Bo Beolens founded The Disabled Birders Association and the birdwatching site Fatbirder.com.
Here's from the DBA site:
Whilst many reserves are sensitive to the needs of some disabled people many more do not. Very, very few have thought through the needs of all disabled birders. There is still a tendency, in the UK at least, to make the assumption that disability access and wheelchair access are one and the same. Clearly there is a need to make hides and walks accessible to people who use wheelchairs… indeed it would be a great start, but this would not help many people whose mobility is limited, nor those who have problems with sight, hearing etc. Until very recently no organisation existed to focus on these problems and bring some pressure and information to bear...
Source:
http://www.fatbirder.com/links/signpost_and_discussion/disabled_birding.html
Further Links:
Disabled Birder Association - UKhttp://www.disabledbirdersassociation.co.uk/
Disabled Birder Association - USAhttp://www.dba-usa.org/
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