A stroll in a specialized stroller can still help someone not quite ready to walk to discover the magic - and enjoy the benefits - of being outdoors together Walking with our friend Peter Adler and Margot's aide Sierra Wagner at sunset on the beautiful Eel Bay Trail at Wellesley Island State Park. As captured in previous posts, Kennett Outdoors has been working to help people with Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities and/or Autism (IDA) and their caregivers connect with

Biking to the beach and then to get ice cream with my 99 year-old mother revealed how a program to increase access to the outdoors can truly flourish under the right conditions. Our efforts through Kennett Outdoors to identify adaptive biking options presumes that the person has some minimal level of fitness and skill needed to pedal. But what if they don't... or don't yet?? So we were excited to finally get a chance to see another option in action, through a Cycling Withou

Can seeing the specialized equipment and programs available to those supporting people with developmental disabilities help them begin to believe that they too might enjoy walking and biking on local paths and trails... Or kayak? Or even ski? As captured in previous posts on Kennett Outdoors and Kennett Ability Network, it can be hard for those supporting people with Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities and/or Autism (IDA) to imagine enjoying the outdoors. Almost fiftee

Extending the dimensions of Universal Access Trails to those with a dirt or grass surface could begin to open countless trails for people with mobility challenges As captured in previous posts, Kennett Outdoors has been working to help people with disabilities connect with the outdoors in ways that improve their health and well-being. So I am excited to share a first look at a formal rating system in development: ASCENT, or the Accessibility Scale for Characterizing Easier N

Two upcoming events will help people with disabilities - and those who care for them - begin to imagine riding on two (or three) wheels. ...