The National Center on Accessibility is nationally recognized as one of the premiere resource centers promoting inclusion of people with disabilities in parks, recreation, and public lands. Since the Center’s inception in 1992, NCA has conducted training, technical assistance, and research nationwide so that park […]
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Texas State Parks and Wildlife Department Hosts NCA for Access to Parks and Recreation Training
Staff from the National Center on Accessibility and the Eppley Institute traveled to Austin, Texas, during the first week of September to present a 3-day training workshop to 50 staff from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (PWD). The training, an introduction to accessibility in […]
NCA and Eppley Design Upcoming Training Workshop for National Park Service Park Accessibility Coordinators
The National Center on Accessibility and Eppley Institute staff have been hard at work designing a training course for National Park Service park accessibility coordinators. Park accessibility coordinators perform a collateral duty to improve access to their park unit’s programs and facilities for people with […]
Prototyping Tactile Models
The National Center on Accessibility, now a part of the Eppley Institute, provides a wide range of accessibility-based services including training, consulting, advising, and technical assistance. One of the services, is the testing of prototypes with people with many different types of disabilities. This briefing, […]
NCA Executive Director Retires
Dr. Sherril York, Executive Director, retires after ten and one-half years with the National Center on Accessibility. York joined NCA in July 2008 following retiring founder and director Gary Robb. She joined the National Center on Accessibility after serving as the state Training and Outreach […]
National Alliance for Accessible Golf Announces Golf Program Grants
The National Alliance for Accessible Golf has received a grant from the United States Golf Association (USGA),to expand its efforts to provide financial assistance and resources to help make the game of golf more accessible to people with disabilities.The National Alliance for Accessible Golf (Alliance) […]
Access Today
Access Today: August 2014 NCA Instructors Make Trip to Beautiful Upstate New York’s Fort DrumNPS Names Accessibility ChiefAccess Board Issues Tech GuideNew Docs Published for Fitness EquipmentDOJ Initiates Proposed Rules for Movies Access Today: October-November 2013 NCA Releases Findings for Longitudinal Study of Playground SurfacesWebinars […]
NPS Names Accessibility Chief
The National Park Service has named disability advocate, Jeremy Buzzell as the Branch Chief for the Accessibility Management Program. Buzzell began in his new position on August 25. He joins the National Park Service after working for more than 20 years in disability policy with […]
DOE Issues Finding on St Johns County School Playgrounds: CalRecycle Publishes Best Practices for Playground Owners
Big news is making its way across the internet to public playground owners. In the first ADA-complaint of its kind specific to the maintenance of playground surfaces, the U.S. Department of Education has issued findings regarding four playgrounds operated by the St Johns County (Florida) […]
NCA Publishes Results of Trail Surfaces Study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The National Center on Accessibility has published results of its national study of trail surfaces. The project assessed the firmness and stability of 11 different types of natural aggregate and treated soil surfaces over a four-year period to determine their […]