Category: Inclusive Programs

In this short clip, we follow one of our Pinelands Adventures educational staff Monica, who leads a group of students from Kingsway Learning Center on one of our trial inclusive eco-tours at Atsion Recreation Area.

This was a tough test for Sean too, traversing this section of removed cranberry bog road. We were ready to give him assistance, but he was determined to conquer this formidable obstacle under his own power. This was a good 40ft long section of soft sand at about a 20/25 degree slope. Absolutely no way your typical chair could traverse this. We didn’t even attempt to try our power chairs on this, it would have fried the motors.

We take a quick look inside the Access Nature trailer. This trailer will be used to transport the wheelchairs we have for use during our inclusive nature programs at different locations in and around the Pinelands, as well as for secure storage and maintenance.

In this video members of the Adult Program from Kingsway Learning Center in Moorsetwon, NJ participate in Field Day at Rancocas Creek Farm to learn garden skills and build on community engagement.

This video features a short interview with Ivette is the founder and CEO of Allies In Caring, Inc., a Hammonton-based nonprofit organization providing mental health counseling and educational services to Latino, deaf and other undeserved populations. As a Mexican-born child of deaf parents, Guillermo-McGahee has a deep understanding of the abilities and strengths in people rather than their deficits or illnesses. Ivette is also on the Board of Trustees at the Pinelands Preservation Alliance.

New Jersey’s natural waters from the shore to the Pinelands are a central part of outdoor community, recreation and sport, and for over twelve years Ocean Positive’s Blue Journey Unified program has been ensuring that those with and without physical challenges have ongoing opportunities to come together in, on and by the waters we love. Ocean Positive’s Bruckner Chase has developed adaptive aquatic sports programs from Australia to South Jersey and in this Access Nature Forum he will share his experiences in developing operational plans, safety protocols, outreach initiatives, and equipment resources to allow everyone to realize the fitness, health, and well-being benefits of being outdoors on and in the water together.