Tracked chair programme makes outdoors accessible to the disabled

Koutsakis (in red T-shirt), president of Friends of Seminole State Forest, shares a moment with Shannon Keim (left), Pie and Skyler Keim-Jones before Run for the Woods event. Photos: Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel/TNS

Rugged, remote trails that might typically be traversed exclusively on foot, bike or horseback are suddenly accessible to people with disabilities, thanks to a new programme at Seminole State Forest in Florida, the United States.

A motorised wheelchair with all-terrain tracks is available for reservation, free of charge, on the weekends for those with mobility impairments and their families to enjoy time in the woods.