Overview of a recently developed wheelchair-friendly filter showcasing how it was made, lessons learned, and how it serves their community of hikers.
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June 29, 2023
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Pacific Time) {more time zones}
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Washington Trails Association recently developed and deployed a wheelchair-friendly filter with the help of wheelchair hikers in their community. The presenter will review how they made it, what they learned (and are still learning), and how it serves this community of hikers.
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This webinar qualifies as a Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) course (via LA CES).
Keep an eye out for trips done by wheelchair hikers or those who hike with wheelchair hikers. Examples linked below:
Washington Trail Association (WTA) App
Other accessibility resources
Rails to Trails Conservancy Accessible Recorded Webinars
Loren Drummond, Senior Digital Strategy Manager, Washington Trails Association
Seattle, Washington
Loren has dedicated her career at WTA and other nonprofits to using digital communications for positive change. She's backpacked (and rebuilt) sections of the Colorado Trail, and she's put in miles on the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails, too. At WTA, she loves connecting with and supporting an incredible community of volunteers, hikers and would-be hikers with Washington's wild places. She has a particular fondness for desert camping, alpine basins and marmots.
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