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Building disability community and justice in the outdoors. Trail guides, resources, events, advocacy. Pacific Northwest based national community.

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10/18/2026

CN: su!c!de and g*n v!olence

In the past week, RJ Mitte a 34 year old actor with cerebral palsy who began acting as a teen, died by su!c!de. And there was another school sh00ting, in Bend Oregon. This time an accessible education classroom was targeted. Multiple children and teachers were injured, 5 were k!lled including the shooter who also attended the education program at the school.

All of them were victims, including the school shooter.

This is not just an individual problem, it is a cultural, structural, and systemic one. We will never know the full motivations of RJ Mitte or the school shooter - and to be clear I AM NOT EQUATING the two! - but a culture in which acts of violence are a more approachable choice than acts of care is a problem.

All of them deserved more. Disabled kids deserve to grow up into disabled adults, with full care and support and access to resources.

We must do better.

ID: protect disabled youth. Background photo of cotton candy colored clouds above a rocky coastline

10/12/2026

Every day is Indigenous Peoples' Day! But today especially, it is important to celebrate the cultures, resilience, and ongoing presence of Indigenous peoples in the so-called United States, while recognizing and working to undo the harms caused by colonization.

A few things non-Natives can do today and every day:

- Learn about the Indigenous people of the land you live on. You can start at the Native Land website, but do not stop there. Look for tribal websites and social media accounts to learn more.

- Attend a celebration, pow wow, or other cultural event, online or in person. Many events and cultural celebrations are open to the public. There are also numerous presentations, poetry readings, art exhibits, musuems, and more.

- Read or listen to Indigenous authors. There are so many books out there, fiction and nonfiction, to learn about Native history and culture.

- Spend time with the land in a respectful way. Land is relationship. Start practicing a less extractive, entitled approach to the land; this mindset stems from colonization.

Disabled Hikers will always ally with Native peoples, land back efforts, and respectful recreation. Our fights are intertwined!

ID: Indigenous Peoples Day celebrating the cultures, resilience, and ongoing presence of Indigenous Peoples. Background photo of a group in a traditional canoe in the water with mountains in the background.

10/09/2026

We are turning off the shop in two weeks, so its your last chance to get signed copies of The Disabled Hiker's Guides, Jimothy t-shirts, stickers, and prints, and other Disabled Hikers swag and guarantee it arrives before the holidays. Syren (who also fills all the orders) will be traveling for DH work, so the shop will be closed until December. Get your stuff where the clicks are found!

ID: 1) last chance to order Jimothy merch, Disabled Hikers guides and swag before the shop is turned off until December. Disabled Hikers logo at the bottom with three disabled people in nature. 2) collage with the covers of The Disabled Hiker's Guide to Northern California and The Disabled Hiker's Guide to Western Washington and Oregon, a Disability is Natural drawing with three disabled people hiking in nature, and a drawing of Jimothy wearing a bandana and holding a hiking stick.

10/07/2026

The destruction of nature, of sacred sites, of ancestral homelands to build walls and reinforce borders in the US and around the world can not continue.

And "public land" advocates should be as angry about it as they are about issues that affect where they can recreate.

Borders are nothing but lines on a map created and maintained by violence. While habitat ranges and human territories have always existed, and yes sometimes fought over, the militarization of those sites is new in human history. The institutional cruelty is new. Which also means it can end.

The photo is of a leaf from a cottonwood tree, golden in fall color. An ancient cottonwood grove in Tohona O'odham land at the Arizona/Mexico border was recently torn down for the border wall. Text on the leaf reads nature knows no borders.

10/03/2026

Thank you for so much interest! We currently have over 20 applicants, so turning off the form for now.

We are seeking another volunteer to help us create accessible trail guides! You will review transcripts of audio recorded assessments, make minor edits, and setup the initial formatting.

If you have approximately 1-2 hours per week, can generally commit to a one week turn around (spoon crashes happen!), and want to learn more about our trail assessment process and guides, this could be a great opportunity! And you'll help make more accessible trail guides available.

More details and application where the clicks are found!

ID: volunteer Opportunity trailnguide transcript editing 15-20 hours over 6-8 months. Background photo of a paved trail winding across a bluff with a river and hills in the background.

10/01/2026

Our policy of keeping people safe applies to the people within our organization too.

Lately we've experienced more individuals who feel it is appropriate to engage in personal attacks, name-calling, and making judgments and assumptions. To be clear, we welcome questions and feedback. What we do not accept is people verbally abusing others, calling them names, or passing judgment without asking questions.

We have so many wonderful people in our community and I am so grateful for the support and care we receive. But there are always a handful of folks who, for whatever reason, feel it is appropriate to lash out on others in emails and messages.

It may be a sign of the times, as everyone is feeling the stress. It may be an inevitable part as we grow.

But we are still a very small organization of all Sick, Disabled, and Neurodivergent folks. We do not have the capacity to respond to everything. So moving forward all communications like this will be immediately blocked.

Again, questions and feedback are welcome. But please approach us as real human beings on the other side of the email. Be curious, not judgemental.

We are not disposable.

ID: zero tolerance for abuse and personal attacks including from within our community. Background photo of red Hawthorne berries on the tree (for our hearts)

09/29/2026

Stop Talking About Access while Excluding Disabled People.

This is something we have pushed back against for nearly 9 years, but lately it seems to be happening even more frequently: campaigns about access to the outdoors that don't include disability access; conversations about accessibility that don't include Disabled people; funding opportunities aimed at increasing access that never go to disability organizations; speaking engagements that exclude Disabled expertise, and on and on.

During a time when Disabled people are being fully targeted and our rights are undermined, excluding us from so called justice and access work is unacceptable. It is 2026. We should not still be having this conversation.

If you see examples of this, please point it out and ask where the disability representation is.

09/23/2026

Syren is in Mendocino, CA working with Mendocino Land Trust on a trail accessibility assessment project. The Land Trust offers a beach walker and a beach wheelchair to borrow at no charge and use on any of the area beaches!

Its not the old, rigid style either. The walker can be independently height adjusted at 6 points - all 4 wheels and handles - and the two front wheels swivel independently. It has hand breaks and a seat. It rolls great over firm or shallow sand, it gets a little bogged down in deep sand but definitely easier than trudging through unassisted. It is a bit heavy and bulky so you may need assistance loading it. The Land Trust will deliver it to you though!

The wheelchair is a push style so I couldn't try it, but it does recline slightly and have swing out armrests for transfer.

We love to see Land Trusts engaging with access work. Have you tried using a beach walker or wheelchair?

ID: 1) a short video in first person perspective of Syren pushing the walker on sand. 2) the walker on the beach. It is red and has balloon tires. Blue ocean waters and cliffs in the background. 3) a selfie photo of Syren's hands on the walker with their dog Benji just beside. 4) a selfie of Syren sitting on the walker seat.

09/19/2026

Thank you to everyone who made it out for our hike in the East Bay! We had about 25 people enjoying the redwoods, the fresh air, and the company of other disabled folks in the outdoors. We'll have more events in the area in the spring, and hope you can join us.

Thanks to East Bay Regional Parks and the ranger team at Reinhardt Redwoods for your help with the event!

ID: 1) a photo of about 15 people in front of a stand of redwoods. A couple people are seated in a wheelchair, a couple are using walkers, others are standing or kneeling. All are wearing a mask. 2) a photo of about 15 people with a parking lot behind them, also seated in wheelchair, using a walker, standing or kneeling and wearing masks.

09/14/2026

Disabled people ARE some of the coolest people we know.

We're no longer surprised by denigrating, ableist hot takes published by major media outlets. It has been going on forever, and we don't think they deserve to even be mentioned.

Let's support Disabled-led media and storytelling instead. There are so many out there, and we'll drop a few below. That includes Disabled Hikers! Our Storytelling Project is paused for a lack of funding but we are still out there creating space for community and sharing. Rather than giving more of your precious spoons to ableist jerks, support organizations doing good work!

ID: a photo strip collage shows 5 group photos of disabled people in nature. Text in the upper left reads disabled people are cool.

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