I live in a wheelchair and find that some ranges are not truly handicapped accessible, even though we may have been told that they are. Two of my problems have been bathroom facilities and access to the clubhouse.
The toilet can be a portable one, but it has to have room enough to get my chair in, and it has to have rails to hold onto.
I always have a fold-able ramp with me, but sometimes you cannot close the door of the clubhouse if the ramp is in place. This necessitates having someone to put it back in place for me to get out of the clubhouse after I have gotten in.
Another problem has been loose gravel. My chair works well on hard ground, but gravel and soft or muddy ground are real problems. Often I have been able to get to the line, but my neighbors have had the responsibility of putting up and retrieving targets for me. You might be surprised at how helpful people can be. They just need to know what you need. The only problem with this arrangement has been the five target for sighting in the rifle. This has been partially solved by having a spare target, so that someone can draw circles that approximate my shots.
At my very first shoot, two pieces of plywood allowed me to shoot and then retreat to the equipment line. We were not very prepared for that shoot, and found that someone had to retrieve my rifle from the ground each time a prep period began. Now I use a plastic bin which I bring with me.
Another problem solved by my husband, The Old Guide, was the creation of a shooting rest that fits on my chair and is secured by the seat belt. Initially, it would slide from side to side when I traveled over rough ground. However, my husband solved that problem by attaching boards on each side. Now the shooting rest works well, and I have a large fanny back that contains my mags, ammo, ears, chamber flag, gloves, and sunglasses. It is fastened to the shooting rest by the strap that normally fastens it to a person, and the shooting rest is large enough so that I can reload mags right on it.
In addition to having Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, I am diabetic. A smaller fanny pack contains my testing supplies and insulin and fastens to my chair. Once again, the shooting rest allows me to check sugar levels right there.
I really appreciate the advice given in this thread regarding asking the disabled shooter what he/she needs. Many times we have the answers, but we don't always. Any and all help is appreciated.
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