Outdoor Recreation Opportunities (ORO)

ORO's Mission

Your contacts at ORO:

Janet Zeller
ORO Board of Directors, ACA Adaptive Paddling Instructor Trainer Educator, New Hampshire
Janet Zeller had been paddling canoes and kayaks for over 25 years when she was injured in a work-related accident resulting in paralysis including in all four limbs. Despite being a quadriplegic, she was determined to keep paddling. In 1990 she developed the Adaptive Paddling Program for the American Canoe Association (ACA) and co-authored the book Canoeing and Kayaking for Persons with Disabilities. Janet has worked in the field of accessibility since the mid 1980s and joined the U.S. Forest Service in 1991. She is the National Accessibility Program Manager for that federal agency. In addition to managing the accessibility program for the Forest Service, she also represents the agency working on accessibility issues with organizations and other federal agencies and is currently serving on a committee of the U.S. Access Board developing guidelines. Janet makes presentations and instructs accessibility and universal design of programs and facilities at a wide range of training sessions nationally. She is also an ACA Instructor Trainer Educator, teaching adaptive paddling workshops around the country.

Deb Sugerman
ORO Board of Directors, ACA Adaptive Paddling Instructor Trainer, New Hampshire

Scott LeBlanc
ACA Adaptive Paddling Equipment Instructor Trainer Educator, Texas

Bill Corson
Outdoor Synergy (www.outdoor-adventures.org), Manufacturer of Adaptive Paddling Equipment, ACA Adaptive Paddling Instructor, Washington

Sybille Fleischmann
ACA Adaptive Paddling Instructor, ORO Webmaster and Regional contact for Pacific Northwest, Washington