Where can I learn more about barrier free or Enabling Gardens?
Visit the American Horticultural Therapy Association www.ahta.org to identify a nearby horticultural therapy program to visit. The people running it will be able to help with ideas, tool recommendations and plant advice. Similarly the Chicago Botanic Garden has an onsite demonstration Enabling Garden and Adaptive Tool & Equipment Collection staffed by experts. Horticultural Therapy programs, design workshops and a number of publications available to assist in setting up an Enabling Garden at Chicago area agencies and private homes. (www.chicagobotanic.org/therapy) The National Council for Physical Activity and Disability based at the University of Illinois at Chicago has a number of great articles posted on their website that offer detailed information and links to other resources www.ncpad.
