Resources

The City of Fort Lauderdale is committed to serving the needs of all of its citizens and visitors, and our goal is to ensure access to information for a diverse audience. For more information, please call (954) 828-7275 (PARK) or email parksinfo@fortlauderdale.gov.

Sebastian Street at A1A

• Accessible parking available at 3031 Sebastian St.
• Accessible showers
• Beach wheelchair is available from 10 AM to 4:30 PM at the Sebastian Street lifeguard tower. Please call (954) 828-4595 for assistance.

Fort Lauderdale Beach Park

• Accessible parking
• Accessible picnic tables and grills
• Accessible restrooms
• Accessible showers

The public beach has two wheelchairs which make the beach accessible to our special needs residents and visitors. The beach chairs are available seven days a week on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information go to the Ocean Rescue Headquarters (50 N. Pompano Beach Blvd) or ask any lifeguard.

The City of Pompano Beach has a designated ADA Coordinator to facilitate assistance for disabled persons. The ADA Coordinator is able to assist members of the public with the provision of auxiliary aids and services for City meetings, programs and events with the support of all city departments. The ADA Coordinator also investigates and seeks to resolve any complaints regarding accessibility to City facilities or programs. ADA Coordinator Contact Information: 

City Manager’s Office
100 W. Atlantic Blvd, Room 430
Pompano Beach, FL 33060
Phone: 954.786.4626
E-mail: ada.help@copbfl.com

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park is committed to providing and expanding a variety of accessible amenities to all of its visitors. Those amenities include:

• A beach wheelchair is available at our Ranger Station.
• Large-print versions of our park brochure are available upon request.
• Audio versions of our park brochure are available upon request.
• A 1-mile audio tour of the park is available free to all park guests.
• The quarter-mile Rail Trail is accessible to all.
• All large pavilions are accessible.
• Beach concession restroom. 
• Our youth camp facility, with full Lodge and cabin 6 is accessible.
• Accessible picnic tables are located throughout the park.

•  ARC Culinary
  When you book an event (such as the Chef Experience Dinner) or cater with Arc Culinary, you’re changing lives. All revenue generated from goes directly to support Arc Broward, a nonprofit providing services for children and adults with disabilities.
  (954)299-7515
  ArcCulinary.com

• ScentsAbility
  A nonprofit that helps individuals with special needs learn job skills by making artisan scented soy candles.
  (954)245-2359
  denise@scentsability.org 

• Special Needs Group  
  Provides a broad range of special needs equipment including wheelchair, power chair and scooter rentals, oxygen units and oxygen rentals, audio and visual aide rentals, baby crib rentals and other essential items. For our customers’ convenience, rental equipment is delivered directly to the cruise stateroom, the hotel, resort, theme park or convention center. With each delivery and pick-up, we experience the satisfaction of knowing we’ve just made someone’s trip more enjoyable, and perhaps even possible.

302 NW 1st Street, Dania Beach, FL 33004
(954)585-0575 / 1.800.513.4515

• Sun & Fun Cycles

Offers fun in the sun at an affordable price for the entire family every single day. Our unique vehicles are the perfect way to travel our award- winning Broadwalk at little cost. Whether you are interested in exercise, sight-seeing, or exploration, Sun & Fun Cycles has got you covered with an assortment of vehicles. To ensure that everyone can enjoy a ride along our beautiful Broadwalk and beach, Sun & Fun Cycles has a line of electric mobility scooters, beach accessible chairs, high quality wheelchairs, and more that offer recreation and accessibility for individuals with special needs.

1404 N. Broadwalk, Hollywood, FL 33019
Open every day at 10 a.m.
(954)684-8924 
sunandfuncycles@gmail.com

Local

• 211 Broward is the live, 24-hour comprehensive helpline, providing all people with crisis, health and human services support, and connecting them to resources in our community.
• Dan Marino Foundation - 954.368.6000 / 400 North Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
• Disability Inclusion Solutions - 1085 Papaya Street, Hollywood, FL 33020
• Insight for the Blind - 954.522.5057 / 1401 NE 4ve, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
• Lighthouse of Broward County - 954.463.4217 / 650 N Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
• Spinal Cord Injury Support Group - 279 NW 81 Ter., Coral Springs, FL 33071

National 

• www.championautismnetwork.com
• www.disabilityin.org