Rush Ranch provides a new lease on life
It wasn’t the sight of the horses that triggered something inside Brent Satterlee’s brain. It was the smell of manure and earth that started to bring back memories, says his wife, Kristi Satterlee. “It was like a fog lifted, and he just woke up.” Brent spent 20... read more
BARN RAISING
Our friends at Lighthouse for the Blind have an AmeriCorps Team helping to rebuild their Enchanted Hills Camp damaged in the devastating Wine Country fire. The team had a free day and volunteered to help with a stable construction project at Rush Ranch. The awesome... read moreJUDY WAELBROCK IS SOLANO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
Beyond our program partnership with the Solano Land Trust, our longest collaboration (spanning more than a decade) is with the students and teachers of Golden Hills School. On Fridays during the school year, Golden Hills teacher Judy Waelbrock brings a group of... read more
TRAINING FOR DRIVERS WITH DISABILITIES
United States Driving for the Disabled sponsored a training clinic for carriage drivers with disabilities on March 31 and April 1 at Clay Station Horse Park near Wilton, California. Marcie Quist, Committee Chair for Team USA to international driving competitions, and... read moreSTEFANIE PUTNAM WINS PEGASUS AWARD
We often meet people profoundly struggling with the shattering experiences of a crippling injury or a devastating diagnosis of disease that will alter the course of their life. We teach them to focus on what is possible to do, rather than lament what they have lost.... read more
BERKELEY NONPROFIT HELPS DISABLED PEOPLE
Access Adventure has a long history with Bay Area Outreach Recreation Program. We are delighted to see them several times a year. Activities and Outreach Director, Lori Gray attends every event and serves Access Adventure by providing our volunteers training in service to people with disabilities.
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OAKLAND DANCE COMPANY REACHES OUT TO VETERANS
Judy Smith is the Artistic Director of AxisDance Company and an avid horsewoman. Judy thought her active life with horses was over when she became a quadriplegic at the age of seventeen. After we met, she became a successful student of Access Adventure and learned the exciting sport of carriage driving.
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