Rochester Accessible Adventures is dedicated to ensuring people with disabilities have equitable access to health through recreation, sports & tourism.
Our Inclusion Partnerships transform businesses to include people with disabilities! Rochester Accessible Adventures is committed to partnering with the community to create inclusive recreation and sports opportunities for individuals with disabilities and their families and friends. We transform recreation businesses to include people with disabilities whenever their doors are open!
12/13/2025
Today! Sled Hockey Try It Clinic! Free!
The Rochester Sled Hawks will meet you on the ice at the Genesee Valley Sports Complex and YOU can try it out! Equipment provided. Volunteers on hand to assist.
Flyer for Sled Hockey Clinic with photo of two athletes in helmets play sled hockey on ice, each seated on a sled and holding sticks for movement and puck control.
12/12/2025
Great news for ski program access!
This winter, dozens of adaptive ski programs across New York are opening the mountains to people with I/DD.
Whether learning for the first time or getting back on the snow, these programs ensure that everyone can ride the slopes.
What happens when you donate to Rochester Accessible Adventures?
We make INCLUSION happen!
Genesee Land Trust + RAA Inclusion Partnership = Invitation to Get Outside!
Check out this First Day Cocoa + Critter Stroll with Genesee Land Trust. See how they have added in informative descriptions of parking, trail access, ASL interpreter request option, and contact information for their Inclusion Point of Contact! There is even a video that shows the trail access and gives you a sense of the trail prior to your arrival! Well done!
Many thanks to our donors for your financial support for RAA so we can make this kind of fabulous inclusion happen! You can make an end-of-year donation TODAY to create this kind of inclusion for a long time!
Now that you've taken a look at the invitation, go ahead and sign up and get outside on New Year's Day with our Inclusion Partner, Genesee Land Trust!
CHILI Start your new year with this fun for everyone stroll at Brookdale Preserve and Genesee Valley Greenway State Park.
12/07/2025
Inclusive businesses like Stony Point Art Studio benefit communities in so many ways, including positively impacting their economic health and enhancing the very fabric of the community by promoting strong, connected community members!
We love seeing communities highlighting their inclusive businesses!
And we love the continued strategic investments Town of Perinton, New York, Perinton Recreation and Parks, Village of Fairport, NY, and Fairport OCED are making in increasing the inclusivity and accessibility of recreation, sports, and tourism in their community!
12/06/2025
Today! On the Ice with the Rochester Sled Hawks for our annual Try It Clinic at Roc Holiday Village Bring the family!
Love this shot of the iconic Wegmans sign at MLK Park!
Move United Sport
Several people on the outdoor ice rink at MLK Park in Rochester with an iconic Wegmans sign on the building behind them. A sunburst shines brightly from behind city buildings and casts long tree shadows and sun stripes across the outdoor ice rink at MLK Park while a film crew films sled hockey players and a tv reporter trying out sled hockey.
12/05/2025
Can't wait to see you Saturday on the ice at Roc Holiday Village for Sled Hockey with the Rochester Sled Hawks! Thank you, 13 WHAM ABC for joining us on this brilliant sunny morning for some preliminary fun!
Thank you for Giving on Tuesday!
Your support means so much to us, and we know that TOGETHER we will continue to build a culture of inclusion!
..because EVERY day is a GOOD day for Inclusion!
Thank YOU for making inclusion happen!
Collage showing diverse people kayaking, painting, and playing sports, promoting inclusion and thanking donors for Giving Tuesday support.
12/02/2025
Here's a highlight we can't miss sharing with you today!
As you make your Giving Tuesday donation today, take a listen to the Playeasy Purpose Project -- Rochester Accessible Adventures is so grateful to their support and for having us on their recent podcast!
launched the project this year, "building on the belief that sports can be a powerful vehicle for change, [and] to recognize and support nonprofit organizations that are uplifting their communities – nominated directly by members of our sports tourism network.
Check out this episode where they feature four honorees nominated by their destination partners – a special thanks from RAA to for nominating us!
This episode features:
• Rochester Accessible Adventures, nominated by Visit Rochester
• Boys & Girls Clubs de Puerto Rico, nominated by Discover Puerto Rico
• PUNT Pediatric Cancer Collaborative, nominated by the Buffalo Niagara Sports Commission
• MontCo Anti-Hunger Network, nominated by Valley Forge Sports
It's Giving Tuesday! And EVERY day is a good day for inclusion!
We will always get excited each time we hear these words when someone experiences an inclusive business we have worked with:
“It’s like they were expecting me!”
YES! That’s what RAA lives for — to train and support businesses to EXPECT people with disabilities to be participating!
BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT, thousands of people will learn about inclusive opportunities that are now available!
Make a one-time donation or become an Inclusion Sustainer TODAY
and POWER THE MOVEMENT!!
Collage promoting Giving Tuesday on Dec 2 for Rochester Accessible Adventures, highlighting inclusion and community activities like kayaking and adaptive sports
12/02/2025
ROC the Day starts at 12:01AM on Tuesday, December 2nd!
Odds are that YOU are UP and seeing this! And YOU can power the inclusion movement with your donation in these quiet early hours!
We will always get excited each time we hear these words when someone experiences an inclusive business we have worked with: “It’s like they were expecting me!”
YES! That’s what RAA lives for — to train and support businesses to EXPECT people with disabilities to be participating, and then to Directly Connect people to those newly inclusive opportunities!
BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT, thousands of people are learning about inclusive opportunities now!
Get ready to power a movement!
Giving Tuesday 2025! Because we will NEVER stop loving to hear these words: "It's like they were expecting me!"
With every dollar you give to Rochester Accessible Adventures, you help us open doors, expand access, and create communities where EVERYONE can play, explore, and belong!
Get ready for a fabulous Giving Tuesday!
You can donate directly to RAA's DONATE site https://ow.ly/rykr50XA0w6
A Giving Tuesday promotion for RAA because Every Day is a Good Day for Inclusion with photos of a man smiling in an adaptive kayak, a woman painting outdoors, a young child trying out pickleball, and two people trying out sled hockey.
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Send a message to Rochester Accessible Adventures:
Our Community Health Inclusion (CHI) initiatives spread the power and joy of inclusive recreation throughout communities. RAA uses a three-pronged approach to training recreation businesses to operate inclusively whenever their doors are open!! With this new model of true inclusion, it means families and friends can jump in and participate in REAL TIME -- that is, when they want to, with people they want to participate with, and doing things they want to be doing -- ALL WHILE KNOWING their needs will be met!
Our CHI partners include:
Erie Canal Boat Company in Fairport NY and Lockport, NY-- kayak and cycle rentals
Pickled Power -- Rochester NY -- pickleball instruction by Bob Stokes
Victor Parks and Recreation -- Victor NY -- a dynamic community recreation department
Healthy Highway -- a whole-life approach to sustainable wellness by Wendy Cooper
Genesee Valley Park Sports Complex -- training staff to provide inclusive programming
School 29 - Creating an Inclusion Team to address social inclusion throughout the school
Irondequoit Recreation -- starting the process of Inclusion throughout their department
More CHI partners are coming each year! Stay tuned as all of these wonderful entities begin thinking AND OPERATING inclusively so that all members of our community can participate!
Rochester Accessible Adventures works throughout the community (local, regional, and statewide) to bring true accessibility and social inclusion in recreation. We are rarely in "the office" but are happy to meet with you virtually or in person as we are able to. Please contact us via email at RAA@RochesterAccessibleAdventures.org or phone at 585-491-6011. Be assured we will respond to your inquiry!
Thanks for your interest in accessible and inclusive recreation and sports!
