Camping in woodlands for blind and visually impaired people
by Angus, 11 January, 2015, 3 comments
One of woodlands.co.uk's community projects in Kent organises bushcraft days for young people who are blind and visually impaired. Karen Little, who runs a forest school there, says, "we'd like to do camping trips but at the moment we are starting with bushcraft sessions for visually impaired 8-16 year olds with their parents or carers. It's amazing how much they get out of it - as we concentrate on tactile stuff." In Kent the Ashford Actionaaires, part of the RNIB's Action for Blind, have been Karen's key partners in organising these hands-on woodland activities. Read more...
