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Achieving ADA Accessiblity at Camp Fire Wilani (in English)

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OSU Extension Service Outdoor School offered grants that encouraged outdoor school providers and sites to focus on equity work in their programming and site. Camp Fire Wilani was a grant recipient. They updated the 1960s-developed camp site to meet ADA accessibility. New concrete pads, wide doors and appropriate graded pathways help different mobility abilities to enjoy the site.

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