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If you are a wheelchair user or person with limited ability to ambulate, then you should know that scuba diving may be a sport that you can enjoy and be proficient in. There are resources available to help you reach you goal of diving off the dive boat, descending to explore the Oceans and then returning to the dive boat. Even if you do not currently swim at all, with your doctor’s approval you can begin the process of swimming and training and reaching a point where you are comfortable in the water.

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Handi-Divers is here to help you explore all the possibilities awaiting you underneath the surface of our planet’s magnificent oceans.

Mobility Impaired persons have been scuba diving for over twenty-five years. The possibilities for scuba divers of all kinds have never been greater. Whether you are new to considering your options or a seasoned diver already, Handi-Divers is here to help you increase your level of proficiency.

For those Mobility Impaired persons who may not yet know, chances are that you probably CAN make scuba diving an enjoyable sport as part of your overall health and wellness. Handi-Divers can not only counsel you on how to get started learning scuba but help you and your instructors plan the most accessible travel arrangements. Once in the water, the obstacles you come across while on dry land are all left behind. The adventures you will discover through scuba can reward you in ways that are hard to describe: Independence, liberty, relaxation, meditation, relief of pain and mental stress, comradery, environmental awareness, body awareness to name but a few.

For all of our nation's Veterans, both Mobility Impaired and not, who are still considering scuba as a new activity, the above benefits are even more meaningful. Being a Navy Veteran paralyzed in the line of duty, I understand that many of my fellow Veterans are returning to a civilian world they sometimes feel uncomfortable in. The anxiety related to unit separation can be quite alienating, especially for servicemen and women who have sustained trauma or other injuries. Scuba benefits everyone, especially veterans who are injured or traumatized. Not all combat wounds show to the outside world and it is exactly this type of distress that scuba diving can help alleviate. For me, learning to dive was so relaxing and built such great self esteem that it was more like scuba therapy. I’ve already talked to many instructors who have seen the mental wounds of our Veterans heal over just one week of scuba diving. The positive transformation is quite noticeable. The cognitive and subconcious defenses that we, as combat Veterans build up are significant and can be isolating as well. Scuba helps us to move from the safe place behind our walls to a safe place in the ocean to a safe place in the world around us.

For those experienced scuba divers, both able bodied and not, Handi-Divers can help you and your boat crews manage your dives and your travel arrangements in the most accessible ways possible.

So explore our website and read through the various dive journals and blog entries. If you have any questions, select the Contact Handi-Divers link or post a blog entry.

Wheelchair Users Don't Just Dive---- They HANDI-DIVE!

Wheelchair users who scuba dive are nothing new, but once you get your C card, where do you go next? Yes, now that you are diving, you are almost on equal ground to the able-bodied divers around you. Webbed gloves may have been good enough when you were learning how to dive, but you know you can do better. Handi-Divers isn't just about leveling the playing field, it's about letting you literally swim circles around the other divers on the boat. How? By using Dive Propulsion Vehicles (a.k.a. Scooters) non-ambulatory divers can be more than proficient divers, they can be superior divers. Handi-Divers llc is here to remove the obstacles between you and your dream of being a superior diver. Scooters used to be exclusively for technical divers but not today. More and more recreational divers are not only discovering the benefit of scooters but including them as part of their must-have gear. Contact Handi-Divers llc for details.