Indiana University’s Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands is the new home for the U.S. Play Coalition and Conference on the Value of Play. This nationally recognized program is relocating from the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management at Clemson University to Eppley.… Read More »The US Play Coalition 2023 Play Date Tour
Imagine walking through a park as a child and feeling the excitement of discovering a new playground—its features standing tall, low, some level to the ground, and even curving, with colors that shout out to you as the sunlight beams bright. At that moment as… Read More »An Invitation from Dr. Toni Moyer, Eppley’s New PMT Program Coordinator
Beginning later this month and carrying over into early next year, the Eppley institute’s staff will begin work in Eppley’s home state of Indiana. Partnering with Indiana State Parks at Spring Mill to help bring universal design principles and accessibility to the park, Eppley hopes… Read More »Eppley Secures Initial Partnership with Indiana State Parks: “The First of Many”
On December 17, 1903 Wilbur and Orville Wright pioneered the first ever successful airplane flight. “What they achieved changed our world forever” (NPS). The Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina commemorates this historical feat, and everyone deserves access to it. The… Read More »Eppley Helps Accessibility Take Flight at the Wright Brothers National Memorial
Eppley project managers Kate Wiltz and Colleen Durkin-Blackburn recently returned from Anchorage where last minute challenges at an accessibility training provided win-win opportunities for Eppley and our public and private nonprofit partners. To start, the National Park Service couldn’t find enough NPS employees in Alaska… Read More »Eppley Shares Lessons from Unexpected Collaborations During Accessibility Training in Alaska