The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 1 on Beep Baseball

In Episode 1 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, Greg Lindberg introduces himself and why he decided to start a podcast on blind sports. His guest for this episode is David Wanczyk, an English professor at Ohio University and author of Beep: Inside the Unseen World of Baseball for the Blind. The interview covers:

• - Wanczyk’s personal and professional background
• - What inspired Wanczyk to write a book on beep baseball, an adaptive form of baseball for the blind and visually impaired
• - How beep baseball actually works – and some potential experimentation Wanczyk would love to see with the rules of the game to make it a little more interesting
• - Wanczyk’s observations from the National Beep Baseball Association’s annual World Series events he has attended
• - How his perception of visually impaired people has changed since writing this book and getting to know a number of blind athletes
• - How beep baseball has positively transformed the lives of many blind individuals

 Beep is available on Amazon, Audible, and through the National Library Sservice (NLS) in both audio and Braille formats. Learn more about David Wanczyk and the book at www.davidwanczyk.com.