That One Hurt Real Bad

Anthony and Dan are back and this time taking questions from the listeners. We touch on things such as adapting, Dan worked at McDonalds, making up jobs cause no one would hire a blind kid, WWE obsession, teaching Anthony about the Challenger, four bad eyes in space, Anthony’s random jobs, wetsuits inside and throwing surfboards, Dan’s first jobs blind, realizing Dan needed to go back to school, voicemails from our listeners, mental health issues, blind state representatives 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 ~~~ 00:00 - intro 03:22 - you adapt 06:35 - Dan worked at McDonalds 12:15 - making up jobs cause no one would hire a blind kid 18:58 - WWE obsession 19:55 - teaching Anthony about the Challenger 21:20 - put us on the Moon 27:30 - cannon in Italy 29:05 - Anthony’s random jobs 32:35 - wetsuits inside and throwing surfboards 34:03 - Dan’s first jobs blind 39:35 - realizing Dan needed to go back to school 40:43 - voicemails from our listeners 59:23 - mental health issues 01:01:25 - blind state representatives 01:07:23 - one love and keep pushing ~~~ Podcast Intro & Outro done by Pete Gustin the Blind Surfer find out more at ► ⁠https://www.petegustin.com⁠