How do visually impaired athletes compete at the Winter Paralympics?

Para-Alpine skiing is split into five disciplines - downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, Alpine combined and team events ...
Press-Telegram

Blind, visually impaired students enjoy special soccer experience in Carson

The Los Angeles Galaxy dedicated its first blind soccer pitch in Carson on Wednesday, March 4 — and welcomed nearly 60 LAUSD ...

LA Galaxy Dedicates First-Ever Blind Soccer Pitch in Los Angeles Through PlayLA Adaptive Blind Soccer Experience

Nearly 60 blind and visually impaired LAUSD students in grades 3 through 12 participated in a hands-on blind soccer clinic led by USA Blind Soccer Men's National Team athletes and coaches. Students ...
Santa Barbara Independent

Blind Fitness Brings More than a Dozen Low-Vision and Blind Athletes to Santa Barbara Half-Marathon

When it comes to fostering inclusion in athletics, Blind Fitness doesn’t just talk the talk — they’ve got it down to a science. This Sunday, November 9, the nonprofit will field 18 blind and ...
Fox 12 Oregon

Adaptive ski program for blind athletes underway at Mt. Hood Meadows

MT. HOOD, Ore. (KPTV) - A program for blind and visually impaired athletes kicked off Wednesday at Mt. Hood Meadows, breaking down barriers to skiing and snowboarding and helping make sure people of ...
The Columbian

Teams sport designed for blind, low-vision players

Washington State School for the Blind goalball players lined up Tuesday against nets on opposite sides to throw the jingly balls. It was their last practice before traveling to Texas for the high ...
Noozhawk

Blind Fitness Hosts Golf Clinic to Ready Athletes for Winter Golf Classic

Volunteers at the clinic will learn guiding methods for adaptive golf while working with participants and coaches. (Courtesy photo) Blind Fitness invites blind and low-vision participants, along with ...
KITV

Oahu’s Travel Visions Aloha empowers blind athletes in races

HONOLULU (Island News) – Luis Chavez, a legally blind athlete, will compete in his first 5K this weekend, after not running for 25 years. According to Travel Visions Aloha for the Blind, Chavez will ...
Delaware County Daily Times

Neumann athletes help blind youngsters learn ice hockey

ASTON — Twice a year, members of the ice hockey club at Neumann University travel to Hatfield Ice Arena to help blind youngsters learn the sport. For the college athletes, it’s a labor of love. “You ...
National Hockey League

Wild to host Blind Hockey Summit in St. Paul

ST. PAUL --The Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Wild Foundation, Minnesota Hockey and USA Hockey will host the Sixth Annual USA Hockey Blind Hockey Summit at TRIA Rink at Treasure Island Center in downtown ...
The Business Journals

Portland Business Journal Philanthropy Impact Awards: Northwest Association for Blind Athletes

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The Northwest Association for ...
The Business Journals

Portland Business Journal Executives of the Year: Billy Henry, Northwest Association for Blind Athletes

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Billy Henry is President and CEO ...