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Power wheelchair user ‘blown away’ by Butler’s accessibility

Jamie Santillo tours the Maridon Museum in her power wheelchair on Aug. 16, where a docent shows her and her mom one of the museum's displays. Layla Joseph/Submitted Photo

Although Jamie Santillo moved from Ellwood City to Florida as a child to accommodate her power wheelchair use, she found Butler to be surprisingly accessible during her first visit to the city last month.

Santillo, who owns a travel agency aimed at people with mobility needs, visited Butler in August after her photo of an accessible picnic table at Moraine State Park caught the attention of the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau. After visiting locales such as the Maridon Museum and Vintage Coffeehouse, Santillo said she found the city to be accessible.

“I was thrilled,” Santillo said. “Even though I am from the area, this is really my first time experiencing this, and I have been absolutely blown away.”

Santillo spent a Friday in downtown Butler before visiting Moraine State Park and Jennings Environmental Education Center on Saturday. She said she and her family go to Moraine regularly, because her parents now live in Ellwood City.

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