Our limitations may look different and we may require a little extra planning and recovery time, but if we take the right steps to support our bodies, we can still enjoy being in nature.
There are as many unique experiences of disability as there are individuals living with them. In this article, I will offer insight into the particular challenges I face and the privileges I hold in an effort to demonstrate a few of those differences, as well as some common misconceptions about what it means to be disabled.
Severe illness can be traumatic, both for the person experiencing it, and the person who is forced to watch their loved one suffer.
In this post, I share some of the things I have learned about accessibility in the outdoors and what I looked for as I was reviewing outdoor spaces. Hint: it’s more than just paved paths!