TAC: RampUp
Through community collaboration, RampUp will design, build and/or implement universally inclusive recreational opportunities and continue to empower those with disabilities through accessibility.
Through community collaboration, RampUp will design, build and/or implement universally inclusive recreational opportunities and continue to empower those with disabilities through accessibility.
The Ability Center aims to provide people impacted by disabilities with opportunities to be fit, active, healthy and to play. Our RampUp program creates spaces for friends and families—of all abilities—to gather and enjoy time together. We assist communities and organizations to become more universally accessible, while delivering inclusive recreation opportunities.
Did you know enjoying time in nature can improve your mental and physical health? Join The Ability Center, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, The Milwaukee Parks Foundation, and Milwaukee County Parks to get out into our community and be more active!
Back for its third summer, the 2024 Healthy County Challenge brings even more opportunities to get outside, move your body, and improve your mental health.
Together with Wheel Fun Rentals, Milwaukee County Parks, Bader Philanthropies and the community we Ramped it Up. When Wheel Fun is open, so is hand cycling. Don’t think that just because you can’t pedal a bike with your feet you can’t play too — with the addition of three upright hand cycles, biking is now open for ALL abilities at Veteran’s Park. Enjoy!
This is where RampUpMKE was born in 2015. With the support of the community, Milwaukee County Parks and community foundations The Ability Center was able to place three accessible beach wheelchairs at Bradford Beach. In the span of only a three hour event the beach went from being inaccessible to inclusive from walkways to water.
The Ability Center is proud to announce the opening of its fifth RampUp site at the Pettit National Ice Center. This milestone marks a significant expansion of TAC’s commitment to breaking down barriers in recreation by introducing adaptive ice sleds that make public skating accessible to individuals of ALL abilities. The partnership with the Pettit National Ice Center represents the first time adaptive ice sleds will be available for public use at one of Wisconsin’s premier skating facilities. With the addition of adaptive ice sleds, Pettit is taking another step toward ensuring that all community members—regardless of physical ability—can enjoy the thrill of gliding across the ice.
The goal of this RampUp project is to create a space entire families will enjoy and a place people from throughout the region enjoy for years to come.
