Turning Access Into Inclusion

As Tiffany Leist manipulates the joystick on the Action Trackchair, the tank-like rubber treads roll her over the roots, rocks and undulations of the Sentinel Trail in Peninsula State Park. These seemingly minor obstacles have made hiking in the woods a dangerous endeavor for most of her 35 years, but today she makes her way down the trail a few steps away from the crowd at the base of Eagle Tower and into the peace of the woods.

A broad smile spreads across her face, and for a few rare moments, Leist is speechless – lost in the woods in an experience that most of us take for granted every day.

“I get tired really fast,” Leist said earlier when explaining her struggle to enjoy the outdoors in this way. “I can’t keep up. But with this I can go several miles instead of being made fun of.”

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Ken Notes: I love this idea!