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
Eppley’s National Center on Accessibility (NCA) program continues to busy working with public agencies and private organizations around the nation. Recent work with U.S. Forest Service on accessibility, along with continued work training professionals on the fundamentals of accessibility in the outdoors, parks and recreation are… Read More »Schedule an Outdoor and Recreation Accessibility Workshop for your Agency or Region
Eppley staff members Kate Wiltz and Kristin Brethova spent four days in the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest measuring everything from trails to toilets. The accessibility site assessment is part of a multi-year agreement with the Forest Service to examine accessibility at recreation sites,… Read More »NCA Assessment Team works with the US Forest Service
Eppley suggests relevant training and websites At the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands, we recognize that parks are for everyone. This June, we want to celebrate Pride by sharing a little bit about the ways that parks not only preserve the heritage of… Read More »Information on PRIDE Month and Parks
The National Center for Accessibility at the Eppley Center for Parks and Recreation is excited to celebrate “Global Accessibility Awareness Day” on Thursday, May 16th! Global Accessibility Awareness Day was launched by the GAAD Foundation and its purpose is to increase the hype on digital… Read More »Discounted Foundations of Accessibility Certificate Program in Honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day