Add your title here
This is the text area for this paragraph. To change it, simply click and start typing. Once you've added your content, you can customize its design by using different colors, fonts, font sizes and bullets. Just highlight the words you want to design and choose from the various options in the text editing bar.
This is the text area for this paragraph. To change it, simply click and start typing. After adding your content, you can customize it.
AOA In The News!

Recent Media Mentions
-
Plunge for Adventure | Mar 12, 2025 GCC Prof Brian Adams w/ Karen Foster, Ex. Dir, All Out Adventures: "The Polar Plunge."WHMP Plunge for Adventure | Mar 12, 2025
-
All Out Adventures - Meeting Disability with Possibility | Mar 1, 2025 When All Out Adventures (AOA) needed a last-minute fundraiser, Executive Director Karen Foster had an idea:Northampton Living All Out Adventures - Meeting Disability with Possibility | Mar 1, 2025
“I asked our staff if they were willing to jump in the lake with me.” -
Kick off the new year outdoors with First Day Hikes accross Massachusetts | Dec 31, 2024 On the first day of 1992, Blue Hills Reservation supervisor Patrick Flynn had an idea to bring people together on a winter hike to celebrate the new year and the natural beauty of Massachusetts’ parks. The initial hike at Blue Hills drew 380 people and started an annual tradition. This year will be the first time the state is offering an accessible hike through DCR’s Universal Access Program.WGBH Kick off the new year outdoors with First Day Hikes accross Massachusetts | Dec 31, 2024
-
Hiking on Wheels | Oct 11, 2024 Physical disabilities can make getting outside more challenging, but adaptive devices and accessible trails can transform lives. Producer El Wilson, who has cerebral palsy, and producer Jenni Doering test an offroad wheelchair and meet a woman who has been able to reclaim the joy and freedom of hiking since becoming disabled.NEPM Hiking on Wheels | Oct 11, 2024
-
Free the Outdoors | Jul 31, 2024 And it was super dreary outside today, which makes those moments we get to go outside and enjoy the beauty there all the more important. There's a local organization that's made it their mission to make sure everyone of every ability can also enjoy the outdoors, through adaptive trails, techniques, and technology. We visit with friend of the show and ADA expert Christos Palames, and Karen Foster, executive director of All Out Adventures, to find out more of the ways they are helping the great outdoors be a place for everyone.NEPM Free the Outdoors | Jul 31, 2024
-
Photo feature: All-out preparation | Jul 09, 2024 Jonah Abel-Waisman and Owen Wong, staff members with All Out Adventures, during a water rescue training session at the DAR State Forest in Goshen on Tuesday, in preparation for the first day of the adaptive kayaking and canoeing program’s season, which starts on Wednesday.Daily Hampshire Gazette Photo feature: All-out preparation | Jul 09, 2024
-
Accessible Recreation for All | Jul 01, 2024 Executive Director Karen Foster joined Helen Osborne on "Health Literacy Out Loud" to discuss how recreation can bring joy to people's lives and how to help overcome barriers to participation in accessible recreation.Health Literacy Out Loud Accessible Recreation for All | Jul 01, 2024
-
Outdoor enthusiasts who have disabilities: Being active outside 'changes everything' | Jun 26, 2024 Nancy Cohen from New England Public Media's story on accessible recreation in Western Massachusetts, including a profile of program participant and volunteer Amy SugiharaNEPM Outdoor enthusiasts who have disabilities: Being active outside 'changes everything' | Jun 26, 2024
-
GCC Science Prof Brian Adams, & Karen Foster | Jun 12, 2024 AOA Participant Brian Adams and AOA executive director Karen Foster discuss the recent Great Tree Bicycle Ride, Brian's experience as a program participant, and AOA's approach to working with participants.WHMP GCC Science Prof Brian Adams, & Karen Foster | Jun 12, 2024
-
Press Release: Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $167,000 in Grants to Support Inclusive and Accessible Outdoor Recreation | Apr 02, 2024 Adaptive Riding at the MassochistahHealy-Driscoll Administration Press Release Press Release: Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $167,000 in Grants to Support Inclusive and Accessible Outdoor Recreation | Apr 02, 2024
-
Northampton business distributes bike helmets for brain injury awareness month | Mar 29, 2022 March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, Berkshire Family And Individual Resources (BFAIR) and Greylock Federal Credit Union are teaming up with All Out Adventures to distribute bike helmets in Northampton.WWLP Northampton business distributes bike helmets for brain injury awareness month | Mar 29, 2022
-
Blackstone national corridor adds handicapped accessible option | Dec 02, 2020 The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor's visitors centers in Worcester and Whitinsville are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. But park leaders and partners are ensuring there's still available activities, particularly for those with mobility issues.Worcester Business Journal Blackstone national corridor adds handicapped accessible option | Dec 02, 2020
-
BHC event lends access for challenged | May 16, 2018 On June 5, the BHC — in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and All Out Adventures — will host an adaptive cycling event in which participants will ride 3.7 miles along the bikeway from Blackstone to Uxbridge.Worcester Telegram BHC event lends access for challenged | May 16, 2018
-
Adaptive cycling taking a spin on the Blackstone River Bikeway | May 13, 2018 On Tuesday, June 5, the Blackstone River and its accompanying forests, marshlands and bikeway will become open to all as the Blackstone Heritage Corridor and the Blackstone River Bikeway Ambassadors partner with Northampton’s All Out Adventures to bring adaptive cycling to the Blackstone Valley.Valley Breeze Adaptive cycling taking a spin on the Blackstone River Bikeway | May 13, 2018
-
Blackstone River Bikeway ride a wish come true for Millville icon, 93 | Oct 12, 2017 it was all aboard for a ride along the bike path on Thursday, with Ms. Carroll in the back seat of a three-wheeled cycle piloted by All Out Adventures program leader Patti Dougherty of Easthampton.Worcester Telegram Blackstone River Bikeway ride a wish come true for Millville icon, 93 | Oct 12, 2017
-
Family Activities Week: Live from the Manhan Rail Trail | Apr 06, 2014 When senior citizens try out a recumbent bike for the first time, many are amazed at the freedom and comfort they experience, said Susan Tracy, program director for All Out Adventures, a Northampton nonprofit specializing in outdoor recreation for people of all abilities. But seniors aren’t the only ones who find that sports can lead to independence, resilience, and awareness.The Boston Globe Family Activities Week: Live from the Manhan Rail Trail | Apr 06, 2014
-
Mass Appeal Join the Kayak-a-Thon! | Sep 05, 2013 Challenge yourself and your team to paddle down the Connecticut River!WWLP Mass Appeal Join the Kayak-a-Thon! | Sep 05, 2013