Making nature accessible to all: Staunton track chair program continues to grow

After-dinner walks were a ritual for the Atkins family. The family of four from Golden loved time spent being active, exploring nature and connecting with one another.


But everything changed when Zeb Atkins was diagnosed with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. One day, he was fine; the next, he could barely use his legs.

“It’s a complete and total readjustment of life,” said Stacy Atkins, Zeb’s wife.

On Friday, however, the family walked together once again, meandering along Davis Ponds Trail in Staunton State Park with fishing poles in tow. Their ability to do so is all thanks to Staunton’s track chair program, which provides all-terrain wheelchairs with tracks for free to those in need.

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By Deborah Swearingen
Tuesday, August 13, 2019