Since the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, increased resources are earmarked for making parks and wilderness areas accessible to people with disabilities, in part because of this understanding. However, many people with disabilities will still lack the mobility or the time required to get to, from and around these areas. One of the more meaningful ways to get up close and personal with nature, while remaining near the home front, is to get involved in gardening. A home garden can be as large or small as time, space and abilities allow. Active gardening offers us many routes to exercise.
Most gardeners view it as an escape from the stresses of everyday life.
Others simply want a pot or two of colorful flowers that greet them with cheerful colors on their apartment balcony. Obviously, for the estimated 49 million of us with limited mobility or sensory capabilities, gardening the usual way may be too challenging. To stop gardening because of age or disability is the absolute worst thing that can possibly happen to a gardener. The second worst thing is never having the chance to begin. Creating Your Own Barrier-Free Garden People with disabilities are masters at adaptation.