"Very often, social and cultural interventions aimed at the integration of people with disabilities tend to segregate the beneficiaries, as they are provided within protected, ""closed"" contexts, taking place in a perspective of “assistance"" and isolation, with negative consequences on the perception of disability towards society and a misreading of the real needs of people with disabilities.Our project wants to ""open the doors to new spaces of education"", promoting an education for autonomy, independent and inclusive life for adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), in a context still not very accessible such as hiking and eco tourism.Hi-Ability puts the natural environment at the centre of the activities, becoming the theatre of an original methodological approach of a therapeutic-rehabilitation programme based on the socio-educational value of the natural environment.Our project’s general objective (GO) will be to promote the empowerment and the social inclusion of people with cognitive disabilities, by enhancing their abilities in the field of outdoor touring and hiking.Specific objectives (SOs) of the project will be:- SO1: To improve adult educators’ knowledge, competences and skills on how nature/outdoor experience can improve the social skills and well-being of people with disabilities- SO2: To promote the acquisition of different skills for adult people with ID, with the final aim of providing them with improved personal and professional abilities, useful for the enhancing of the quality of their lives;- SO3: To increase the participation in outdoor activities such as hiking and eco tourism by people with ID, promoting accessibility through technological tools.- SO4: Define a European model for the education of adults with disabilities through the use of outdoor activities.In order to reach the above-mentioned objectives, the project will set up a multi-step approach, based on:1) Training the trainers: development of educational materials and training courses for professionals working with people with disabilities to improve their skills in outdoor education activities (SO1);2) Training people with disabilities as “assistants” to professional guides for outdoor/nature tours: beneficiaries will acquire personal and professionals skills through a specific training course and will be able to test their acquired skills by a pilot experimentation in all involved countries (SO2). 3) Creation of an app to facilitate the participation of people with DI in outdoor activities (SO3)4) Development of policy recommendations and guidelines to facilitate the transferability of the model to all EU countries (SO4).The project will produce the following main results:IO1: Toolkit Hi-Ability for educators (OS1)IO2: Hi-Ability App (SO3)IO3: Hi-Ability Green Guide (SO2)IO4: Policy recommendations and guidelines for transferability (OS4)The expected impacts of the project can be summarised as follows:1) The 30 adults with ID who will participate in the experimentation will acquire personal, transversal and technical competences, skills and abilities, improve their possibilities of social integration, empowerment and psycho-physical wellbeing, improve their employment possibilities, increase the possibilities to participate in outdoor activities also through digital tools.2) The 9 adult educators working with people with ID at the end of the project will have: acquired transversal and technical competences, in particular in the field of outdoor activities for adults with disabilities, environmental education for adults with disabilities, technical competences in the field of hiking, competences in the field of coaching.The long-term impact at European level is to ensure that organisations working with adults with ID will be recognised as innovative ""training hubs"", able to promote social inclusion and create opportunities for personal and professional growth through pathways of social innovation. The project will also contribute to raising awareness of other civil society organisations and national and European decision-makers on the importance of developing and promote outdoor activities to encourage the empowerment and inclusion of the target group. To this end, policy guidelines addressed to policy makers, including the European Commission itself, aimed at the inclusion of specific policies for social inclusion at European level will be developed."