EP. 071 - Happy Birthday Anthony

Anthony Ferraro turned 28 on March 24, 2023 — Anthony and Dan discuss Anthony’s birthday dinner, Judo Nationals in Las Vegas, sickest Dan’s ever been, first hearing of COVID, Judo slams & paying your own way, caked up wheels, Anthony’s workout, forcing a blind genetic test, nub on the nuts, kidney stones and more! ~~~ Call or Text the Podcast Hotline at +1-908-349-1480 Or you can Email us to send in those questions ⁠[email protected]⁠ or ⁠[email protected]⁠ More about Four Bad Eyes Podcast ► ⁠https://www.fourbadeyes.com⁠ TIKTOK: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@fourbadeyes⁠ INSTAGRAM: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/fourbadeyes⁠ ~~~ More about Anthony Ferraro ► ⁠https://www.asfvision.com⁠ Anthony on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/asfvision⁠ More about Dan Mancina ► ⁠https://www.keeppushinginc.com⁠ Dan on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/danthemancina/⁠ ~~~ Keep Pushing Adaptive Skatepark ► ⁠https://fundrazr.com/f1zZbe?ref=ab_6VqfaF2Sm6X6VqfaF2Sm6X⁠ Keep Pushing Inc was founded by Dan Mancina, an accomplished skateboarder who happens to be blind. Dan also holds a Master's degree in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT), which helps to teach adaptive life skills to those dealing with vision loss. Keep Pushing is a non-profit that combines Dan's two passions by introducing the blind/visually impaired (VI) community to the inclusive culture of skateboarding. Through his own journey with vision loss, Dan has found the lack of accessibility in current skateparks. The goal of his foundation is to build the first fully adaptive skatepark and to host skateboard workshops for the blind and VI using what he has learned on the skateboard and through his VRT training. Dan has teamed up with an experienced skatepark design company, New Line. Using New Line's design expertise and Dan's knowledge of adaptive skating to create the safest and most accessible skate park ever! Using adaptive methods, such as increasing the size of obstacles, adding contrast to obstacles, tactile ground, auditory cues for echolocation, 3-D models, and a spacious layout. Once the facility is built Dan plans to host monthly skate workshops and skateboard lessons for local youth/adults who are blind and VI, annual adaptive contests to help push for skateboarding the Paralympics, as well as use park adaptations to influence future public skateparks. Again more on the Keep Pushing Adaptive Skatepark ► ⁠https://fundrazr.com/f1zZbe?ref=ab_6VqfaF2Sm6X6VqfaF2Sm6X⁠ ~~~ 0:00 - intro 0:15 - Anthony’s birthday dinner 05:00 - Judo Nationals in Las Vegas 14:10 - sickest Dan’s ever been 18:38 - first hearing of COVID 24:19 - Judo slams & paying your own way 29:29 - caked up wheels 31:47 - Anthony’s workout 35:50 - forcing a blind genetic test 44:44 - nub on the nuts 55:00 - kidney stones 01:00:00 - didn’t stop the audio bloopers ~~~ Podcast Intro & Outro done by Pete Gustin the Blind Surfer find out more at ► ⁠https://www.petegustin.com⁠