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Check out this podcast from 2023. In this episode, Sean explains what he is doing to expand access to natural areas for people of all ability levels and how you can get involved.
Sean is the Access Nature Disability Advocate for Pinelands Alliance. He is focused on preserving, restoring, and interpreting natural and historic resources for current and future generations and ensuring everyone in our diverse collective community has a chance to enjoy the magnificence of New Jersey’s great outdoors.
Podcast Links:
Nature Disability Advocacy With Sean Kane-Holland
Nature Disability Advocacy Wit… – The Pine Barrens Podcast – Apple Podcasts
The United Spinal Association’s Advocacy Department has several popular working groups which provide opportunities for members to organize around the issues that matter most to them. Find out more about each group on their website – Advocacy Working Groups – United Spinal Association and complete the form to join any or all groups.
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.
On this week’s Road Trip, some of the team behind the Nature: Accessible for All campaign told News 12 about a growing partnership leading a statewide effort to ensure that all people with disabilities, their families and allies can enjoy New Jersey’s natural places.
The collaborative effort between the Pineland Preservation Alliance, the New Jersey Division of Disability Services of the New Jersey Department of Human Services, the Edward J. Bloustein School and Duke Farms aims to increase the public’s awareness that accessible nature sites exist, to improve the accessibility of trails and natural sites, and to provide more information about these facilities.
We are leading the charge to see nature sites and trails around New Jersey become more accessible for people of varying abilities.
This cross-sector collaboration has brought together activists and organizations dedicated to the welfare of people with disabilities, public and private natural land managers, healthcare providers, and environmental nonprofits.
We have been establishing partnerships with land management, nature, and healthcare advocates. Teaming up with organizations such as the NJ State Parks Service and private land managers and preservationists. The Nature Accessible for All campaign recently received media coverage along with campaign partners at Wharton State Forest and Duke Farms about the accessibility features at each site as well as to highlight the new Nature Accessible For All website.
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Check out our story from NorthJersey.com highlighting our new website Homepage – Nature: Accessible for All, which offers a searchable directory of outdoor spaces in the Garden State that are inclusive for people with disabilities. The website also houses a directory of organizations that are involved with the campaign and have particular skill sets and resources to make natural spaces more accessible for people with varying abilities. Additionally, there is information for individuals and organizations who are interested in getting involved with the campaign. Check out the website today and plan your outdoor adventures!