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Making Parks More Accessible for People with Disabilities Working towards a more inclusive provincial parks system, one day at a time. Mary Overcoming fears and barriers. More than a parking lot. Keeping afloat. Thinking outside the box

Making Parks More Accessible for People with Disabilities Working towards a more inclusive provincial parks system, one day at a time.
Mary
Overcoming fears and barriers.
More than a parking lot.
Keeping afloat.
Thinking outside the box
Types of support
Advocacy…
Going up the magic carpet ride to a place where people think I can’t go.
Audit time!
Fish Creek Lacombe C-Train Station
Leah
Gramma
Plan for Parks and the Inclusion Strategy
2018-2019 Project Charter
ArcGIS Analysis
ArcGIS Online
Cecile Buhl
Cecile Buhl
“Disability” is a term that over -simplifies diversity
Why is this important?
2017-2020 Construction Overview
2017-2019 Construction • Mount Lorette in Bow Valley Provincial Park • Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park • Trans Canada Trail in Pigeon Lake Provincial Park • Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park • Songbird Trail Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park • Stream Changes Trail in Fish Creek Provincial Park • John E. Poole boardwalk in Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Mount Lorette Ponds - Bow Valley Provincial Park
Mount Lorette Ponds - Bow Valley Provincial Park
Mount Lorette Ponds - Bow Valley Provincial Park
Conclusion

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