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08-14-2016, 04:56 PM
This man is traveling 300 miles by wheelchair to push for more accessible nature trails
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Ian Mackay considers himself a cyclist and a birder — a nature buff who gets lost on lush trails near his Washington state home for hours every day.*
But if popular opinion had its way, many people wouldn't expect Mackay to be able to pursue this passion. They may even assume he couldn't truly enjoy the outdoors independently.*
That's because his "cycle" is his power wheelchair, and Mackay is a quadriplegic man.
SEE ALSO: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22 (http://mashable.com/2016/07/10/apple-in**vation-blind-engineer/)
Using a power wheelchair in nature does have its challenges, and Mackay is the first to admit that. But those challenges don't inherently stem from Mackay's disability. He says they're usually a result of nature trails that are relatively inaccessible to those on wheels — a problem bicyclists and parents with strollers all grapple with, too.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/14/accessibility-nature-trails-ian-mackay/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Ian Mackay considers himself a cyclist and a birder — a nature buff who gets lost on lush trails near his Washington state home for hours every day.*
But if popular opinion had its way, many people wouldn't expect Mackay to be able to pursue this passion. They may even assume he couldn't truly enjoy the outdoors independently.*
That's because his "cycle" is his power wheelchair, and Mackay is a quadriplegic man.
SEE ALSO: This blind Apple engineer is transforming the tech world at only 22 (http://mashable.com/2016/07/10/apple-in**vation-blind-engineer/)
Using a power wheelchair in nature does have its challenges, and Mackay is the first to admit that. But those challenges don't inherently stem from Mackay's disability. He says they're usually a result of nature trails that are relatively inaccessible to those on wheels — a problem bicyclists and parents with strollers all grapple with, too.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/14/accessibility-nature-trails-ian-mackay/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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