by Shaun Heasley | October 30, 2026

Whitney LeBlanc works on watering the raised beds of vegetables at the Community Action Council of Howard County's community garden outside Baltimore. The produce grown in the garden supports the Howard County Food Bank. (Brian Krista/The Baltimore Sun/TNS)

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Nationwide Challenge Encourages Community Gardens To Enhance Accessibility, Inclusion

https://www.sensorytrust.org.uk/resources/guidance/by-all-reasonable-means-least-restrictive-access-guidance

A sensory garden is a thoughtfully designed outdoor space that invites people of all abilities to explore nature through the eight senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, smell, balance, body movement, and self-regulation.

Through plants, textures, scents, sounds, movement, and calming spaces, these inclusive gardens create opportunities for learning, play, wellness, and connection with nature.

https://fit4workpt.substack.com/p/using-job-descriptions-to-create

In our latest Fit4Work: Community of Practice monthly session, we gathered to tackle the real-world complexities of building robust vocational transition programs for youth with disabilities including aligning IEP goals with genuine community job requirements. We explored Jobs4All, created to help providers know what to work on that meets a student’s vocational aspiration. The job tasks are divided into 3 categories: personal, communication and physical.

How can you use this information?

1. For a student with one of these job aspirations, have them complete the job description as a checklist.

2. Share it with a teacher to inform their classroom instruction.

https://www.flawildflowers.org/classroom-resources/

Wild About Wildflowers! is a free activity guide developed by the Florida Wildflower Foundation to help students and learners of all kinds discover Florida’s native wildflowers. Fully updated in 2026, this expanded edition is organized into nine units that progress from the anatomy of a single flower to the broader ecological and cultural roles wildflowers play — covering flower parts, life cycles, pollination, seed dispersal, adaptations, plant and animal interactions.

Florida Wildflower Foundation resources:

• Planning your school garden(Practical information on wildflower gardens and creating garden teams with volunteers)

• Linking your garden to your curriculum (Ideas for creating curriculum goals and projects that incorporate your campus wildflower garden)