Re: [Paddlewise] Adaptive paddling

> I have just received an inquiry about what boat I would suggest
for a man
> who has only limited use of his legs -- uses a walker, needs a
hand control
> vehicle, etc. I know that some time in the past we had some
discussion
> about "adaptive paddling", but wasn't paying a lot of
attention.
>
> Does anyone have any good URLs or other resources I can pass
along?
>

Hi Wes,

The ACA has an instruction manual titled "Canoeing and Kayaking
for Persons with Physical Disabilities", by Anne Wortham Webre
and Janet Zeller, ISBN 0-943117-02-X, 1990.  Although it is meant
to be a manual to help  instructors with students who have
disabilities, it has good information for all readers.

The very first page of the book references two other books:
The Canadian Recreation Canoeing Association's "A Resource Manual
On Canoeing for Disabled People" by Michael Arthur and Stacy
Ackroyd-Stolarz
The BCU's "A Guide To Canoeing With Disabled Persons" by Geoff
Smedley

A boat recommendation would have to be tailored to the
individual's (dis)abilities, general fitness level, etc.  The
question is really no different from asking which boat is best
for any paddler, except that the particular nature of the
disability would be a factor in addition to the usual factors to
be considered in the purchase/use of a particular boat design.

Regards,
Erik Sprenne

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