Carnival Cruise Line to make Celebration Key more accessible<\/a>, as well as Hard Rock Hotel New York. <\/p>\nGreater Fort Lauderdale has been certified by KultureCity, bringing the nonprofit\u2019s sensory resources to six Broward County beach communities: Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood Beach, Pompano Beach, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Dania\u00a0Beach\u00a0and Hallandale Beach. Described as a \u201cfirst-of-its-kind destination-wide initiative,\u201d Greater Fort Lauderdale\u2019s beaches now offer tools and training designed for guests with sensory sensitivities.<\/p>\n
The participating beaches now offer co-branded KultureCity sensory bags, which contain tools such as noise-canceling headphones, fidget tools, verbal cue cards, feeling thermometer cards, and strobe-reduction sunglasses. Guests can access these bags at designated lifeguard stations. The beaches have been outfitted with sensory-friendly signage\u00a0and designated\u00a0calm spaces, and guests can access weighted lap pads, identifiable\u00a0lanyards,\u00a0and accessible beach equipment, including beach wheelchairs <\/p>\n
Guests who benefit from preparation can also access a Social Story for the beaches via the KultureCity App and website. <\/p>\n
As part of the initiative, more than 170 lifeguards across the participating beaches completed sensory-awareness training, which focused on understanding sensory processing, as well as best strategies and effective communication for guests experiencing sensory overload. \u00a0 <\/p>\n
\u201cGreater Fort Lauderdale has always been a destination where everyone belongs, and this initiative is another meaningful step in ensuring our beaches reflect that commitment,\u201d said Stacy Ritter, president and CEO of Visit Lauderdale. \u201cBy\u00a0working alongside\u00a0KultureCity\u00a0and our beach communities, we\u2019re proud to become\u00a0KultureCity\u2019s\u00a0first destination with sensory-friendly beaches, creating experiences where every resident and visitor can enjoy our coastline with greater comfort, confidence and peace of mind.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Greater Fort Lauderdale has partnered with KultureCity to make its beaches more inclusive for visitors with sensory sensitivities.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376633,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-376632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}