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Wheelchair user hoisted onto crow's nest of 'disability friendly' ships off UK coast

2019-08-09 41 Dailymotion

A disabled man in a wheelchair is hoisted up onto the masts of tall ships in the Port of Southampton and off the Isle of Wight (October 2018) in the United Kingdom. <br /><br />Ropes are attached to Isaac Harvey's wheelchair and the ship's crew pull him up to the crow's nest of the vessel off the coast of the Isle of Wight.<br /><br />One of the crew members recorded Isaac's ascent up onto the mast of the boat in the Port of Southampton.<br /><br /> "I am able to do this thanks to the Jubilee Sailing Trust who has a fully adapted tall ship to allow me and others with a mixture of disabilities to be able to sail with a disability, says Harvey."<br /><br />As Havery continues his story he says, <br /><br />"Everyone comes together for this to happen, some are on the ropes pulling it up and others are seen making sure the wheelchair doesn’t sway too much in the wind.<br /><br />"For all my life I haven't let my disability stop me from doing anything. And that has been from the support from friends and family since day one. My disability is called limb/pelvic hypo/aplasia which in short means I have no arms and short legs. I am also unable to walk, concludes Harvey."

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