Landscape Group Launches Mobility-Friendly Events By Mark Reeves ARPS Five years! Over five years, in fact. The landscape group was launched in January 2016 and only now have we arranged our first specifically-planned mobility-friendly workshop. Of course we should have done it long ago but better late than never! As the organiser of the group’s professionally-led events programme, I have long been very aware that most of our events are not accessible to people with limited mobility. Taking place in the rural and often rugged places that are popular with landscape photographers, getting to these workshops is often just not possible for anyone with a significant mobility impairment. To date I have ensured that as much information as possible is given in event descriptions to enable people to judge for themselves whether the terrain and location will suit their particular ability or fitness. In addition, where possible, I have asked our event leaders to consider designating some of our events as “wheelchair accessible”. These have mainly been those workshops held in urban locations or coastal locations where photographing from a promenade or other paved surface has been possible. But now I am really pleased to announce that this autumn we will be running our first speciallydesigned mobility-friendly event. If it is popular and successful (which I am sure it will be) then it hopefully be the first of many.
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July 2021 Volume 6 Number 5
