Project INSPIRE (New England Initiative for National and State Park Inclusive Recreation Expansion) is a collaboration between the Universal Access Program of the Massachusetts state parks and All Out Adventures, Inc., to train park and recreation professionals, at no charge, to create accessible, inclusive outdoor recreation opportunities at their sites or in their communities. These initial efforts will inspire an increase in inclusive outdoor recreation programs throughout New England.

The Project INSPIRE conference, "Joining Forces: Collaborative Solutions for Inclusive Recreation", will be held in April 2005 in Massachusetts in order to inspire similar efforts nationwide.

Project INSPIRE offers park and recreation professionals in New England the following services free of charge: 1) opportunities to attend inclusive outdoor recreation programs in order to understand how canoeing, kayaking, biking, bird-watching, and camping can be made more accessible for people of all abilities; and 2) consultation in creating more inclusive recreation programs and demonstration events to insure permanent inclusion of people with disabilities at that site in the future.

For more information about Project INSPIRE's schedule of summer outdoor recreation programs, please contact Bryce Fifield at All Out Adventures, Inc., at 413-527-8980 or bryce@alloutadventures.org.