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Impact Stories

NYPA’s ABLE ERG Explores Inclusive Recreation
This summer, more than 30 members of NYPA’s ABLE Employee Resource Group (ERG) traded the conference room for the canal — spending a full day at Hudson Crossing Park to experience, first-hand, what inclusive recreation actually looks, sounds, and feels Read More »

SPOTLIGHT ON…Elevator Alley Kayak
Elevator Alley Kayak: Where Buffalo’s Waterways Welcome Everyone In this edition of our Spotlight On… series, Rochester Accessible Adventures (RAA) is proud to highlight Elevator Alley Kayak, a vibrant paddling destination opening up Buffalo’s waterfront to people of all abilities. Read More »

Inclusion on the Champlain Canal!
Hudson Crossing Park’s Adaptive Launch Opens — A New Beginning on the Champlain Canal! 🌊 A Ribbon, a Canal, and a Whole Lot of “Yes, You Can!” On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Hudson Crossing Park cut the ribbon on Read More »

Evan
Hi everyone! I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Evan, and I’ve been a proud bike rider with Rochester Accessible Adventures for the past 9 years. As a child, I had difficulty learning to ride a 2-wheel bike. I Read More »

Erica
Challenge: Erica missed riding her bike; something she did when she was younger. She had not ridden it in many years because her balance is not what it used to be, and she fell the last time she attempted to Read More »

Steve and Suzanne
A guy goes in to a gym…and comes out a sled hockey player! Well, it wasn’t quite like that, but close! Steve had been working out at a crossfit gym in Dansville when a gym friend told him about sled Read More »