Friday, October 21, 2022

Can Wifi Binoculars Help Make Birding More Accessible?

An experiment to bring birds and nature closer with new tech. | 
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Lucas Hanson—who has limited mobility and vision because he was born with myotubular myopathy—looks at a nest on an iPad held by his mother, Krista Hanson, during a guided trek at Seward Park Audubon Center.
Using Technology to Enhance Birding Accessibility
Could wifi binoculars help make birding more accessible? On a recent outing, Seattle's Seward Park Audubon Center recently put the technology to the test, with promising but mixed results. The technology is relatively new and designed for hunters, but the center hopes to adapt it into a tool for improving the accessibility of wild birds during outings. 

Learn more about this micro-experiment to expand how people might interact with nature.
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Lucas Hanson—who has limited mobility and vision because he was born with myotubular myopathy—looks at a nest on an iPad held by his mother, Krista Hanson, during a guided trek at Seward Park Audubon Center. Photo: Jovelle Tamayo
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