(Up there on top is the NFB of Colorado
Logo followed by “Live the life you want.”)
Blind Coloradoan Blog August 15
Writer, aggregator Kevan Worley. Contributing editor Dan
Burke.
Here is what you need to know
Blind Coloradoan Blog August 15
Writer, aggregator Kevan Worley. Contributing editor Dan
Burke.
Here is what you need to know
Blind Coloradoan Blog August 15
Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind Bulldogs defend turf against New Mexico and California Goalball squads.
Here is your chance to observe Goalball and root on our
Mighty Bulldogs in person at the school or the broadcast, live on the CSBD
YouTube channel. Watch the website or check this blog for broadcast times.
Saturday, September 7, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Where: CSDB Gymnasium
33
North Institute Street
Colorado
Springs, CO
Goalball is the most popular team sport for the blind and
visually impaired and is played competitively in 112 countries.
In goalball, two teams of three players face each other
across a basketball court. The object of the game is to roll a basketball size
ball with bells inside, over the opponent’s goal line. Opponents listen for the
oncoming ball and attempt to block it with their bodies. Once they stop the
ball and take control of it, they become the offensive team. The audience is
silent during play.
The player’s zone is marked at either end of the court by
taping a heavy string down to the court for the players to feel with their
hands or feet. The game consists of two 12-minute halves and takes about an
hour to play a full game.
Players wear eyeshades to ensure they cannot see during the game. Most players wear knee, elbow and hip pads to help minimize the floor burns and bruising.
Go Bulldogs!
Colorado Center for the Blind & Western Welcome Week.
One of the
highlights of the year for the Littleton community is Western Welcome Week. Dan
Burke explains why it is a highlight for our Colorado Center for the Blind and NFBCO
of Denver chapter.
Monday, August 13, the Colorado Center for the Blind held
an open house for our friends and neighbors from 4 to 6 p.m. We had about 40 of
them stop in, tour the center, get a Braille alphabet card and try some of the
killer chocolate chip cookies students had been baking all day. The real goal,
and the real benefit of the event was that our friends and neighbors got to
meet our staff and talk to our students. Our guests got the inside story on
what the center is all about and, we trust, learned that blind people aren't
really all that different than themselves. In fact, as one soon-to-be 6th
grader put it, "It's really cool that blind people can use this saw just
with touch and listening!"
The highlight of Western Welcome Week (at least for the
Center) is Saturday's parade down Littleton Boulevard. As always, Center staff
and students will be marching, wearing our new CCB t-shirts, and hoping we are
not lined up behind any horses.
"We always cheer for you," one of our open
house guests told Director Julie Deden on Monday night.
We love the cheers! Come and join us and check out the
arts and crafts fair downtown afterward. The NFB of Denver will be there with
stone carving demonstrations and NFB water bottles for sale. Y’all, get your
boots on, grab a lasso or white cane, and come on down! You will receive a hearty
handshake and welcome from the National Federation of the Blind.
Colorado Springs City Blind Meet Up is back in August!
Tuesday, August 20th, Springs Orleans 123 East
Pikes Peak. Y’all bring family and friends and join us for 2-for-1 Happy Hour.
Stop in any time between 5 ish and 7 ish.
Big news from Audio Information Network Colorado, AINC.
AINC is getting a makeover! Many exciting changes are coming
to AINC this year. We strive to provide the best audio newspapers, magazines,
and print materials to our listeners, and we are in the midst of a system
makeover that will greatly improve your listening experience.
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Ext. 4.
Meet Luther, Thailand’s only guide dog, and his brave owner fighting for understanding.
Luther is the guide
dog. The blind handler is Kirin Techawongtham. When she attended our CCB Summer
Program, we knew her as Sai. We thought you might enjoy reading about her. She was
recently profiled in Channel News Asia, CNA. She graduated from Hendrix College
in Arkansas. When she is back in her native country Thailand, she is raising
expectations and teaching by example about traveling with a guide dog. Every
culture brings different challenges for blind people seeking equality and
opportunity.
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