Kayaking

In 2011, Adaptive Adventures Kayak programs where again a primary focus for summer program growth. We continued to expand a productive partnership with Kayak Chicago as well as continuing to develop our program in the Denver Metro area, which started up in 2010. With fully outfitted kayak trailers in Chicago and Denver, Adaptive Adventures has over a 35 kayaks available for use with local non-profit and community partners and participants. We are implementing a fundraising campaign to purchase additional adaptive kayaks and other equipment to expand program opportunities this season. Our mission is to make kayaking available to everyone.

Increasingly, people with disabilities are discovering kayaking as a recreational activity. Using standard and/or adapted equipment, many people with disabilities can kayak on a "level paddling field" with their non-disabled peers. Since our inception in 1999, Adaptive Adventures has been involved in adapting kayaking to offer experiential and instructional paddling opportunities for people with disabilities! Through our programs, people with disabilities and their families can enjoy everything from more peaceful adventures like lake, river, and urban kayaking, to high adventure like whitewater kayaking. Whatever your adventure dream may be, we can help you reach it.

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