ACTIVATE

ABOUT THE COURSE

Activate is an adapted course to enable those aged 18+ with a physical disability to experience the challenge and adventure of an Outward Bound course. Past participants have included those with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, arthritis and amputees. Please refer to our FAQs below for the conditions of course participation.

During your 8 day course you’ll build the confidence to challenge yourself, a philosophy you can then transfer into everyday life. Return home with the courage and determination to achieve whatever goals you set for yourself.

PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS

All participants must be:

• 18+ years of age

• Independent in personal care and taking medication

• Able to communicate clearly and have no intellectual disability

• Able to attend without a carer and travel to and from the course independently

• Experienced spending time away from home overnight

• Able to participate in a full day of physical activity with rest breaks

• Comfortable in and around the water, including having head under – lifejackets available

• Able to meet general Outward Bound screening guidelines

• Willing to give things a go

• Have had at least a 1-year adaptation period since acquiring a disability.

Wheelchair users must:

• Use a manual wheelchair (electric wheelchairs are not suitable for a course)

• Be able to transfer from the ground to their wheelchair

• Be under 85kg.

NB: Due to technical equipment requirements, the course can take a maximum of two wheelchair users, two participants using crutches/frames and one participant who is blind or visually impaired.

Participants could include those with both congenital and acquired physical disabilities e.g. muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, amputations, arthritis.