Whole Access conducts workshops and provides technical consulting to park managers, designers and planners to help them create facilities and programs that are accessible to all.

Ms. Cangemi has presented at numerous regional, national and international park and trail conferences, including, February 1992 at the IVth World Congress on National Parks and Protected Areas in Caracas, Venezuela. (The World Congress was the prelude to the June 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.) She received training on state and federal access regulations from the California Department of Rehabilitation and Office of the State Architect, and served (1987-90) on the California State Parks Accessibility Task Force. She has been recognized for her work by the California Department of Rehabilitation; Point Reyes National Seashore, and; through receipt of the J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award (1986), and the Gerbode Professional Development Fellowhsip (1992).

In March of 1993, Ms. Cangemi was inducted into the San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame. In March of 1994, Whole Access was a recipient of the Take Pride In California Award presented by the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation and the American Express Company. Ms. Cangemi and her organization, Whole Access, have been featured in articles in Sierra (Grassroots Profile: Whirlwind on Wheels Wants Acces for All, 1988) and National Geographic (1990) magazines, and she has published articles on access in several national and international publications.