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Achieving ADA Accessiblity at Camp Fire Wilani

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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