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Focus Term: Accessibility


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Accessibility Toolkit for Land Managers
October 01, 2020
The Accessibility Toolkit for Land Managers is an informative document meant to help land managers design and maintain with equity and inclusion as a priority.
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Montgomery County Trail Access, Diversity and Awareness Plan
August 01, 2020
The Montgomery County Trail Access, Diversity and Awareness Plan provides recommendations on how to increase trail access, diversity, and awareness
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A Serious Injury Changed Cyclist Ian Mackay’s Life. Trails Helped Him Rebuild It.
August 27, 2019
A motorized wheelchair powered by sip-and-puff inputs coupled with the ever-improving voice recognition capabilities of a smartphone offered Mackay a degree of independence, and allowed him to get outside without a caregiver at his side at all times.
Ian Mackay, founder of Ian's Ride (second from left), at the foot of Mount Rainier with friends Jesse Collens, Kenny Salvini and Todd Stabelfeldt | Photo by Teena Woodward
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Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes Makes Tandem Connections on DC Trails
December 20, 2018
“The speed, the freedom, the sense of connection—it’s what made me fall in love with biking,” explained Karla Gilbride. Discussing regular after-work trips down Washington, D.C.’s Capital Crescent Trail on a tandem bike
A ride at Lake Artemesia with the Metro Washington Association for Blind Athletes | Photo courtesy MWABA
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Accessible Trail Adventures for People of All Abilities
May 15, 2017
Sometimes, it can be hard to imagine how to plan a successful adventure for your family with special needs. But when the trips are successful, the exercise and shared enjoyment that trails offer can be incredibly powerful and restorative!
Biking with Margot on the Schuylkill River Trail in Pennsylvania | Photo courtesy Dr. Peter Doehring
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National Trail Surfaces Study
February 01, 2014
This National Trail Surfaces Study examines the firmness and stability of trail surface materials located at Bradford Woods at IU.
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Urban Pathways to Healthy Neighborhoods: Connections
March 01, 2012
Urban Pathways to Healthy Neighborhoods: Connections
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2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
September 15, 2010
The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design set minimum requirements–both scoping and technical
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ADA Access on Paved Bikeways
May 11, 2007
ADA Access on Paved Bikeways highlights how ADA regulations should influence the design of pathways, parallel paths, intersections, on-street bikeways, and over/under crossings.