“Being a part of tradition is certainly not what I expected when I connected with Outdoors for All. That first day with these great people was started by the Physical Health & Wellness of Wounded Warrior Project. I remember the days I came to the brig (Outdoors for All’s office) to borrow the recumbent bike for a day, I was so happy to finally be…
Ashley Schreiber wasn’t intimidated to ski for the first time because she’s a girl who loves adventure! Her mom, Jo Anne, said, “If there’s ever a question of going faster or jumping higher, Ashley is all for it!” Not only is Ashley a new skier, but she’s also an equestrian vaulter! The ten-year-old daredevil is a wheelchair user who doesn’t let obstacles stand in her…
Outdoors for All Foundation’s Learn to Ride a Bike program is one of the new programs introduced in Fall 2015. It is also one of the more popular and successful programs with two sessions at two locations throughout the Spring. Outdoors for All’s volunteer cycle instructors share their knowledge and use helpful tools to aid participants of all ages into becoming successful riders of a…
Outdoors for All’s Day Camps have three great locations providing new experiences for campers ages 5-21. These locations are Magnuson Park in Seattle, East Lake Sammamish Park in Issaquah and our new location this year, Marymoor Park in Redmond. The expansion of summer day camps allowed the chance for more youth with disabilities to be able to enjoy a day camp experience with peers during…
Outdoors for All’s vision is for children and adults of all abilities to be able to recreate whenever and wherever they choose. A few ways the organization supports this vision becoming reality are through Custom Event partnerships with other organizations, including schools, and the running of the Adaptive Cycle Center in Magnuson Park. Sometimes, these two methods come together to create amazing and life enriching…
Outdoors for All’s Parkinson’s Tandem Cycle program started as a study of the effects of cycling on Parkinson’s led by UW Medicine in partnership with Outdoors for All Foundation and Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Lifelong Recreation program. The pilot class was so successful with attendance and outcome, Outdoors for All continues the program continuing this partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Lifelong Recreation. Terry, pictured…
Outdoors for All Foundation’s Learn to Ride a Bike program is one of the new programs introduced in Fall 2015. It is also one of the more popular and successful programs with two sessions at two locations throughout the this Spring. Outdoors for All’s volunteer cycle instructors share their knowledge and use helpful tools to aid participants of all ages into becoming successful riders of…
The Outdoors for All volunteer community exudes calm, quiet passion. Yes, there are real challenges to confront each day, whether that means loading a sit ski, skier and all, onto a moving chairlift or helping a young participant with Down syndrome ride a bike for the very first time. Yet there is a sense that these volunteers are ready, and willing, to help immediately with…
Soren Oquist (pictured in the red jacket) was born with a rare genetic disorder called Trisomy 8, so rare it only has 74 documented cases in the world. Due to this disorder he has struggled with low tone and developmental delays. “The expert geneticist at Children’s Hospital told us to hope for the best but to prepare for the worst , predicting that Soren might…
Can you imagine being active all your life — and then one day, out of the blue, having an infection attack your spinal cord, paralyzing you? Can you imagine the struggles necessary to live and tackle even daily tasks? Two years ago this happened to Chuck Bode. He and his wife Connie had been lifelong skiers prior to his paralysis. He’d been dreaming and hoping…
