Mobility impaired individuals will enjoy a day geared toward helping them enjoy outdoor sports and recreation this June 21st, 2008. The Missouri Department of Conservation is proud to sponsor fishing, shooting, crafts, and other adventures normally restricted to individuals with full mobility.
On June 21, the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Andy Dalton Shooting Range site near Bois D’Arc will transform into an adventure land of outdoors experiences for people with disabilities when it becomes the stage for the annual A Day at the Range & Outdoor Adventure Fair.
At this popular yearly event - now enjoying its fifth run - people with disabilities (of all ages, from throughout the southwest Missouri region) are introduced to many outdoor activities, including fishing, shooting, crafts and more, through education, hands-on opportunities and assistive technology so they may choose to participate at their own ability level.
“It’s a wonderful event. I’ve had the chance of going three of the past five years and it’s opened a lot of outdoors freedoms to me,” says 51-year-old Michael Cook of Springfield, who was born with cerebral palsy.
