Accessible Outdoors

The Outdoor NC Accessible Outdoors program aims to increase information transparency so individuals can make informed decisions about exploring NC's outdoor spaces based on their abilities. The program includes a suite of tools which are free to all partners and stakeholders throughout the state. This full suite of tools includes guidance and resources to help make North Carolina’s destinations and outdoor spaces more accessible. It contains an ADA asset inventory sheet, accessible outdoor communication guidance, recorded webinars and more.

Education & Resources

• Accessible Outdoors Key Takeaways
• Accessible Outdoors Learning Lab Resources
• Accessible Outdoors Introductory Webinar
• ADA Inventory Tool
   

Accessible Outdoors Communications Guidance

• Accessible Outdoors Guidance
• Accessible Outdoors Communications Webinar

Statewide Trail Assessment

Hannah Guschel, a second-year occupational therapy doctorate student at West Virginia University, collaborated with Visit NC on a Capstone Experience to improve travel for people with disabilities in North Carolina and make the state's sites and experiences more accessible to everyone with a focus on our outdoor spaces.

• ABSTRACT
• Trail Accessibility Webinar
• Accessibility Trail Assessment / How To Guide Webinar
• Trail Assessment Checklist

To use this information in a press release or reference it, include the following:

• Official study name: “Visit North Carolina: Trail Accessibility”
• Credit line: "This study was prepared for Visit North Carolina by Hannah Caitlyn Guschel, the West Virginia University (WVU) Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student, and collaborators Amanda Baker and Marlise Taylor at Visit North Carolina (NC)."