Our Story: Building the House We Wished Existed

From Frustration to Foundation

Stephanie has used a wheelchair since before we started vacationing on 30A over 20 years ago. In that time, we've booked dozens of "accessible" vacation rentals. Maybe three actually were.

The Turning Point

The breaking point came about 7 years ago. We booked a beautiful house that was listed as wheelchair accessible. The photos looked perfect. The description mentioned "ground floor access" and "accessible bathroom."

We drove 6 hours from Atlanta with our family, pulled into the driveway, and immediately saw the problem: three steps to the front door. Inside, the bathroom had a standard tub. The hallways were too narrow for Stephanie's wheelchair.

We spent the entire vacation with Stephanie essentially confined to the living room and one bedroom. No beach access. Limited bathroom access. A vacation that was supposed to be relaxing became an exercise in frustration and adaptation.

On the drive home, we made a decision: we were going to build our own.

Building Slim Shady

We bought property in Seagrove Beach and spent over a year designing what we call the Slim Shady Beach House. Every single design decision was made through the lens of wheelchair accessibility:

Zero-step entry from driveway to every room. No thresholds, no lips, no transitions.

36-inch doorways throughout. Not just the front door — every interior door.

Roll-in showers with zero threshold, built-in benches, grab bars, and handheld showerheads.

Hard surface flooring everywhere. No carpet.

Heated plunge pool with ramp access. Not a lift, not steps — a ramp that Stephanie can roll right down into the water.

A complimentary beach wheelchair for guests, because we know how hard they are to find.

It's not a medical facility. It's a beautiful 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom beach house that happens to be built so everyone can actually use it. That's the entire point.

From House to Mission

Once Slim Shady was finished, something unexpected happened. Friends and family who also use wheelchairs started asking us about other accessible options on 30A. Where to eat. Which beach access to use. Which other rentals might actually work.

We realized the information didn't exist in one place. You had to piece it together from outdated forums, unreliable listing filters, and word of mouth. So we decided to build this site.

Accessible 30A is the resource we wished existed 20 years ago. Every listing verified by an actual wheelchair user. Every beach access reviewed from chair height. Every restaurant honestly assessed — including the popular ones that aren't accessible.

What's Next

We're starting with 30A because it's home. But the vision is bigger. There are millions of wheelchair users who want beach vacations and have no reliable way to find truly accessible properties. We're building the trust layer that should have existed all along.