id=0075&offset=0 Royal Yachting Association "Sailability" website - entry for Accessible Boating Association]

* [http://www.hantsfish.org.uk/providerdetail?org=Accessible%20Boating%20Association Hampshire County Council website entry on ABA]
* [http://www.guide-information.org.uk/guidelist.aspx?recid=G7501 GUIDE (Health, social Care and disability information for Gloucestershire): Database entry for ABA]
* [http://webapps.rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk/cid/fulldetails.asp?GroupNo=1209 Rhondda Cynon Taf Council (local authority): Organisation details for Accessible Boating Association] ]

* [http://www.mencap.org.uk/organisations.asp?id=706&audGroup=&subjectLevel2=&subjectId=&sorter=1&origin=pageType&pageType=111&pageno=&searchPhrase= MENCAP (mental health charity): contact details for Accessible Boating Association] ]

* [http://www.scouts-hants.org.uk/Portal/index.php?module=Pagesetter&type=file&func=get&tid=7&fid=Download1File&pid=425 Scout Association - Fundraising Event for Accessible Boating Association]

* [http://www.national-cba.co.uk/members/members_info.asp?mID=1 National Community Boat Association - entry for Accessible Boating Association]


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