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# Taking Disabled Kids on Epic Alaskan Adventures
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/indie-alaska/episode/taking-disabled-kids-on-epic-alaskan-adventures-myjall/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:54:36.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T06:27:56.000Z
- Description: After his daughter's fatal diagnosis, Dan now documents the lives of other disabled kids.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Indie Alaska, Season 10, Episode 11, #ZZZ_Episode_920d25ac-7049-4aa5-92f2-c837e21576ea, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_b067a74e-4d91-45e4-9d7b-ab093441ccaf, #v1.16

Dan Redfield and his wife Kristen Frederic were excited, first-time parents when they had their daughter, Ava. As a young couple with a love for the outdoors, they started taking their daughter on adventures. When Ava was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs, a rare, genetic, fatal disease, taking Ava outside became more challenging. Now he helps disabled families have their own epic adventures.