Athletes with Disabilities: King County Parks as a Recreation Pioneer

In the postwar 1950s, King County Parks oversaw a robust program of organized recreational activities.  Under departmental leadership emphasizing innovation and expansion, recreation opportunities were extended to new, under-served groups of county residents, including girls and women, senior citizens – and youths with disabilities.

Read the rest of this great article over on Bytes and Boxes (King County Archives).

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