New Tracked Chairs Aid Accessibility Outdoors at Florida State Parks

These chairs move smoothly and can be controlled through a wired controller if necessary.

Tracked chair participants near the finish line during Friends of Seminole State Forest’s Run for the Woods on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. The tracked chair program is open for the public to reserve a chair to use on the forest’s trails on Saturdays and Sundays. Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel/TNS

By Patrick Connolly From Orlando Sentinel

ORLANDO, Fla.—Blue Spring State Park is known as a wintertime haven for manatees and a summertime oasis for visitors who seek out its azure-blue waters to swim and cool down.