Accessibility

The Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is committed to ensuring accessibility of its website to people with disabilities. The CVB is actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of the website. The CVB does not discriminate in its programs and services on the basis of religion, age, race, color, national origin, gender, marital or parental status, or disability and complies the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Due to the CVB’s integration with external vendors, some areas within the site remain beyond our control. To report an accessibility issue, request accessibility assistance regarding our website content, or to request a specific electronic format, please complete our Accessibility Feedback Form. We will make reasonable efforts to accommodate all needs.

The Accessible Daytona Beach content is meant to provide helpful information for any area visitor or resident who requires accommodation for sight, hearing or mobility disabilities. Please check directly with any vendor, venue, business or location listed for the most up to date information available to be sure the location suits your needs.

About the Author

I'm Steve Deal, and I'd like to extend a personal welcome to you on your next visit to the Daytona Beach area. As an active quadriplegic, I have found this community to be incredibly accommodating to visitors with disabilities. Page down for more about Steve.

A Note from Steve Deal - Featured Restaurants and Attractions

Take a stroll through these pages which are filled with some of my personal favorite restaurants, attractions, activities and more. 

I've put this information at your fingertips hoping you'll come and visit us in person. The weather is warm, the people are friendly, there's plenty to see and do. I just know you'll love Daytona Beach as much as I do. 

It's a beautiful community, and it is truly fun for everyone.

Enjoy yourself! 
Steve Deal

Transportation Services - Whether you are heading to the beach, a meeting, or a sporting event, we want to give you the best access to your destination.

Beach Accessibility - For beachgoers with special needs, accessible ramps and Surf Chairs are available at no charge. Visitors can navigate safely and comfortably in surf and soft sand.

Activities & Entertainment - Most of our local venues are highly accessible. Choose from bowling, movies and sightseeing boat rides and more.

Steve's Favorite Restaurants - The following restaurants are recommended favorites of Steve Deal, focusing on great cuisine, as well as access for disabled visitors to enjoy comfortably.

More About Steve

I've been a "local" in the Daytona Beach area since I moved here from North Carolina in 1986. I originally came to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. In 1990, I was involved in an automobile accident that left me paralyzed from the chest down and forced me to leave Florida to live with family in North Carolina.

After 1 1/2 years, I really missed the beauty and excitement of Daytona Beach. That time in North Carolina also taught me that I no longer wanted to live in or near cold weather! The average high temperature in Daytona Beach in January is 70°! So I packed up my short sleeve shirts, and I moved back to paradise.

Learning to live in a wheelchair was a whole new challenge for me. Luckily, I had a friend in a wheelchair that taught me I didn't have to stay inside all of the time. This area has a lot to offer, and I was determined to get out and see it all! Now, if I have to go somewhere, I get on a VOTRAN bus and I go. These buses go everywhere I need to go, and they get me there on time. That said, on a typical warm sunny day, I may not ride the bus at all. Instead, I ride my chair onto the beach and I ride for miles until I reach my own neighborhood. There's nothing more relaxing than that.

I was contacted by the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, and they asked me to do some research and add content to this site designed to assist people with disabilities that are visiting the Daytona Beach area. We have many resources to guide visitors to accessible accommodations, restaurants, entertainment and nightlife options, and transportation.

I hope this information will help you find what you're looking for and allow you to get the most out of your visit to the Daytona Beach area.

Enjoy yourself!

-Steve