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Trails, bikes, playgrounds, and practice trips changed so more people can use them. 8 verified stories. Stories come from Honolulu, Lander, and Palm Desert. Each one is checked and linked to the original report.
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Community258 people with autism, sensory sensitivities, and other disabilities went from check-in through boarding on an A330 that taxied at Honolulu. It was the first widebody used for a practice flight.
Verified · Hawaii News Now
CommunityMelody Rupple's TrekAbility lends all-terrain gear for free. Joe Stone's Unified Dirt is adding joystick trail chairs for Grand Teton and checking trails so they can be made accessible.
Verified · Cowboy State Daily
CommunityVariety Children's Charity of the Desert gave therapist-fitted bikes, about $2,500 each, to children from five families. One girl got hers the day before she turned 8.
Verified · KESQ
CommunityThe Education Rights Counsel hosted a free haunted house at the University of Nebraska Omaha for children who struggle with sound, touch, and sensory overload.
Verified · KETV
CommunityWisconsin DNR opened a third-of-a-mile trail at Havenwoods State Forest with braille signs, audio guides, and loaner white canes, built mostly by staff with a $15,000 grant.
Verified · WISN 12
CommunityChristina Allen founded Maryland's first Cycling Without Age chapter and rides about 2,000 miles a year, taking people to the market, the trail, or out with their grandchildren.
Verified · Southern Maryland Chronicle
CommunityAddy's Playground of Possibility opened Oct. 13 at Connections Education Center, with a communication board and signs for practicing real-world safety.
Verified · WPTV
CommunityNew York finished a $70,000 wildlife viewing platform in Wayne County, reached by a 750-foot stone-dust path and a ramp, in time for fall migration.
Verified · NYS DEC