by admin | Aug 1, 2018 | Media
For volunteers from the Miller School of Medicine Dept. of Physical Therapy, Adaptive Beach Days are about fun, sun, water—and helping dreams come true
by admin | Oct 31, 2017 | Media
After years of false starts and failed proposals, beachgoers and Miami Beach residents with disabilities will get a new facility that will give them easier access to the beach. Over opposition from many neighbors, commissioners approved an agreement with the Sabrina...
by admin | Jul 26, 2017 | Media
Miami Beach has committed a portion of a beachside parking lot in Mid-Beach to build a facility where people with disabilities can store equipment necessary for them to go in the ocean and provide fitness programs. The 6-1 vote marked a victory for the charity...
by admin | Jul 25, 2017 | Media
For years after Helen Swartz moved to Miami Beach in 2011, she was saddened by the fact that she couldn’t go for a swim at the beach. In a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis, she finds it a challenge to enjoy the beach the same way so many able-bodied people...
by admin | Apr 4, 2017 | Media
Dozens of disabled South Florida residents packed Miami Beach’s North Beach on Sunday for the first 2017 Adaptive Beach Day. Adaptive Beach Day, hosted by the Sabrina Cohen Foundation, allows disabled South Florida residents the opportunity to swim in the ocean and...
by admin | Sep 7, 2016 | Media
When you think of Florida, chances are, the beach is one of the first things that comes to mind. With more than 600 miles of beaches, the state’s sandy shores are enjoyed by more than 80 million visitors each year. Yet, for people living with paralysis, like Sabrina...
