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Eyes Free Sports explores sports and recreation activities for blind and visually impaired individuals.
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Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
In Episode 14 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we visit with Bryce Weiler, an ardent disability advocate, sports commentator, and all-around talented young man. Wiler talked about:
- His visual impairment
- How he was mainstreamed in public schools before enrolling in the Indiana School for the Blind where he graduated from high school in 2010
- His college experience attending the University of Evansville and Western Illinois University
- How he got into sports broadcasting in college doing color commentary for radio broadcasts of University of Evansville athletic events
- How he has worked with various play-by-play announcers and has adapted to their styles to be an effective color commentator
- How he prepares for a game broadcast and how many hours are involved in this process
- How and why he co-founded The Beautiful Lives Project
- Types of unique sporting events his nonprofit has put on for kids and adults with disabilities
- His work to make stadiums and arenas more accessible to fans with disabilities
- His role as the disability consultant for the Baltimore Orioles and how he got the team to wear Braille jerseys during a regular season game in 2018
Learn more about The Beautiful Lives Project at http://www.beautifullives.org. Follow Weiler on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bryceweiler.
Check out a sample of his color commentary of a University of Evansville soccer match at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2hlMPoWHnY
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