Resource Category: Advocacy, Outreach & Education

Organizational Summary

Our mission is to be the model for the creation of scalable ecological solutions that inspires and empowers people to take action for a better future. We hold large volunteer groups to work on our two market garden regenerative farms and connect the community with healthy food and sustainable food systems, including groups such as Bergen County Adult Special Services, Adler Aphasia Center, and other organizations that serve disabled communities.

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Our Mission:
Empowering young adults with acquired brain injuries to reclaim their futures, connect with their communities, and thrive through awareness, socialization, and advocacy.

Programs and Services:
Events for young adults with brain injury.
Community and Professional Education/Training.
Nurse and Peer Coaching.
Public Speaking.
Advocacy.

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The NJSOC 90 year old campus has many challenges for differently abled people. However, a number of projects and initiatives are underway that have and will improve movement around our 240 acre and 57 building campus. We recently conducted an assessment of our trail system and pathways. A new surface that will make the campus more accessible to wheelchairs is underway. Additionally, a number of our public buildings have been modified to include ramps. Our trail map has been updated with symbols for color blind users. We’ve started to reformat the lesson plans with trail distance and terrain rating in the header so teachers can plan more appropriately for their students. Our pre-workshop form for teacher workshops now includes accessibility questions. Our website has been updated so that the visually impaired will be able to access it. As funding becomes available, we continue to upgrade access to our buildings, bathrooms and trail system. We are working with Sussex County Adult Transition Center and Sussex County ARC to develop programs for the clients and improve our the campus accessibility so they can participate in programming.

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Duke Farms is a center for environmental stewardship in Hillsborough, New Jersey, that restores nature, demonstrates equitable climate solutions, and engages leaders through the work we do on our 2,700-acre campus and through the influence of the Doris Duke Foundation. We are committed to ensuring our campus and facilities are accessible to people of all abilities. As a center of the Doris Duke Foundation, we recognize that working toward a more inclusive society is an ongoing, active engagement, and we are dedicated to learning from and serving organizations and individuals addressing inequities.

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Our Mission: Connecting and transforming communities through the power of trails.

We drive our mission by fostering positive change in key areas:

• Professional Development and Education: Promoting well-trained trail professionals and volunteers.
• Advocacy: Forming coalitions to shape pro-trail policies at all government levels.
• Data and Research: Cultivating support through partnerships.
• Funding and Resources: Enhancing access for under-resourced organizations and underserved communities.

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Integrated Dance Collaboratory – Mason Gross Dance Department Rutgers University Our Mission: The IDC researches and promotes the role of dance as an effective intervention for public health, wellness, education and the professionalization of integrated dance arts. The IDC accomplishes its mission by fostering research, teaching, creative activity and performance, and community engagement, with a particular interest in integrating people with a variety of disabilities. As an interdisciplinary hub bringing together artists and scientists, the IDC explores the full spectrum of dance’s unique rehabilitative, therapeutic and expressive potential, challenging abled-bodied paradigms to expand thinking and actions toward inclusive and equitable embodiment and personhood. We offer a variety of classes and programs for people with movement disorders, adults with autism spectrum disorders, and other various disabilities. Helping to bridge the gap between dance and disability.