Adaptive Kayak Launch Installed in Brockport, NY

A woman with short red hair in a life jacket moves down the gradient steps using overhead adaptive straps to assist a transfer into a kayak which sits on a dry trough leading out to the Canal.

June 24, 2021

Catch this Spectrum News segment with Wendy Mills highlighting the new adaptive kayak launch installed in the Village of Brockport at their nearby Welcome Center. RAA’s Executive Director demonstrates how the adaptive launch, custom-made by BoardSafe Docks, provides enhanced accessibility features that enable more community members to access the Erie Canal’s waterway. Rochester Accessible Adventures gifted a portion of the adaptive kayak launch to the Village of Brockport. RAA will work with the Village to encourage their community members and tourists alike to visit and enjoy the newly accessible waterfront.

Watch and read the segment here: New adaptive kayak launch installed in Brockport (spectrumlocalnews.com)

For more information about how RAA works with municipalities to increase and enhance their accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities, contact RAA at RAA@RochesterAccessibleAdventures.org or call 585-491-6011.

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