Our Park Ranger's 7 Favorite Accessible Experiences In U.S. National Parks – TravelAwaits
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Greg Jackson
Sep.2.2021
Just because you or someone you know has a disability doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy America’s national parks.
That’s because the National Park Service has been working to ensure that everyone can experience national parks, even before the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.
It’s been a long process. But as facilities get renovated, as new programs are premiered, and as new technologies are rolled out, the change is now widespread and dramatic.
If you haven’t looked at access lately, you may be in for a surprise.
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I’m a retired park ranger, with 25 years of experience welcoming people to national parks. To get the latest update on accessibility in the parks, I spoke with current NPS employees whose job is to ensure parks provide an accessible experience to all.
Let’s go over some of the areas where people’s ability to experience the parks are challenged, and how parks are responding to meet these challenges