The U.S. Forest Service has made strides to enhance accessibility in national forests and grasslands, aiming to ensure that all visitors, including those with disabilities, can enjoy these natural spaces. Some of their efforts have included, addressing the need for accessible trails and facilities, collaborations… Read More »US Forest Service Partners with the Eppley Center for 2nd Year
The Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands has kicked off the second phase of their partnership with Radius Indiana to enhance the capacities of communities along the soon to be constructed Monon South Trail (MST) to maximize the trail for economic and quality of… Read More »Eppley Continues Monon South Trail Partnership with Radius
Matt Norris joined the Eppley Center in July. He will be working part-time on various accessibility projects including the Indiana State Park Accessibility Assessment, United States Forest Services National Accessibility Project, and the expansion of online courses on accessibility in Eppley’s IU Expand catalog. Matt… Read More »Matt Norris joins the Eppley Center
Eppley’s Ross Edelstein, Visiting Research Assistant in the National Center on Accessibility program, recently attended and spoke at the Kennedy Center’s Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) AWS conference in Seattle, Washington. This is the third year Ross has attended, and the third that Ross… Read More »NCA Update – Staff, Projects, and Resources
Celebrating the adoption of the Americans with Disabilities Act, July is Disability Pride Month! As the home of the National Center on Accessibility, the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands is proud to advance the cause of access and inclusion for people with disabilities,… Read More »July Disability Pride Month at Eppley