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Eyes Free Sports explores sports and recreation activities for blind and visually impaired individuals.
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Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
In Episode 5 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, Greg Lindberg chats with Enrique Oliu, the longtime color commentator for the Tampa Bay Rays’ Spanish radio broadcasts. Oliu, who is totally blind, discusses:
- Why he immigrated from Nicaragua to Costa Rica and then to Florida
- How he lost his eyesight
- His experience attending the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
- How he initially got into broadcasting
- How he joined the Rays’ Spanish broadcast team in their inaugural season of 1998
- How he prepares for each game broadcast
- The Rays’ 2008 run to the World Series
- How he actually does his job as a blind broadcaster
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
In Episode 4 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, Greg Lindberg chats with Kyle Coon, a blind triathlete who is only in his late 20s yet has already accomplished several world records. This episode is Part 2 of the interview in which Kyle speaks about:
- The adaptations he uses for running and swimming
- His experience at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO
- What he must accomplish to qualify for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan
- His advice to any blind or visually impaired person looking to get more physically active, including websites and Facebook groups for those interested in getting into running
In case you missed it, check out Episode 3 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast for Part 1 of our conversation with Kyle Coon.
Check out Kyle’s website at www.kylecoon.com. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
In Episode 3 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, Greg Lindberg chats with Kyle Coon, a blind triathlete who is only in his late 20s yet has already accomplished several world records. This episode is Part 1 of the interview in which Kyle speaks about:
- Losing his eyesight to eye cancer as a young boy
- What inspired him to get back into sports after going totally blind
- How he gained the title of being the first totally blind competitive rock climber
- His involvement with Erik Weihenmayer
- His experiences with a program now known as No Barriers USA
Stay tuned for Episode 4 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast for Part 2 of our conversation in which Kyle talks about his efforts to make it into the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Check out Kyle’s website at www.kylecoon.com. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Sunday Jan 12, 2020
Sunday Jan 12, 2020
In Episode 2 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, Greg Lindberg chats with Andrew Leibs about a number of sports for the blind and visually impaired. These include goal ball, beep baseball, tandem biking, golf, water sports, audio darts, and even winter sports. Leibs, a visually impaired athlete himself, is the author of the Encyclopedia of Sports and Recreation for People with Visual Impairments.
This is the most comprehensive guide ever written on this subject with a plethora of information and resources on how to get involved in blind sports, along with profiles and stories about the movers and shakers within the blind sports community.
The book is available on Amazon, the IAP Publishing website, and as a talking book through the National Library Service (NLS).
(Podcast theme music is produced by Andre Louis. Follow him on Twitter @FreakyFwoof.)
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
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.