Category: Publications

Nature For The Blind is a website containing a wealth of information for connecting people with impaired vision to the outdoors.  There is an extensive list of Braille trails in the United States and other countries.

Braille Nature Trail  is a website created by Evan Barnard, a remarkable high school student who took the lead in creating a Braille Trail near Buford Georgia.  The website has links to descriptions of two Braille Trails in Georgia and seven in other states.

Disabled World   “Disabled-World.Com is an independent Health and Disability news source that offers subject areas covering seniors and disability news, assistive device reviews, and articles on everything from helpful tips to disability sports articles.”

ABCs of Accessible Trails  The makers of Grit Freedom Chair have a series 17 posts about their favorite wheelchair accessible trails throughout the United States.  This link is to the last of these pages, since from there, you can link to each of their other posts.  Not a lot of details, but beautiful photographs.

Birding For Beginners from the National Park Service.  This link was sent by Jenny wise who points out that, “The beauty of this hobby is that anyone can do it, whether you live in the city or the country. You can be young or old, you can do it any time of the year, and, best of all, it’s free!”.  

Kids in Parks  “…an expanding network of family-friendly outdoor adventures”  Although aimed at families with small children, many of their trails are suitable for the limited hiker and they do note where a trail is ADA compliant.   Trails are described in California, District of Columbia, Maryland, South Dakota, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Accessible Hiking Trails  Maintained by Working With Scouts With disAbilities
Helpful links to information on national and state accessible opportunities.