Accessibility

Eppley’s National Center on Accessibility Conducts Training for Tennessee Outdoor Recreation Professionals

April 20, 2024April 23, 2024
Accessibility, Training

Colleen Durkin-Blackburn and Kate Wiltz were joined by Ray Bloomer of the National Park Service in Tennessee’s Fall Creek Falls State Park in early April. Their mission: spreading awareness about the disability community and the ways in which parks and recreation sites can remove barriers… Read More »Eppley’s National Center on Accessibility Conducts Training for Tennessee Outdoor Recreation Professionals

NCA Identifies Access Trends in Outdoor Places

April 18, 2024April 23, 2024
Accessibility

Eppley Center Accessibility Work at National Park Sites Continues In October of 2023, Colleen Durkin-Blackburn and Ross Edelstein of the Eppley Center conducted a multi-day accessibility assessment of Maggie Walker National Historic Site and Richmond National Battlefield in Richmond, Virginia. In this case, Maggie Walker… Read More »NCA Identifies Access Trends in Outdoor Places

Coming next month – Indiana University Bloomington Welcomes the First Play Conference in its New Hometown!

March 22, 2024March 22, 2024
Accessibility, Research, Training

Excitement is brewing as the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands, the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, and Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) gear up to host the National Conference on the Value of Play in Bloomington, Indiana, at IUB’s Indiana Memorial Union. Set… Read More »Coming next month – Indiana University Bloomington Welcomes the First Play Conference in its New Hometown!

Eppley’s Online Learning Catalog Updated

March 21, 2024March 22, 2024
Accessibility, Facility Management, Interpretation, Leadership, Planning, Research, Resource Management, Training

Eppley’s online learning catalog has been updated with over 270 courses and over 100 listings on the IU Expand system. The public can access these courses at the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands catalog, and over one-half of the courses available are free.… Read More »Eppley’s Online Learning Catalog Updated

Accessibility Assessments at Five Indiana State Parks

March 19, 2024March 22, 2024
Accessibility

Five northeastern Indiana State Park properties are undergoing accessibility assessments this spring and early summer. Funded in part by the ASW Foundation out of Fort Wayne, IN, the Indiana State Parks Accessibility Assessment Project has moved into high gear this March! This pioneering project has… Read More »Accessibility Assessments at Five Indiana State Parks