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DEC Recognizes National
Disability Awareness Month
DEC's Access Coordinator, Carol Fraser,
welcomes guests
to the Access New York's Great Outdoors event, held
at
Five Rivers Environmental Education Center. Pictured
L to R: DEC's Access
Coordinator, Carole Fraser; Lisa
Mariconti (signing); Don White, Pres.
Upstate Access
Network; Tina Arcolano, 1st runner-up Ms. Wheelchair
New
York 2005, and Eva Galvin, Ms. Wheelchair NY 2004.
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DELMAR, NY (10/30/04)
"Recreation Opportunity Day" was held on Saturday, October 30, 2004 at DEC's
Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in the Town of Delmar in recognition
of National Disabilities Awareness Month.
"The outdoor resources and natural
areas in New York State are some of the most unique and wonderful in the
world," Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Erin M. Crotty
said. "We will continue to expand access at areas across the state so that
everyone has the opportunity to experience and enjoy our environment."
DEC has information available on
program access to public lands, including wheelchair accessible campsites, boat
launches and fishing piers in the Adirondacks and Catskills. There were
demonstrations of various types of adaptive equipment such as hand cycles.
Representatives from the Upstate Access Network debuted their interactive
Accessibility Guide, which is a new Internet-based community resource for
people with disabilities, featuring information on recreational and social
attractions, including health, fitness and sports programs, outdoor parks,
sites and trails, and dining, entertainment and lodging opportunities.
For the full story, visit:www.dec.state.ny.us/website/environmentdec/
2004b/disability1029.html
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