As a family, we have had the privilege of accessing the lakes, rivers and natured areas in our region. But we recognized that these adventures aren’t easily accessible to all - especially  for those living with disability. We found out quickly that there is significant limitations and gaps in services targeting adaptive outdoor recreation. So, our captain, Butch, designed specialty modifications for his boat to make it fully adaptable and wheelchair accessible. In these early development stages we reached out to many community service organizations, municipalities, advocates and community members for feedback on our plans and to learn the needs and interests of this community for boating recreation. With this feedback and many kind supporters, we launched the non-profit organization Accessible Waters in spring 2022. In this first year we had an overwhelming positive response from the community, touring on the waters with so many clients and their friends and family.  Throughout our pilot year, we continued to learn from our clients and began to understand the many barriers that individuals living with disability face to enjoy outdoor recreation activities, on water and land. We discovered a major gap in the available services for individualized adventures and limited access to specialized recreation equipment. With input from the community and our clients again, we expanded our services to include adaptive equipment rentals for outdoor adventures. Accessible Waters and Adventures aims to make Alberta's nature accessible to everyone and are committed to continue to learn and grow our services to best support this goal.