BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 13, 2022
Enock Glidden was like most youngsters growing up in the small community of Patten. He loved being outside and would spend hours exploring the vast wooded area of his family’s 11-acre homestead. It mattered little that Glidden was doing so from the confines of a wheelchair. As a child born with spina bifida, Glidden quickly learned that he had to do things a little bit differently than his friends. Thanks to the use of adaptive equipment and encouragement from friends, family and teachers, he overcame those challenges quickly. Now a resident of Bethel, Glidden, 44, is returning to his hometown Nov. 15 to speak on how people with disabilities can still enjoy Maine’s great outdoors.