At the peak of spring migration, blind and low-vision birders across the country spent a day logging as many species as they could in the first-ever Blind Birders Bird-a-Thon.
July is Disability Pride Month, an annual observance which celebrates the disability community and this year, commemorates the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. What better time to uplift these voices?
Tracy Carcione, a blind birder who participated in the Bird-a-Thon near her home in Teaneck, New Jersey, listens as Merlin identifies birdsong using the app’s text-to-speech function. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
