From Reading and Berks County, Pennsylvania\u2019s Americana Region<\/p>\n
Photo courtesy of\u00a0Annie Spratt<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Reading and Berks County, Pennsylvania\u2019s Americana Region<\/a>, in partnership with\u00a0Hawk Mountain Sanctuary<\/a>, will celebrate\u00a0Birdability Week, Oct. 20-26, with a special event at the sanctuary on\u00a0Saturday, Oct. 25.<\/p>\n Birdability<\/a>\u00a0is the national organization behind Birdability Week. It is dedicated to making birding and the outdoors welcoming, inclusive, safe, and accessible for everyone, especially people with disabilities such as low vision, hearing loss, neurodivergence, or mobility challenges.<\/p>\n Birdability Week\u00a0is a national celebration held during the third week of October. It highlights the birding community\u2019s efforts to make birdwatching and outdoor spaces more welcoming for everyone \u2014 especially individuals with disabilities. The week raises awareness, shares resources, and encourages participation from birders of all abilities.<\/p>\n As a proud sponsor of the week, Pennsylvania\u2019s Americana Region is excited to spotlight Hawk Mountain Sanctuary\u2019s commitment to accessibility and inclusion. Through Birdability\u2019s national outreach, the visitors bureau aims to share the sanctuary\u2019s welcoming features and outstanding\u00a0Birdability Day<\/a>\u00a0programming. On Saturday, Oct. 25, visitors with special needs can enjoy a variety of inclusive experiences, including\u00a0Raptors Close Up,\u00a0Stationary Birding,\u00a0Accessible Hawk Watch, and\u00a0Raptor Adaptation\u00a0Station.<\/p>\n In addition to this extraordinary lineup of events, ASL interpreters will be available during select programs.\u00a0Visit\u00a0Pennsylvania\u2019s Americana Region<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Hawk Mountain Sanctuary<\/a>\u2018s\u00a0websites\u00a0for full details, including the schedule of events, terrain descriptions, and accessibility information.<\/p>\n This event is part of a nationwide effort to promote accessibility in outdoor recreation, ensuring that\u00a0birding is truly for everybody.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Reading and Berks County, Pennsylvania\u2019s Americana Region Photo courtesy of\u00a0Annie Spratt\u00a0on\u00a0Unsplash Reading and Berks County, Pennsylvania\u2019s Americana…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1209,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-1208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}