Company designs special wheelchair for the beach

Hannah Bishop using the specialist wheelchair designed for the beach Credit: ITV Meridian

Last month, Hannah Bishop won a competition to design the ultimate 'dream wheelchair' to make life for disabled people more accessible.

The 23-year-old from Horsham designed her dream wheelchair to have the ability to climb stairs, travel underwater and go on the beach.

A company has since come forward with a wheelchair that is specially designed to help people with disabilities access beaches more easily.

The wheelchair is being donated to Brighton & Hove City Council for a three-month trial and will be handed out to help others.

A company has designed a specialist wheelchair for the beach Credit: ITV Meridian

  • Watch: Hannah Bishop explain why use of the specialist wheelchair is important to her

The wheelchair will be donated for a three-month trial Credit: ITV Meridian

  • Watch: Hannah Loach from the Brighton Access Team explain why wheelchair users struggle to get onto the beach

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