2012 Mobility Camp; by Powerchair

[Elliot]

This just arrived on the North Bay announce list.
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For our mobility challenged friends - read on for a message from POWERCHAIR

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:45 PM, POWERCHAIR <[email protected]> wrote:

Just wanted to let the regional groups know that there is a camp for your mobility impaired burners. I know I thought for years that I could never go to Burning Man. I use a wheelchair, don't have access to a generator and it is just too big, too dusty, to hard. Well, I discovered last year that it IS possible for me to go to the Burn!!

The Black Rock City Department of Mobility Camp is a camp dedicated to providing free mobility services to our mobility impaired burners. We are on the grid, important if you need to recharge a scooter, wheelchair, oxygen concentrator, c-pap machine etc., Our camp is wheelchair friendly, all of our paths are designed with chairs and golf carts in mind. Our Sun Shower rig is wheelchair accessible by a ramp. Our kitchen area is wheelchair friendly as well.

We take out our 12 passenger trailer, also with a ramp, 4 times a day for deep playa art tours, so that the mobility impaired among us still have access to the Temple, The Man and the ART! This year we would like to expand into "Bus" service along "D" street from the 3 and 9 o'clock plazas and our camp in center camp. We have room for about 30 campers. 15 wheelies and 15 ables is a good mix.

So please share this information with your group so that they can share it with their friends who always thought they could never come! Or with those ablebodies who have a driving desire to make things inclusive for all! We would welcome both! We are also seeking financial donations toward our goal of $5,000 to expand our services.

If any of your members have an Art Car with wheelchair access, we would love to have them camp with us or at the very least, coordinate with us so that the mobility impaired can ride.

Our Website, such as it is is http://blackrockcitymobility.org/ It is still under construction but can give some info right now.

Feel free to contact us at [email removed] with any questions or to apply to join our camp!
[name removed]
"The Rat Lady
Services Coordinator
Black Rock City Department of Mobility!

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Sincerely,
[name removed], your Camp coordinator and host of Mobility Services at Black Rock City.

edit: names & emails removed. Only first-parties may post those- Eric, Mod

[oneeyeddick]

*Grumbles silently*

[Elliot]

Thanks Eric! Slipped my mind.