Discussing Sports and Recreation for the Blind and Visually Impaired Community

Summary: In this episode of the Next Up with NextGen podcast, we feature a discussion on sports and recreation activities for the blind and visually impaired. NextGen members Greg Lindberg, Liz Bottner, Lindsey LaVere, and Amber Grant join the conversation to talk about blind hockey, adaptive running, adaptive dance, blind bowling, beep baseball, adaptive rock climbing, and other activities. Check out the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) website at USABA.ORG. Learn more about Achilles International for adaptive running and cycling at http://achillesinternational.org. Check out the USA Hockey page on disabled hockey at https://www.usahockey.com/disabledhockey. Visit the National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA) website at http://nbba.org. Learn more about ACB Next Generation, a special interest affiliate of the American Council of the Blind geared toward blind and visually impaired members between the ages of 18 and 40, at http://acbnextgeneration.org/. The theme music for the Next Up with NextGen podcast was produced by Shane Aguilera. The voice of the podcast is Michael Babcock, and the podcast is edited by ACB Media.