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Ride into the Future that almost 50% of people pation in the community. desire of the large group of

aged 65 and over have “Unfortunately this does disabled cruise tourists to
some form of disability and not apply to Aruba where participate in the vacation
Continued from Page 14 our footpaths and in our mobility-restricting physical senior mobility just started movement, some serious
shopping districts in recent and sensory disabilities are to develop while infrastruc- infrastructural alterations
Aging in Place years. the most common. ture lacks when it comes to are necessary, explains
In almost all well-devel- This reflects the grow- Mobility scooters provide a the accessibility of vehicles Donald.
oped countries the mobil- ing use of mobility scoot- way to facilitate an inde- for the disabled.” “Sidewalks, marked cross-
ity scooters, or ‘powered ers as both a mobility aid pendent lifestyle for their overs, broadened passag-
mobility devices’, have and as a form of personal owners and promote ‘ag- Mobility Scoot Tours es, accessibility to the main
become more visible on transport. Research shows ing in place’ and partici- If Aruba wishes to fulfill the tourist spots and so on are
essential and not even that
big of a project.” He has it
all figured out and written
down exactly where some
infrastructural adaptations
are needed. “They are
countable on one hand, I
took pictures of the loca-
tions.”
Donald even comes up
with four ‘mobility scoot
tours’ through the city cen-
ter, hotel zone, around the
airport and a mix of all. “The
market is there, so why not
offer them their needs?”

In the photos are: ex-
amples of areas in down-
town Oranjestad that with
minimal work could be
more accessible for Mobil-
ity Scooters; and Mobility
Scooters in practical use.q