Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mobility Impaired Birding

2022-09-26 Thread Jody Enck
Carl, thanks for asking this very important question. As someone who leads bird walks, I welcome anyone with any level of mobility to come enjoy birds on those outings. It may be more enjoyable for someone using mobility assistance to seek out (or better yet, -- to be invited to participate in)

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mobility Impaired Birding

2022-09-25 Thread Candace E. Cornell
Audubon has a Birdability program about this subject. Salt Point in Lansing is a registered Birdability site with accessible trails and good birding. Candace Cornell Friends of Salt Point On Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 11:53 AM Carl Steckler wrote: > For those who are mobility impaired birding has

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mobility Impaired Birding

2022-09-25 Thread Sheila Ann Dean
Such an interesting question that I ponder when on a trail in Shindagin that is evidently for the disabled, but would accommodate (illegally?) vehicles not being used by the disabled. I love this trail because the prolific mountain bikes don't seem to use it much, and I've never seen a vehicle of

[cayugabirds-l] Mobility Impaired Birding

2022-09-25 Thread Carl Steckler
For those who are mobility impaired birding has few choices and even fewer acceptable choices. I sincerely doubt that few of us (birders) would object to a birder in a wheelchair, either pushed or electric. But what if you could walk, just not very far or very long? Would an electric scooter or