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Jul 15 4:22 pm
  • ADA

City unveils first ADA beach access mats at Alamitos, Mothers and Granada beaches

Laura Anaya-Morga

The mats allow wheelchairs, beach access chairs, walkers and strollers to roll over the sand and get closer to the water. They will be available for use year-round.

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Dec 6 1:34 pm
  • ADA

Long Beach could install its first ADA beach access mats in 2022

Jason Ruiz

If the California Coastal Commission approves permits in February Long Beach could install up to three ADA access mats at city beaches.

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Jul 13 2021 8:48 pm
  • ADA

Long Beach could make city beaches more accessible using ADA-friendly mats

Jason Ruiz

Access mats are moveable installations that can be rolled out over the sand to provide a sturdier surface for wheelchairs, strollers and walkers.

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Jun 13 2017 11:20 pm
  • ADA

Carver Elementary Unveils New ADA-Friendly Playground, Continues Fundraising Efforts

Asia Morris

This morning nearly 500 George Washington Carver Elementary School students, alongside faculty, staff, family and friends, celebrated the opening of a new playground designed specifically to accommodate special needs students within the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD).

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Feb 17 2016 7:48 pm
  • ADA

Long Beach Transit Completes New ADA-Accessible Dock at Alamitos Bay Landing

Asia Morris

Long Beach Transit (LBT) and Mayor Robert Garcia have invited the public to celebrate the completion of LBT’s new AquaLink water taxi dock, the last piece of LBT’s aquatic ADA-accessible puzzle, making LBT’s water taxi system, including six other docks and four water taxis, now fully ADA-compliant.

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Jan 7 2016 9:50 pm
  • ADA

City Begins Work on ADA, Bicyclist-Friendly Improvements at Alamitos Beach

Asia Morris

Work to improve Shoreline Drive from Ocean Boulevard to Linden Avenue, in an effort to improve traffic circulation and ADA access to the beach has begun, the City of Long Beach announced Thursday.

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Jul 31 2014 1:31 am
  • ADA

Discrimination Case Against the City Unfounded, Court Finds

Brittany Woolsey

A former City of Long Beach employee’s case against the City, alledging she was discriminated against because of her allergies and asthma, was dismissed on Tuesday.

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Jun 16 2014 9:36 pm
  • ADA

UPDATED: Five Wheelchair-Bound Long Beach-Area Residents Sue City for Allegedly Violating ADA

Brian Addison

Five Long Beach-area residents are suing the City of Long Beach for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in a litigation case that could cost the city a small fortune should the plaintiffs decide to pursue treble damages.

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