Royal Gorge Region Parks and Open Space Accessibility Survey

Help us understand accessibility needs for our parks and open spaces

The Canon City Disability Advocates in partnership with the Cañon City Area Recreation and Park District, the City of Cañon City, and Fremont County want to better understand barriers for accessing local parks and open spaces and potential solutions for increasing access to our regions outstanding parks and open spaces for those that are not currently able to access them. This survey is to help community partners understand level of interest in improved accessibility and understanding current limitations for you and/or your friends and family.

1.Do you or someone you know that lives in or frequently visits Fremont County has a disability or other physical limitation that limits their ability to access the regions parks and open spaces?

Yes

2.Does this person have an interest in visiting the regions parks and open spaces if certain barriers were addressed?

Yes!

No, not really

3.What are the barriers that limit this person's ability to access the regions parks and open spaces?

Structures are not ADA Accessible

This person or their care givers are not familiar with areas that have more accessible options

Physical limitations do not allow this person to walk any more than short distances making visiting these areas impractical.

We are able to access all the areas we wish to and currently don't see any issues with access

Other (please specify)

4.On question 3, if you answered that structures were limiting you or the person you know's ability to access parks and open spaces please describe the area or issue.

5.If you answered that you were unfamiliar with local parks and open spaces level of accessibility as a deterrent for visiting, how would you recommend this type of information be provided? Where should this be provided?

6.Various areas in Colorado offer Track Chairs or Terrain Hoppers to aid people in accessing parks and open spaces. Are you familiar with these programs and these types of devices?

Links to various programs can be found here:

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Track Chair Programs

Colorado Springs Track Chair Programs

El Paso County Terrian Hoppers Programs

Yes

7.After learning more about these programs how likely would you/the person you know participate in a program if one was offered in the Royal Gorge Region?

Extremely interested

Very interested

Somewhat interested

Not at all interested

8.If interested in one of these types of programs, how often do you think you/the person you know would participate?

Once a week

Once a month

Maybe a couple of times a year

Not likely to use

9.Are there certain areas in our region where you wish this type of program were available?

Other (please specify)

10.If a track chair program was available in the region would you be willing to pay for this service if it was a relatively low amount to help maintain the program?

Yes, I wouldn't mind paying a small amount to help keep the program running

No, if I had to pay for something like this I would not likely participate.

11.Most track chair or similar type programs have a volunteer component, how likely would you be willing to volunteer if this type of program was offered in our region?

Very likely, that sounds amazing and I would want to volunteer all the time.

Likely but not often; it sounds amazing and I would want to volunteer but I would only be able to do so occasionally.

It sounds like a great program but I don't think I have the time to volunteer.

12.A track chair or similar type program takes staff and equipment to operate. If there was a program like this in our region would you be willing to contribute financial support to help start and/or continue program operations.

Yes

13.How important do you think it is for community agencies to focus on and improve access to our parks and open spaces for those with mobility limitations?

Extremely important!

Important, but not as important as other things these agencies are working on

I don't think this is important, access to our parks and open spaces is currently okay.

14.Please provide any additional comments or suggestions regarding accessibility for our parks and open spaces in the Royal Gorge region.