The development of Access Point began with a diverse group of participants connected to Bay Area disability organizations, including:
Ala Costa Centers | BORP Adaptive Sports and Recreation,
The Center for Independent Living | The Disability Cultural Center at UC Berkeley,
Friends of L’Arche San Francisco Bay Area,
NIAD Art Center | Creative Growth
These partnerships have provided invaluable insight, ensuring the film authentically reflects the lived experiences of people across a range of disabilities. By featuring participants who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or who have mobility or cognitive disabilities, Access Point highlights the many ways disability intersects with the natural world. It becomes not just a story of overcoming obstacles, but also one of the universal human desire to engage with the outdoors—underscoring the transformative power of nature for all. Partnerships and participation in Access Point are currently expanding, broadening its reach beyond the Bay Area to communities across the United States.
Adam Larsen (Director, Cinematographer, Editor)
Adam Larsen is a filmmaker and installation artist working at the intersection of disability, nature, and immersive video. He directed, shot, and edited the feature documentaries Neurotypical—exploring autism from the perspective of autistics and airing on PBS’s P.O.V.—and Undersung, with MacArthur Award–winning poet Heather McHugh, examining the lives of caregivers for the severely disabled. His large-scale installations include A Worm’s Eye View, Nebraska Flatwater, and The Dharma at Big Sur. Larsen is dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices and fostering connections between people and the natural world.
Adam Larsen is a filmmaker and installation artist working at the intersection of disability, nature, and immersive video. He directed, shot, and edited the feature documentaries Neurotypical—exploring autism from the perspective of autistics and airing on PBS’s P.O.V.—and Undersung, with MacArthur Award–winning poet Heather McHugh, examining the lives of caregivers for the severely disabled. His large-scale installations include A Worm’s Eye View, Nebraska Flatwater, and The Dharma at Big Sur. Larsen is dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices and fostering connections between people and the natural world.
Sue Schroeder (Producer, Community Liaison)
Over 45 years, Sue Schroeder has created 120+ original dance works for theaters, museums, green spaces, architectural spaces, and water environments. Her work has appeared throughout the US, Mexico, Israel, France, Germany, Poland, Georgia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Iceland, UK, Sweden, Canada, Guatemala, and Hungary. Schroeder is recognized as a leading Arts Activist, Community Practitioner, Mentor and the Founding Artistic Director of Core Dance. As a contemporary artist, Schroeder focuses on the creative process, movement research exploration, and dance-making as a catalyst for social change. Schroeder holds a BA from the University of Houston and MFA from the University of Arizona.
Over 45 years, Sue Schroeder has created 120+ original dance works for theaters, museums, green spaces, architectural spaces, and water environments. Her work has appeared throughout the US, Mexico, Israel, France, Germany, Poland, Georgia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Iceland, UK, Sweden, Canada, Guatemala, and Hungary. Schroeder is recognized as a leading Arts Activist, Community Practitioner, Mentor and the Founding Artistic Director of Core Dance. As a contemporary artist, Schroeder focuses on the creative process, movement research exploration, and dance-making as a catalyst for social change. Schroeder holds a BA from the University of Houston and MFA from the University of Arizona.
Elizabeth Labbe-Webb (Research Consultant & Community Advisor)
A change maker, Elizabeth Labbe-Webb pushed to be included in the experiences that were commonly given to her classmates but were deemed too hard or inconvenient for her as a person with a disability. She earned degrees from Kent State University (Theatre) and Ohio State University (MBA). She blazed trails where art and the disability experience met, pushing for inclusion when very few even knew what that meant. She boasts numerous awards for her creative work with recognition for her leadership and vision by every community she has served. Elizabeth is considered an expert in inclusive practices and corporate strategy.
A change maker, Elizabeth Labbe-Webb pushed to be included in the experiences that were commonly given to her classmates but were deemed too hard or inconvenient for her as a person with a disability. She earned degrees from Kent State University (Theatre) and Ohio State University (MBA). She blazed trails where art and the disability experience met, pushing for inclusion when very few even knew what that meant. She boasts numerous awards for her creative work with recognition for her leadership and vision by every community she has served. Elizabeth is considered an expert in inclusive practices and corporate strategy.
Judith Smith (Research Consultant, Community Advisor)
Raised in the mountains of CO, Judith Smith was born with a passion for nature. A champion equestrian, she became disabled in a car accident at age 17 and has since used a power wheelchair. Judith’s life career was as a Founding Member/Director of AXIS Dance Company, the nation’s most celebrated ensemble of dancers with and without disabilities. Judith has received Dance/USA’s Honors Award, an Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Sustained Achievement, is one of Theatre Bay Area’s 40 People That Have Changed the Face of Bay Area Theatre and was inducted into the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame.
Raised in the mountains of CO, Judith Smith was born with a passion for nature. A champion equestrian, she became disabled in a car accident at age 17 and has since used a power wheelchair. Judith’s life career was as a Founding Member/Director of AXIS Dance Company, the nation’s most celebrated ensemble of dancers with and without disabilities. Judith has received Dance/USA’s Honors Award, an Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Sustained Achievement, is one of Theatre Bay Area’s 40 People That Have Changed the Face of Bay Area Theatre and was inducted into the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame.
Susan Glass (Research Consultant & Community Advisor)
Blind since birth, Susan Glass is a poet, birder and equestrian. Her chapbook, The Wild Language of Deer, won the Elyse Wolf Prize/Slate Roof Press. Her poetry appeared in Snowy Egret, The Broad River Review, Birdland Journal, Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California, and elsewhere. A California resident, she attended Cummington Community of the Arts and University of Massachusetts Amherst (MFA). Teaching many years at San Jose State University and West Valley Community College, she now co-edits the Blind Californian Magazine for the California Council of the Blind, and the AABT Briefs newsletter for the American Association of Blind Teachers.
Blind since birth, Susan Glass is a poet, birder and equestrian. Her chapbook, The Wild Language of Deer, won the Elyse Wolf Prize/Slate Roof Press. Her poetry appeared in Snowy Egret, The Broad River Review, Birdland Journal, Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California, and elsewhere. A California resident, she attended Cummington Community of the Arts and University of Massachusetts Amherst (MFA). Teaching many years at San Jose State University and West Valley Community College, she now co-edits the Blind Californian Magazine for the California Council of the Blind, and the AABT Briefs newsletter for the American Association of Blind Teachers.
Bonnie Lewkowicz (Research Consultant & Community Advisor)
Bonnie has spent more than 40 years advocating for equitable access to sports, outdoor recreation, and nature for people with disabilities. She has developed pioneering adaptive sports programs, including founding Quadzilla, one of the country’s early quad rugby teams, and later created Access California, a nonprofit addressing the lack of reliable information about outdoor opportunities for people with mobility disabilities. Through this work, she authored several foundational guides to accessible trails, including A Wheelchair Rider’s Guide: San Francisco Bay and Nearby Coast, and helped build widely used online resources for accessible parks and trails. Bonnie’s work centers on disability inclusion, equity in the outdoors, and expanding access to public lands. She is also a co-founder of AXIS Dance Company, the internationally acclaimed ensemble of disabled and non-disabled dancers.
Bonnie has spent more than 40 years advocating for equitable access to sports, outdoor recreation, and nature for people with disabilities. She has developed pioneering adaptive sports programs, including founding Quadzilla, one of the country’s early quad rugby teams, and later created Access California, a nonprofit addressing the lack of reliable information about outdoor opportunities for people with mobility disabilities. Through this work, she authored several foundational guides to accessible trails, including A Wheelchair Rider’s Guide: San Francisco Bay and Nearby Coast, and helped build widely used online resources for accessible parks and trails. Bonnie’s work centers on disability inclusion, equity in the outdoors, and expanding access to public lands. She is also a co-founder of AXIS Dance Company, the internationally acclaimed ensemble of disabled and non-disabled dancers.
Adam Larsen (Director, Cinematographer, Editor)
Adam Larsen is a filmmaker and installation artist working at the intersection of disability, nature, and immersive video. He directed, shot, and edited the feature documentaries Neurotypical—exploring autism from the perspective of autistics and airing on PBS’s P.O.V.—and Undersung, with MacArthur Award–winning poet Heather McHugh, examining the lives of caregivers for the severely disabled. His large-scale installations include A Worm’s Eye View, Nebraska Flatwater, and The Dharma at Big Sur. Larsen is dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices and fostering connections between people and the natural world.
Adam Larsen is a filmmaker and installation artist working at the intersection of disability, nature, and immersive video. He directed, shot, and edited the feature documentaries Neurotypical—exploring autism from the perspective of autistics and airing on PBS’s P.O.V.—and Undersung, with MacArthur Award–winning poet Heather McHugh, examining the lives of caregivers for the severely disabled. His large-scale installations include A Worm’s Eye View, Nebraska Flatwater, and The Dharma at Big Sur. Larsen is dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices and fostering connections between people and the natural world.
Sue Schroeder (Producer, Community Liaison)
Over 45 years, Sue Schroeder has created 120+ original dance works for theaters, museums, green spaces, architectural spaces, and water environments. Her work has appeared throughout the US, Mexico, Israel, France, Germany, Poland, Georgia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Iceland, UK, Sweden, Canada, Guatemala, and Hungary. Schroeder is recognized as a leading Arts Activist, Community Practitioner, Mentor and the Founding Artistic Director of Core Dance. As a contemporary artist, Schroeder focuses on the creative process, movement research exploration, and dance-making as a catalyst for social change. Schroeder holds a BA from the University of Houston and MFA from the University of Arizona.
Over 45 years, Sue Schroeder has created 120+ original dance works for theaters, museums, green spaces, architectural spaces, and water environments. Her work has appeared throughout the US, Mexico, Israel, France, Germany, Poland, Georgia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Iceland, UK, Sweden, Canada, Guatemala, and Hungary. Schroeder is recognized as a leading Arts Activist, Community Practitioner, Mentor and the Founding Artistic Director of Core Dance. As a contemporary artist, Schroeder focuses on the creative process, movement research exploration, and dance-making as a catalyst for social change. Schroeder holds a BA from the University of Houston and MFA from the University of Arizona.
Elizabeth Labbe-Webb (Research Consultant & Community Advisor)
A change maker, Elizabeth Labbe-Webb pushed to be included in the experiences that were commonly given to her classmates but were deemed too hard or inconvenient for her as a person with a disability. She earned degrees from Kent State University (Theatre) and Ohio State University (MBA). She blazed trails where art and the disability experience met, pushing for inclusion when very few even knew what that meant. She boasts numerous awards for her creative work with recognition for her leadership and vision by every community she has served. Elizabeth is considered an expert in inclusive practices and corporate strategy.
A change maker, Elizabeth Labbe-Webb pushed to be included in the experiences that were commonly given to her classmates but were deemed too hard or inconvenient for her as a person with a disability. She earned degrees from Kent State University (Theatre) and Ohio State University (MBA). She blazed trails where art and the disability experience met, pushing for inclusion when very few even knew what that meant. She boasts numerous awards for her creative work with recognition for her leadership and vision by every community she has served. Elizabeth is considered an expert in inclusive practices and corporate strategy.
Judith Smith (Research Consultant, Community Advisor)
Raised in the mountains of CO, Judith Smith was born with a passion for nature. A champion equestrian, she became disabled in a car accident at age 17 and has since used a power wheelchair. Judith’s life career was as a Founding Member/Director of AXIS Dance Company, the nation’s most celebrated ensemble of dancers with and without disabilities. Judith has received Dance/USA’s Honors Award, an Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Sustained Achievement, is one of Theatre Bay Area’s 40 People That Have Changed the Face of Bay Area Theatre and was inducted into the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame.
Raised in the mountains of CO, Judith Smith was born with a passion for nature. A champion equestrian, she became disabled in a car accident at age 17 and has since used a power wheelchair. Judith’s life career was as a Founding Member/Director of AXIS Dance Company, the nation’s most celebrated ensemble of dancers with and without disabilities. Judith has received Dance/USA’s Honors Award, an Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Sustained Achievement, is one of Theatre Bay Area’s 40 People That Have Changed the Face of Bay Area Theatre and was inducted into the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame.
Susan Glass (Research Consultant & Community Advisor)
Blind since birth, Susan Glass is a poet, birder and equestrian. Her chapbook, The Wild Language of Deer, won the Elyse Wolf Prize/Slate Roof Press. Her poetry appeared in Snowy Egret, The Broad River Review, Birdland Journal, Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California, and elsewhere. A California resident, she attended Cummington Community of the Arts and University of Massachusetts Amherst (MFA). Teaching many years at San Jose State University and West Valley Community College, she now co-edits the Blind Californian Magazine for the California Council of the Blind, and the AABT Briefs newsletter for the American Association of Blind Teachers.
Blind since birth, Susan Glass is a poet, birder and equestrian. Her chapbook, The Wild Language of Deer, won the Elyse Wolf Prize/Slate Roof Press. Her poetry appeared in Snowy Egret, The Broad River Review, Birdland Journal, Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California, and elsewhere. A California resident, she attended Cummington Community of the Arts and University of Massachusetts Amherst (MFA). Teaching many years at San Jose State University and West Valley Community College, she now co-edits the Blind Californian Magazine for the California Council of the Blind, and the AABT Briefs newsletter for the American Association of Blind Teachers.
Bonnie Lewkowicz (Research Consultant & Community Advisor)
Bonnie has spent more than 40 years advocating for equitable access to sports, outdoor recreation, and nature for people with disabilities. She has developed pioneering adaptive sports programs, including founding Quadzilla, one of the country’s early quad rugby teams, and later created Access California, a nonprofit addressing the lack of reliable information about outdoor opportunities for people with mobility disabilities. Through this work, she authored several foundational guides to accessible trails, including A Wheelchair Rider’s Guide: San Francisco Bay and Nearby Coast, and helped build widely used online resources for accessible parks and trails. Bonnie’s work centers on disability inclusion, equity in the outdoors, and expanding access to public lands. She is also a co-founder of AXIS Dance Company, the internationally acclaimed ensemble of disabled and non-disabled dancers.
Bonnie has spent more than 40 years advocating for equitable access to sports, outdoor recreation, and nature for people with disabilities. She has developed pioneering adaptive sports programs, including founding Quadzilla, one of the country’s early quad rugby teams, and later created Access California, a nonprofit addressing the lack of reliable information about outdoor opportunities for people with mobility disabilities. Through this work, she authored several foundational guides to accessible trails, including A Wheelchair Rider’s Guide: San Francisco Bay and Nearby Coast, and helped build widely used online resources for accessible parks and trails. Bonnie’s work centers on disability inclusion, equity in the outdoors, and expanding access to public lands. She is also a co-founder of AXIS Dance Company, the internationally acclaimed ensemble of disabled and non-disabled dancers.