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
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 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
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
For the fifth time, the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands is proud to partner with the State of Tennessee to offer an exciting, three-day workshop, “Accessibility for Parks & Recreation Providers”! This workshop, part of Eppley’s National Center on Accessibility, will be hosted… Read More »Eppley Provides Accessibility Training for Tennessee State Employees