News — inclusion

On the cusp of the field launch of the Jewel of Arabia Expedition the Equal Adventure Team would like to wish all success to the expedition team. With many thanks to the generosity of His Royal Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham, Equal Adventure is honoured to support the Jewel of Arabia Expedition and to supply our new Boma 8 to support the education and legacy goals of this 30-day expedition. The Youth Development Organisation, Outward Bound Oman, will use the Boma for their personal development outdoor courses. The Boma 8 will help ensure that Outward Bound Oman is able to lead the...

Looking back at Equal Adventure’s experience at RGS (with ibg) Explore Conference 2024, there are some important reflections that the team has shared since the last conference in 2022. Increasing inclusivity is all about asking questions: Who is not involved in your project? Who are you not communicating with? If you want to be more inclusive with everybody in expeditions, fieldwork, and geography, it is important to think about who you are planning with, who you are delivering with, and who is not in the room.  Equal Adventure understands that some people need more resources, and Equal Adventure understands that specialised equipment...

Did you know that Equal Adventure now offers accredited blended inclusion training at a time that works for you? This means that all of our IOL Accredited modules can be run online at a time that works for both you and your staff. It is self-paced so you can learn on your own time, and can be followed with a face-to-face follow up.  These modules are made up of self-guided and tutored sessions that you can fit around your team's working commitments and personal developments.  If you are interested in signing up for any of Equal Adventure’s accredited training modules...

Equal Adventure is proud to be attending this year’s Adventure Mind Conference, where the theme is Accessible Adventure! The conference discusses the importance of the outdoors on wellbeing and mental health. If you are interested in understanding the connection between mental wellbeing and accessible outdoor adventures, come and see Equal Adventure and others at the Adventure Mind Conference!  The EA Team will be at the Adventure Mind Conference on the 21st and 22nd of November, and will be discussing training courses, and the latest research with the Welcome Trust with remote Scottish communities with complex needs. We will also be...

EA Developments is focused on making a difference to the lives of disabled people, meeting the needs of outdoor centres and increasing inclusivity in the outdoors. If you are looking to increase inclusivity in your centre, for a family member or friend, or are interested in products that can help you in your individual goals of outdoor engagement, EA Development has been working on products, adaptive equipment, and training courses to increase inclusive, safe and meaningful engagement in the outdoors for many years. At EA Developments, we believe that inclusion in the outdoors is important as it makes sure that everybody...