3/4/2023 0 Comments Snow crash mobi![]() Gins offered some possible solutions, pointing Moser to research what other coastal towns were doing. “For me, that wasn’t part of my experience in my past.” “(Gins) wanted me to see how challenging it was to get (Jensen) to the ocean,” Moser said. On that winter day, Jensen got a piggy-back ride from his brother, Kalani, illustrating what it takes for him to get to the water. Learning to catch waves is a feat in itself, but for Jensen, who has spina bifida, there’s the extra challenge of getting across Huntington Beach’s expansive sandscape. At left is surfer Chris Gins, who was giving Jensen a surf lesson and invited Councilwoman Natalie Moser to see the challenges that exist. Kumaka Jensen, who has spina bifida, needed a lift from brother Kalani to the ocean last December, highlighting the challenges for access at the beach. In December, Huntington Beach Councilwoman Natalie Moser got an invite from surfer David Gins, who sits on the city’s Public Works Commission, to a surf session at which he was also meeting up Kumaka Jensen, who was celebrating his 14th birthday. “I think it’s just going to be so physically helpful for me, but mentally as well. I‘m stoked.” An accessible amenity “Imagine being so close to something, but not being able to go,” she said. Now 29, it’s been more than a decade since she’s been able to dip her toes in Huntington Beach’s water or watch her father ride waves, one of her favorite things to do growing up. “(The ocean) has been something that I missed so much,” said Natalie Buchoz, who was a junior lifeguard at the city beach where the mat was installed before a ski accident at age 16 left her paralyzed. ![]()
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