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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 »

August 10, 2026 No Comments

A group of people cheer as a ribbon is cut across a BoardSafe Kayak launch in Hudson Crossing Park.

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 »

June 19, 2026 No Comments

A man on a three-wheeled red bike with upright seat and handlebars. He is smiling and is on an Erie Canalway path.

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 »

December 26, 2024 No Comments

A woman wearing pink shorts and a pink print shirt with a blue bike helmet rides a three-wheeled cycle on a crushed stone pathway alongside the Erie Canal. A woman in a white RAA shirt rides a two wheeled bike along with her.

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 »

May 17, 2023 No Comments

Close up of a man and woman in hockey helmets and jerseys, on an outdoor ice rink, smiling

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 »

January 31, 2023 No Comments

A person in an aqua blue jacket and multicolored pants with holiday lights, is seated on a hockey sled on an outdoor ice rink. Behind her, others are skating.

Kadie

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 Read More »

January 31, 2023 No Comments