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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,…
December 17, 2020 Rochester Accessible Adventures will use $51,000 in supportive funding from the Golisano Foundation to continue its mission of providing inclusive recreational opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Greater Roc and Finger Lakes region.…
October 2, 2020 Rochester Accessible Adventures joins Good Day Rochester’s Michael Schwartz to highlight a community effort to train 2,020 Inclusion Ambassadors! Watch this very fun morning, starting before dawn, as local youth inclusion ambassadors demonstrate inclusive kayaking and cycling…
July 22, 2020 “A Rochester organization is hoping that people who are spending more time at home during the coronavirus pandemic will use some of that time to become ‘inclusion ambassadors’.” Read more about this movement Rochester Accessible Adventures has…
March 10, 2020 Rochester Accessible Adventures (RAA) and Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports (GBAS) are teaming up to develop adaptive and inclusive sports programs across WNY and Greater Rochester for youth and adults. Recognizing the incredible opportunity to build personal and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rochester Accessible Adventures Announces Community Grant Funding from The Parkinson’s Foundation ROCHESTER, NEW YORK – May 29, 2019 – ROCHESTER ACCESSIBLE ADVENTURES (RAA) is proud to announce it has received Community Grant funding from The Parkinson’s Foundation…
June 2018 “Recreation tourists with a disability are an untapped marketing niche and I can tell you that I know many people who are ready and willing to travel, to spend money, and to patronize businesses that can provide fun…
June 12, 2018 Check out video highlights of Good Day Rochester’s Ashley Doerzbacher as she visited Rochester City School District’s Adlai E. Stevenson School #29 Inclusion Team and RAA’s Executive Director, Anita O’Brien. School #29 is celebrating Inclusion Week, centered…
August 31, 2017 “When a member of your family is in a wheelchair you may not think taking off on a kayaking adventure together on the Erie Canal is possible. However, it is. On this Need To Know segment, we…
October 2, 2017 “Disabilities no longer a barrier to Great Lakes” by Veronica Volk. Join this audio and written exploration of access in the Great Lakes region as reporter Veronica Volk interviews RAA’s executive director, Rochester native, Julie Cataldo, and…