“Everything took on a new perspective, since this was the first time in my life I was unable to walk. I looked at every building and event with a new eye to how I was going to get in and out. But I enjoyed my time at Jekyll immensely. I could access everything—the beach, restaurants, the new museum [Mosaic], mini-golf, the trolley tour, and especially the water park. I rolled my chair right into the pool! I floated for a long time down the lazy river on the tube, which was very liberating. And my family was together the whole time. I didn’t feel as if there was a divide between them and me. I felt a part of everything that we did.”
—Debra Hughes
As told to Jennifer Senator
Photograph by Katie Bower, bowerpowerblog.com
Debra Hughes, of Snellville, Georgia, broke her leg before a planned trip to Jekyll with her family of nine, including five grandchildren. While Hughes considered skipping the trip, she says her daughter, Katie Bower, convinced her that she could still enjoy Jekyll because of the island’s attention to accessibility, and the improvements that are continuously being made to provide access to all.
