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Denise Vasquez

Apr 30, 2021
2 min

Get Outdoors!

I’ve been personally dealing with the #challenges #disabled people constantly have to face when #venturing #outdoors for many years now. It takes a lot of #research to find out where the #ADA #accessible #places are. I hope that someday our #society (#parks, #banks, #stores, #airplanes, #housing...) will not only comply by the ADA #Law, but #respect, #acknowledge & #include disabled people when making #decisions that pertain to #accessibility. Every #disability is unique and

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How Accessible Is Accessible: Cabrillo National Monument

Denise Vasquez

Apr 21, 2021
4 min

How Accessible Is Accessible: Cabrillo National Monument

#Photography by Denise Vasquez ©2021 When I first moved to San Diego #California back in 2017, I had no idea we had a #National #Monument here. I learned about Cabrillo National Monument while doing #research on the internet, seeking #parks nearby. The National Park Service now has an #app that lists the parks, what to see, things to do, amenities, park news, #wheelchair #accessible #locations and more! I noticed that some areas are listed on the app as being wheelchair acces

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Denise Vasquez

Apr 19, 2021
2 min

Having Access To The Outdoors Matters

It's #National #Park Week, and while many people are going to the #parks, #camping, #hiking, and enjoying the great #outdoors, many National Parks #trails, #amenities, #tours #residencies and #workshops are not fully #accessible to #disabled #photographers like me. I created The Disabled Photographer Project & my How Accessible Is Accessible series because having #access matters! I got tired of not having full access to things, especially #outdoors, so I decided to do somethi

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Denise Vasquez

Apr 14, 2021
2 min

National Park Week: Free Admission!

Have you ever wanted to #explore the #National #Parks but couldn't #afford it? Guess what? National Park week is kicking off on April 17th by allowing #FREE admission into over 400 National Parks! The fee free day is a wonderful #opportunity to visit National Parks as they normally charge an entrance fee to get in, unless you have an ACCESS PASS. If you are permanently #disabled and don't know about the ACCESS PASS that gives you lifetime free entry to the National Parks and

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How Accessible Is Accessible: Joshua Tree National Park

Denise Vasquez

Apr 7, 2021
5 min

How Accessible Is Accessible: Joshua Tree National Park

#Photography by Denise Vasquez ©2021 You might have heard the phrase “Find Your Park” being used by people when referring to the national #parks. Well I knew I found my #park the first time I #ventured to Joshua Tree National Park back in the 90’s. It was #love at first sight! I fell in love with the big #colorful #skies that were and still are a #beautiful backdrop to an exotic #environment, filled with the most interesting looking #trees I’ve ever seen. I loved how every #t

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How Accessible Is Accessible: Horseshoe Bend

Denise Vasquez

Mar 29, 2021
5 min

How Accessible Is Accessible: Horseshoe Bend

Photography by Denise Vasquez ©2021 This morning I #woke up being #grateful for another day. With each #day comes new #challenges but also new #beginnings. All my #life, I had to #fight for my life, every day, just for #being a #woman of Puerto Rican descent. Now add living with an #injury, #CRPS, constant chronic #pain, and being permanently #disabled to my fight for my #existence. If you’re reading this, don’t fret! I’m not the kind of #person to dwell on the past, feel sor

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How Accessible Is Accessible: The Valley Of Fire State Park

Denise Vasquez

Mar 26, 2021
4 min

How Accessible Is Accessible: The Valley Of Fire State Park

Photography by Denise Vasquez ©2021 Many people might not realize the #health #benefits of being #outdoors, but from personal experience, I can certainly say that #being outdoors in #nature is #healing. Over the last three years, I’ve noticed whenever I spent time outdoors in nature, it #uplifted my #spirits, my #mood was better, and I #slept better. Going from getting #injured and feeling trapped with the #injury, #immobility, #CRPS, #stress, #anxiety, #sleep disorder, const

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How Accessible Is Accessible: Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park

Denise Vasquez

Mar 24, 2021
5 min

How Accessible Is Accessible: Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park

Photography by Denise Vasquez There is something #sacred, #tribal and #safe about feeling #grounded in the #earth, especially in #sand! It has played such a vital important part of my #life and I’m #learning more and more to #appreciate the little things in life like #focusing on #happy #moments of #playing in the sand, burying my #feet in the sand, and taking #photos in the sand whether at the #beach, or in the #desert. I used to #love #climbing in sand #dunes to take #photo

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How Accessible Is Accessible: Zion National Park

Denise Vasquez

Mar 21, 2021
4 min

How Accessible Is Accessible: Zion National Park

Photography by Denise Vasquez ©2021 For as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved #traveling, I’ve always felt a #connection to #nature, and I’ve always loved being #outdoors. I remember as a child, my mother sending me from New York City to Puerto Rico for visits with my grandparents during the #summer months… I remember being in awe of the #mountains that looked like giant waves frozen in time…I remember being in awe of the #color of the #water that reminded me of #turqu

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Denise Vasquez

Mar 4, 2021
3 min

Healing in Nature & Accessibility

Getting #outdoors, connecting with #nature and doing #photography is a vital part of #healing my #body, #mind & #spirit. Being #disabled for almost 3 years now and going from #crutches, rolling #walker, motorized & standard manual #wheelchairs, a #cane, #walking sticks…I’ve noticed that our world is not completely #accessible to everyone. Having #accessibility to the outdoors is a fundamental right, and I know too well, having a lifetime of fighting for equal #rights as a #wo

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Denise Vasquez

Feb 25, 2021
2 min

National Park Access Pass

Did you know if you have a permanent #disability you can have #free lifetime #access to over 2,000 National #Parks & Federal #Recreation Land sites? Yes, you read right…FREE LIFETIME ACCESS…Have you ever heard of the National Park Access Pass? The Access Pass is part of the #America The Beautiful National Parks & Federal Lands Pass Series. It’s a free lifetime pass for US citizens or permanent residents that have been medically determined to have a permanent disability. What

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Denise Vasquez

Feb 20, 2021
2 min

How Accessible Is Accessible?

How Accessible Is Accessible? One of the things that I’ve noticed about being #disabled in this day & age whether I’m in a #wheelchair, using a #walker, #crutches, a #cane or walking sticks, or #standing & #walking on my own for a little while…is how the word “Accessible” is used. First, let's look at what the word "Accessible” means & how the word is defined. According to Dictionary Definitions, #Accessible means many things including: “Capable Of Being Reached” “Capable Of

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