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Accessible Ventures Transportation

Sint Maarten

Accessible Ventures Transportation of St . Maarten ( AVTS ) has been redefining the meaning of special needs transportation services since February of 2005 when they were first founded . They discovered a niche in the market for professional , caring , special needs services , driven by personnel with expertise in the field . They set out to minimize limitations by delivering the tools and services that would restore mobility and independence to physically impaired clients .

This niche in the market was discovered by Mr . Louis Jeffers , CEO and Managing Director of the company . His mother was a double amputee , and being the only boy amongst his siblings , he was tasked with the majority of the lifting and moving of his mother as it was too strenuous for his sisters . At that time there were no transportation services on the island for persons with special needs . And so , Accessible Ventures was born .
Over the years , AVTS has been the transportation source for many locals and visitors and they have expanded their non-emergency medical transportation services to the physically impaired residents on the neighbouring islands of Saba and St . Eustatius .