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Comfortable Birding for Allhttp://www.comfortablebirdingforall.comI am a long-time birder who has been married to an active paralyzed veteran for 35 years. Over those years I have developed skills in determining accessibility. I have been designing and leading field trips for birders with physical limitations for quite a few years, and also coordinate the field trip program for a large Audubon Society. This web site is a one-person effort, so please be patient as I gather information. I will update information on a regular basis. If you have information about accessible birding or easy birding trails, I would like to research the information available for these sites, so please contact me...
*Disabled Birdershttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/disabledbirdersThis is a mailing list for members of the Disabled Birders Association. To join the dba visit our website at: http://www.disabledbirdersassociation.co.uk New dba members will automatically be added to the mailing group. *Disabled Birders Associationhttp://www.disabledbirdersassociation.co.ukThe dba started in April 2000, but that date should not lead anyone to believe that the organisation is not serious. As nothing like it seemes to have existed anywhere it is an international association and, whilst the UK chapter has most members, we invite mebership from aoll over the world and would like to see chapters getting together wherever there are birders with special needs. *Disabled Birders Association - Trip Reports Kenya, Canada, Indiahttp://www.birderstravel.com/The report on the dba`s first birding tours. *USA Disabled Birders Associationhttp://www.dba-usa.orgWelcome to the website for the Disabled Birder`s Association of America! We are forming as a Chapter of the Disabled Birders Association International, founded by Bo Beolens in the United Kingdom April 1, 2000... Accessible Journeyshttp://www.disabilitytravel.com/Since 1985, our only job has been designing accessible holidays and escorting groups on accessible vacations exclusively for slow walkers, wheelchair travelers, their families and their friends... Beneficial Designs Trail Assessmenthttp://www.beneficialdesigns.com/trails/utap.htmlThe Universal Trail Assessment Process (UTAP) objectively documents the actual conditions in outdoor, natural environments. The UTAP is a tool that land managers, agencies and individuals can utilize to learn about, monitor, improve and use any outdoor path of travel... Comfortable Birding For Allhttp://www.comfortablebirdingforall.comWheelchair birding, birding on easy trails, and birding from a vehicle are all included in this site... Disability Worldhttp://www.disabilityworld.org/All sorts of international disability issues - will soon be re-producung our Fatbirder article. Disabled Birding in the Forest of Deanhttp://www.deanbirders.co.ukDisabled Birding in the Forest of Dean. Gallery and daily records of a small group of diabled birders in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire... England - Dorset - Holton Leehttp://www.cadetech.co.uk/cottages/environ.html...empowering and resourcing people, particularly carers and those with disabilities, through creativity, environmental awareness, personal and spiritual growth. I have visited the site and there is an accessible hide overlooking Poole harbour near Arne - Fatbirder. England - Norfolk - Ashwellthorpe Hallhttp://www.ashwellthorpehall.org.ukThe Association runs a hotel (Ashwellthorpe Hall - a registered charity no. 1030930) near Norwich, Norfolk, England that is completely adapted for the needs of the disabled - but it is not a nursing home. All the directors of the charity are disabled including a wheelchair bound bird watcher.There are 11-acres of grounds and there is a good birdlife within. You can watch nuthatches from the dining room, and once a honey buzzard flew over. The Manager - Duncan Hogben - can be contatcted by e-mail: admin@ashwellthorpehall.org.uk phoned on 01508-489324. They do not have their own website at the moment but have some information on the URL above, which is a web site run with charitable funds and not under their direct control. Sometime they hope to have our own website. Event Mobilityhttp://www.eventmobility.org.ukA registered Charitable Trust (No. 1074608) established in 1999, with the aims and objectives of providing a facility to assist the Disabled, Elderly and Mobility Impaired achieve easier access to Countryside Events. The number of events we support is growing every year in 2001 we will be at over 25 of the most popular and well attended events in the UK. Use this site to book your scooter for a selection of events, visit our sponsors web sites or just make a note of the events you would like to attend over the next few months... Fieldsman Trails Access Consultancyhttp://www.fieldsmantrails.comFieldsman offers a range of flexible access services. Access is not just a physical thing relating to door widths and gradients but also relates to sensory needs and interpretation. We have responded to access issues for many clients across a wide spectrum of activities including: Live Commentary for events and processions, especially for visually impaired people. Audio Described Theatre. Guided Tours to interpret Museums. Access Audits of Public Buildings. Design Solutions to Access Problems. Audio Cassette Guides - Voice Trails. Tactile Maps. Design of Sensory Gardens. Guided Walks using Tour Guide System. Reminiscence Trails - Smells of the Past in a Bottle. Disability Discrimination Act Consultancy. Garden Design. Independent Living Research Utilization - UShttp://www.ilru.orgThe ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization) program is a national center for information, training, research, and technical assistance in independent living. Its goal is to expand the body of knowledge in independent living and to improve utilization of results of research programs and demonstration projects in this field. It is a program of TIRR (The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research); a nationally recognized medical rehabilitation facility for persons with disabilities. RSPB - Disabled Accesshttp://www.rspb.org.uk/Many of the RSPB`s nature reserves have facilities suitable for visitors with special needs. Some will have hides that have been adapted to allow access for wheelchairs, and many have special paths and boardwalks installed... go to their site and look under individual reserves for entries. Sounds Naturalhttp://www.soundsnatural-hss.comWelcome to Sounds Natural Hearing Support Systems, your guide to selected nature reserves in England and Wales where SNHSS has been installed. This unique system enables people with hearing and visual disabilities to access the sounds of nature through specially designed sound equipment - bringing amplified sounds inside a nature observatory or bird hide as they happen - providing enhanced access to the countryside throughout the seasons. Tours - Birders Travelhttp://www.birderstravel.comThis site is devoted to trips organised by the dba or by Fatbirder. Currently one trip is planned for Hungary September 2003. Tours - Free Livinghttp://www.free-living.comWelcome to Free-living, the site dedicated to helping you find the right birdwatching holiday to suit you. We have scoured loads of tour operator`s brochures, to bring you details of the tours they are running, and to enable you to compare them on screen. Just think... No more blindly ordering brochures to find they are not running tours to where you want to go. No more trawling through to find who is running tours for those two weeks you have booked off at work. No more hunting for a tour at the price you can afford. We have done all the legwork for you so that you can choose the holiday that exactly meets your needs! Tours - Holiday Carehttp://www.holidaycare.org.ukIf you are disabled, an older person or carer, Holiday Care can help you take a break. We have information on hundreds of accessible hotels and visitor attractions in the UK and a range of information sheets on overseas destinations. Tours - TripScopehttp://www.tripscope.org.uk/MAKING TRAVEL POSSIBLE - A friendly voice on the phone helping YOU with YOUR travel needs. Do you have a plan which means getting somewhere? Tell us what you have in mind. Let TRIPSCOPE help you find out how to cope with making your trip. Tell us the journey you`d like to make. Consult our friendly staff about your mobility needs. Let us know about any individual or personal requirement you may have. We don`t operate transport ourselves but we know the people who DO! TRIPSCOPE has the know-how to make sure you get on your way... Waveney Stardust - adapted Norfolk Broads boathttp://www.waveneystardust.co.uk/Waveney Stardust is a specially adapted broads motor cruiser designed to offer people, who would not otherwise be able to use a traditional boat, the opportunity to use the Norfolk and Suffolk waterways. We offer trips along the river Waveney from Beccles to Oulton Broad, and from Norwich, South Walsham and Stalham. See venues page for more details... Wheelabout - Australiahttp://www.wheelabout.com/index.phpDisability vehicle hire Wheelchair Getawayshttp://www.wheelchair-getaways.com/For disabled birders going to the US - Of the groups that requested specialized transportation services and group outings, one in particular appeared to be poorly served by the transportation industry: people using wheelchairs. There was a definite market demand for this specialized service and providing this service nationally could best be achieved with a network of franchised businesses. Thus Wheelchair Getaways® was born. |
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