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A 524-mile Vision of Accessibility and Inclusion!
On July 30, 2024, New York Power Authority and NY Canal Corporation announced their new Accessibility Education Program that launches a vision of inclusion of people with disabilities in recreation and tourism across the Erie Canalway!
Celebrating the culmination of hours and hours of conversations and community building with this historic commitment to inclusion of people with disabilities, this new program will match Rochester Accessible Adventures’ consultative mentored Inclusion Partnerships with recreation businesses. The program marks a definitive commitment to matching resources, education, and support to recreation businesses along the Canal so that they can provide their services to people with and without disabilities.
Targeting the On the Canals program that began during the Covid pandemic to rally communities around the outdoor recreation opportunities along the Erie Canal, Rochester Accessible Adventures will work with providers to instill our multi-layered mentored inclusion services to:
- Remove existing barriers to participation by people with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities and medical conditions
- Empower businesses to operate with full inclusion with resources in place to support their services
- Enhance outreach efforts that will directly connection people with disabilities to these inclusive opportunities
Many media outlets have reported this historic announcement — read on for more!
Making the Erie Canal more accessible throughout New York state | WXXI News
New initiative aims to make Erie Canal recreation more inclusive (cnycentral.com)
NYPA and state Canal Corp. launch On the Canals program | Local News | lockportjournal.com
New York Launches Canal Education Program – Cruise Industry News | Cruise News
And, more great news! RAA has signed on for Year 2 of the Accessibility Education Program, which will expand the impact and the footprint of our work across the state!
New York Continues Accessibility Education Program Year Twoopens PDF file
