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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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Challenge: Staying active and connected to nature for a country girl living in the city is something that Kadie has to work at. For Kadie, born with a spinal condition that affects her ability to walk for long periods of…
Challenge: Luticha loves to be active – indeed, her body does so much better when she maintains an active pace. Finding things she can do and wants to do, though, may not always be as easy for her as it…
Challenge: Nicole missed summers the way she used to spend them. Prior to becoming paralyzed, she used to play basketball and go running. Now she was looking for something that could be her ‘thing’ again. Nicole learned about an Open…
Challenge: Staying active and finding activities that they can do with their family. Mike and Sue are an active, retired couple looking for more activities they could do together and with their family and that would accommodate Mike as he…