Nature: Accessible for All

Holistic Health and Healing Expo
2025-10-12 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Double Tree Hotel, 2349 Marlton Pike West, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08002, United States
Join GOT ABI to learn more about their mission and the power of holistic care in brain injury recovery. This is a great opportunity to advocate for the unique needs of those with brain injuries to the holistic health community. While access to the fair and presentation is free, space is limited. Please be sure to sign up on the GOT ABI Events page to reserve your spot!

Adaptive Sports, Health, and Wellness Day
2025-10-10 13:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Cook/Douglass Recreation Center, 50 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Rutgers University is celebrating an Adaptive Sports, Health, and Wellness Day to showcase abilities, opportunities, and awareness of sports for individuals with disabilities. Attendees can participate in multiple adaptive sports activities through hands-on demonstrations and games!
This is a free event open to students, faculty, staff, and the community.
Accessibility Services

Accessible entrance
Microphones used to amplify sound
Accessible seating available

If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the access provided, please call Shannon Carratura at 973-370-4560 or email scarratura@gmail.com in advance of your participation.

Bird Sound Basics - Inclusive Program
2025-10-10 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Bishop Farmstead, 17 Pemberton Road, Vincetown, NJ, 08088, United States
Join Access Nature and volunteer Claire Campbell for an inclusive birding program. Program will help orient you and help newcomers to focus on the various parts of a bird’s song so that you will be able to identify birds by their sounds, calls, and songs. This program is an indoor/outdoor event. The indoor presentation will last about an hour and will be followed by an outdoor session in the Bishop Farmstead meadow trail and garden, where we will take a slow hike to listen for bird songs and bird sounds

Holiday Decorations from Natural Materials
2025-10-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | New Jersey School of Conservation, 1 Wapalanne Rd, Sandyston,, NJ, 07826, United States
Deck the halls this holiday season with ornaments you make yourself from materials found in nature!
Usher in the Holidays with an afternoon of creating holiday tree decorations with natural materials. We’ll take a short walk to collect acorns, pinecones, sticks, leaves, or whatever natural treasures you can find to create your own ornament. We will supply glitter, glue, string, wire, acorns, pinecones and other natural materials, and examples of decorations you might want to create. Or use your imagination and creativity to come up with your own design!. Once everyone has finished, we’ll each hang one of our ornaments on a tree at Piney Point, enjoy a campfire, and light the tree we decorated together as darkness falls.
This program is open to adults and children of any age. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please purchase a ticket for each participant age 3 and up.
If you have any difficulty with the registration process, please let us know so we can help! Contact us at info@friendsofnjsoc.org.

The New Jersey Self-Advocacy Project Fall Conference
2025-10-03 09:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Join The Arc of New Jersey’s Self-Advocacy Project Fall Conference at Pines Manor in Edison, NJ for this in-person event! This advocacy project is for promoting independence for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Registration will open in August for the event. Visit this site – New Jersey Self-Advocacy Project for more information.

SparkNight: Celebrating Disability Awareness Month
2025-10-02 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
SparkNight is the free monthly art party at the museum, inviting everyone to explore art, engage their creativity, and have fun! In October, join us for the launch event for Disability Awareness Month.
Free and open to the public. Complimentary light refreshments.
Accessibility Services
Accessible entrance
Microphones used to amplify sound
Accessible seating available
If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the access provided, please call Brandon Truett at 848-932-6766 or email btruett@zimmerli.rutgers.edu in advance of your participation.

Blindness Awareness Month 2025 Community Outreach Fair
2025-10-02 13:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Cheesequake State Park, Hooks Creek Lake Pavilion 300 Gordon Rd., Matawan, NJ, 07747, United States
Join the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for their annual Blindness Awareness Month Community Outreach Fair at Cheesequake State Park. A Day Full of Information, Resources, Exhibits, Demonstrations, Fun Activities, Food Trucks, Music, and MORE!

Swing Dance Class for the Blind & Visually Impaired
2025-10-01 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Rutgers University, 70 Lipman Drive, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Join Rutgers University for an evening of fun learning how to Swing dance with a partner taught by Maya Robles. All are welcomed to join this special inclusive dance class designed for the blind and visually impaired to learn how to Swing dance. No dance experience necessary!
The class is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the community. For more information, please contact Natalie Schultz-Kahwaty at 201-401-5494 or email ns1199@mgsa.rutgers.edu.
Accessibility Services
Accessible entrance
If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the access provided, please call Natalie Schultz-Kahwaty at 201-401-5494 or email ns1199@mgsa.rutgers.edu in advance of your participation.

Accessible Gardening and Beekeeping Cook Organic Garden
2025-10-01 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Cook Organic Garden, 14 College Farm Rd W, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Join Rutgers University for an inclusive gardening experience and learn about gardening, nutrition, and wellbeing for people with disabilities and beekeeping.
Participate in a beekeeping tour led by Javier Robles from Rutgers University, with his assistant Lauren Manley, focusing on how individuals with disabilities can engage in this rewarding activity.
Additional talks from the Alliance Center for Independent Living, led by Samantha Gavron, Community Market Manager, and Luke Koppisch Deputy Director.
This event is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. For more information about transportation, please contact Dr. Natalie Schultz-Kahwaty at ns1199@mgsa.rutgers.edu.
Accessibility Services:
Accessible entrance
Accessible seating available

A Comprehensive Approach to Teen E-Bike Rider Safety
2025-09-30 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Join the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition on Tuesday, September 30th, at 1pm to discuss recent statewide efforts to address safe e-biking as well as explore community- and family-based solutions for teen e-bike rider safety.

Ocean Positive at Autumn Lake Open Water Session
2025-09-27 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Autum Lake Winery, 870 W Malaga Rd, , NJ, Williamstown, NJ, 08094, United States
Join Ocean Positive at Autumn Lake for their Open House Open Water Session. Visit their website for event registration.

Adventures without Barriers: Burlington County Birds, Birding Basics 101
2025-09-27 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | North Pemberton Railroad Station, 7 Fort Dix Rd, Pemberton, NJ, 08068, United States
These programs are designed with individuals with mobility concerns in mind. Birding can be a challenging experience, since finding the birds is often a matter of being in the right place at the right time, especially for those migratory species. Please join us as we follow avid bird enthusiast Mackenzie Tansey on this outdoor adventure. We will look for interesting birds that are residents or just passing through the area.
We will take a slow hike, passing through woods, wetlands, and open farm fields.
This inclusive mobility and family-friendly outing follows along a section of the historic Burlington Mt Holly Railway – rail trail. The trail is a picturesque location perfect for birding opportunities as the site has a mixture of forest, open meadow, and wetland habitats as the area is crossed by stream networks of the North Rancocas River. The trail is a good place to get long, clear looks at birds because of the relative openness of the farmland and dense forested wetlands. It is also a nice space to know about, especially because of its quick and easy access to birding for almost anyone.
Pinelands Adventures has several rugged-terrain wheelchairs available for use by request both electric and manual types.
Cost is $10 per explorer. Pre-registration is required through Pinelands Adventures.

ADA Open Discussion – Bring Your Barriers
2025-09-25 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | BlueDAG, 2999 Gold Canal Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA, 95670, United States
Join Blue DAG for their September webinar.
In this installment the webinar will be an open “questions and answers” forum for all participants to bring their toughest barriers and technical topics. Blue DAG experts will discuss your challenges and examine solutions. This will be a proactive session full of information.
The webinar is free of charge to all attendees. Certificates of completion will be made available to attendees after the session. Space is limited, so register today!

Advancing Trails Webinar
2025-09-25 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join American Trails in this webinar. Natural Surface Trails as Transportation. The webinar will outline the benefits, planning considerations, and implementation strategies for incorporating natural surface trails into greenways and public trail systems.

Smart Growth Webinar: Reconnecting Trenton's Riverfront!
2025-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Join the NJ Serria Club for their next educational webinar on Wednesday, September 24th at 7PM to learn how the Reconnecting Trenton’s Riverfront campaign is reimagining Route 29, the highway that cuts off the city from the Delaware River, as a walkable boulevard that brings the community back to the water. Join us for a conversation on how this project exemplifies smart growth in action: reducing car dependence, reconnecting neighborhoods, creating green space, and making space for housing and local Trenton businesses to thrive.
Speakers include Matt Lawson, Assistant Planning Director for Mercer County, and Sabrina Rodriguez, Campaign Manager for the Reconnecting Trenton’s Riverfront campaign.

Access for Reel: Fishing Without Barriers
2025-09-20 11:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club, 420 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Beach Haven, New Jersey, 08008, United States
Join Alliance Center for Independence and Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences for fun, food, sun, and fishing!
Access for Reel is a program created to allow an opportunity for people with limited mobility to participate in an adaptive fishing tournament at the Jersey Shore.
Parking is available at Queen City Marina located at 2nd Street Morrison’s Point Pier-Side entrance that is fully accessible. For your convenience, participants can park and register at the Queen City Marina. We will have volunteers assist with roadway traffic allowing participants to transport without hazard of vehicles. Following fishing, anglers are invited back to Bird and Betty’s, for an award ceremony and banquet. This event is open to any level fisher-person, beginners and experts alike. We anticipate some gear to be available, however, if you have a fishing pole and gear, please bring it with you. Unfortunately, transportation will not be provided.

Adventures without Barriers: Burlington County Birds, Birding Basics 101
2025-09-20 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Batsto State Park, 31 Batsto Rd, Hammonton, NJ, 08037, United States
Join as for this collaborative birding event with the State Parks. These programs are designed with individuals with mobility concerns in mind. Birding can be a challenging experience, since finding the birds is often a matter of being in the right place at the right time, especially for those migratory species. Please join us as we follow avid bird enthusiast Claire Campbell on this outdoor adventure. We will look for interesting birds that are residents or just passing through the area.
We will take a slow hike, passing through woods, wetlands, and open farm fields.
This inclusive mobility and family-friendly outing follows along the ADA accessible Red Trail at Batsto Historic Village. The trail is a picturesque location perfect for birding opportunities as the site has a mixture of forest, open meadow, and wetland habitats as the area is crossed by stream networks of the Batsto River. The trail is a good place to get long, clear looks at birds because of the relative openness of the farmland and dense forested wetlands. It is also a nice space to know about, especially because of its quick and easy access to birding for almost anyone.
Pinelands Adventures has several rugged-terrain wheelchairs available for use by request both electric and manual types.

ON Time Mobility: A Rights-Based Framework to Support Self-Generated Movement in Young Children with Disabilities
2025-09-18 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
The Professional Learning Series, hosted by United Cerebral Palsy’s Research Council, UCP of Central Arizona, and Gillette Children’s, offers professionals an opportunity to learn more about cerebral palsy while earning Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.
The 90-minute expert-to-expert webinars provide the latest research that can be translated to care by professionals who work with children with cerebral palsy and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

UCP's Conference on Latinos With Disabilities: A Free Virtual Event
2025-09-17 13:00 - 2025-09-18 15:30 (America/New_York)
Join United Cerebral Palsy for a dynamic two-day virtual conference spotlighting the diverse experiences of Latinos with disabilities. Explore the intersections of culture, disability, and identity as we amplify voices and celebrate the strength of diversity.

Abilities Trail Walk
2025-09-14 13:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Rancocas State Park, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton Township, NJ, 08060, United States
Get Out There with Acquired Brain Injury (GOT ABI) is a newly established NJ 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to empowering young adults with acquired brain injuries to reclaim their futures, connect with their communities, and thrive through awareness, socialization, and advocacy.
Join GOT ABI for their next abilities walk. Discover the trails of South Jersey. GOT ABI will be exploring the trails suggested by the Pinelands Preservation Alliance’s initiative AccessNatureNJ.org
Rally point for this event: Nature Center, Rancocas State Park
Look out for future events. They meet at different trails each month. Weather permitting so check their facebook and instagram for updates before you leave home.

Autism Beach Bash
2025-09-07 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
This free event brings together more than 4,000 attendees for a one-of-a-kind day of community and connection. Last year, 150 individuals with autism rode the waves with Surfers Healing, building confidence and creating lasting memories with every ride.
Join us for a full day of surf, music, sunshine, and good vibes at New Jersey’s largest autism-friendly event. It’s a rare chance to be among thousands of others who get what it means to live with autism, who share your experiences, and who welcome you just as you are. That’s more than community. That’s what belonging feels like. And that’s what this day is built to deliver.

Hosted by Autism Family Services of NJ. Location: 14th Ave Beach, Belmar, NJ. Learn more on the website here.

Men's Peer Virtual Chat with the Spina Bifida Resource Network
2025-09-04 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Men’s Chat is a monthly virtual peer-support group for men with disabilities to discuss relevant topics such as social issues, relationships, medical services and anything else that’s on their minds! Share your story, gather valuable resources and make connections.
Men’s Chat meets online the 1st Thursday of each month at 7pm ET via Zoom. Participants can join us from a laptop, desktop or tablet. Auto captioning will be available via Zoom.
There is no cost to participate. Contact SBRN at info@thesbrn.org or groups@empowermentzone.net if you have any questions or drop us a message on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSBRN/.

Outdoors For All: Advancing Access and Inclusion in Parks
2025-08-27 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Join the Montgomery Parks Program Access team for an inside look at how they achieve compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act by making their parks, programs, and events inclusive and accessible to individuals with disabilities. This session will explore how they provide both individualized support and public access through services such as trained support staff, ASL interpretation, adaptive equipment, assistive listening devices, large-print materials, and more.

American Trails - Bridging Science, Recreation, and Accessibility: Designing Trail Maps for Everyone
2025-08-21 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
This free webinar hosted by American Trails will share insights from real-world projects where thoughtful cartographic design enhanced access, supported funding requirements, and helped land managers better serve diverse trail users.
Presented by: Ezra Schwartzberg, Ph.D., Director, Green Goat Maps

Occupational Therapy and Blue Journey Unified
2025-08-14 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Jefferson University, 1020 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Join Blue Journey Unified at Thomas Jefferson University for a free pool session for individuals with spinal cord injuries.
Those interested in attending the event use this link to register – Join Us for Inclusive Paddleboarding!

Blue Journey Unified Heroes Autumn Lake Festival
2025-08-10 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Autum Lake Winery, 870 W Malaga Rd, , NJ, Williamstown, NJ, 08094, United States
Join a VERY special Blue Journey Unified Heroes Festival on the beautiful waters of Autumn Lake Winery’s pristine lake surrounded by their vineyards. This extended session will be on Sunday, August 10 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. Never paddled before? This is the perfect time to put your hands in the water. We have multiple sizes and styles of both paddleboards or kayaks depending our your ability and experience. Regardless of your level of skill or physical abilities we would love to have you join us in the water or on land.
Visit this link to register – https://www.ticketsignup.io/TicketEvent/BJUSpringSummer2025OpenHouse

Access Nature Forum - Rutgers Mason School of Music
2025-08-04 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Join us on August 4th at 1:00 PM Via Zoom.
The Rutgers Mason Gross School of Music received a stipend from PPA’s Nature: Accessible for All campaign. The stipend intends to enable Mason Gross to offer free programs for individuals with disabilities to participate in activities at the Rutgers Botanical Gardens and the Accessible Garden in New Brunswick, NJ. In this forum, we will hear from Mason Gross representatives about the project, its creation, purpose, and its outcomes.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provided a grant to fund the work of PPA and its partners in launching and sustaining the Nature: Accessible for All campaign. The Campaign is a collaborative effort by individuals, public agencies, and nonprofits to ensure that people with disabilities, their families, and allies can and do enjoy New Jersey’s extraordinary natural places.

You Belong Here Disability Awareness and Accessibility Training
2025-07-31 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
Roughly a quarter of all U.S. adults have a disability—if you own or manage a business, that’s a lot of potential customers.
The Arc of Loudoun’s You Belong Here Disability Awareness and Accessibility Training helps businesses and their staff realize, understand and address the barriers people with all types of disabilities may face when they try to shop, stay or work at those businesses, and help businesses understand how people with disabilities might look for when finding and choosing a place to visit, shop or work.
Click here to register!
On-site training is available! For more information, contact us at info@thearcofloudoun.org.
When you complete the training you will receive a You Belong Here certification valid for a year, and a sensory comfort kit and reference materials to take back to work for a refresher on the training any time.
The training is offered by The Arc of Loudoun. The Arc of Loudoun’s mission is to advocate for, educate, serve and support people with disabilities. The Arc of Loudoun is committeed to a just, equitable world for people with disabilities.
Click here to register!
On-site training is available! For more information, contact us at info@thearcofloudoun.org.

Identifying Partners and Creating Opportunities: Enhancing Access to Recreation
2025-07-30 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Join the National ADA Network for this virtual session that will explore strategies for identifying or creating accessible recreational opportunities at the local level. We will be joined by representatives from Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes, Achilles International, and Catalyst Sports, who will offer practical tips to help you work with local recreation centers, municipal parks departments, or other local groups to make their existing programs more accessible for people with disabilities. The speakers will also discuss what it takes and what sources of support are available to start a new adaptive sports program or organization in your community.
Speakers:
Andrew Hogan, Catalyst Sports
James Murphy, Achilles International
Karla Gilbride, Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes
Registration for the event – Identifying Partners and Creating Opportunities: Enhancing Access to Recreation

Disability Pride and Anti-Ableism with Ginamarie Williams
2025-07-29 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Join NJSAP Director Erin Smithers and self-advocate Ginamarie Williams for a conversation about disability pride and anti-ableism. Disability Pride Month is an annual observance in July that highlights the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability culture, history, and community pride. It also is a perfect time to educate others about ableism (discrimination or prejudice against people with disabilities). Viewers will learn about the importance of Disability Pride Month and hear about Ginamarie’s experiences fighting against ableism. Ways to show your pride and speak out for yourself will also be highlighted. Closed captioning is now available! Click the CC button to toggle the captions on/off. Please note, “Certificate of Attendance” will be provided for attending this webinar.
Link to register – Webinar Registration – Zoom
