The Eyes Free Sports Podcast - Ep. 27: Exploring Back-Country Skiing with the Braille Mountain Initiative

In Episode 27 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, blind skier Tyson Ready of the Braille Mountain Initiative was our guest. Ready spoke about:

• His early years and how he got into winter sports like hockey and skiing
• Why he suddenly lost a significant amount of vision in 2018 and 2019
• Working as a back-country ski guide for Great Canadian Heliskiing
• Getting services from the CNIB and Canadian Assistive Technology
• Receiving an Orcam device from the Canadian Ski Guide Association
• What inspired him to create the Braille Mountain Initiative, a nonprofit he recently started to bring back-country skiing experiences to blind and visually impaired skiers
• The upcoming back-country skiing trip he has planned for April 2021
• The adaptations of skiing for those with visual impairments and specifically how back-country skiing offers far more opportunity for independence for blind skiers
• Other mountain sports he hopes to incorporate into his organization

 

Learn more about the Braille Mountain Initiative at http://www.braillemountaininitiative.com and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/braillemountaininitiative.

Tyson welcomes email contact at braillemountaininitiative@outlook.com.