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Blind Skiers See The Light About three hours west of Denver lies Snow Mountain Ranch, one of the top cross-country ski centers in the United States. Known as the "YMCA of the Rockies", it boasts a large ski chalet and over 90...... Similar Editorial : American Blind And Wallpaper by peter1. | Source : Sports Guide
How To Get To Know A Disabled Person When you first meet someone who is blind, deaf, or in a wheelchair, what is your initial reaction? Curiosity? Sympathy? Awkwardness? If you experience any of these emotions, you are not alone. C...... Similar Editorial : A Person Of Value by Sidney Zegna. | Source : Achieve Goals
Patrick Anderson: Wheelchair Basketball Star Winning one Paralympic gold medal is challenging enough. Winning two in consecutive Paralympics is even more difficult. But that's exactly what Patrick Anderson and his Canadian Wheelchair Basketball team did, whipping Austrailia, 70-53 in the finals Sept. 28 to capture their second gold in as many Paralympics. Regarded as one of the best players in the world by his peers and the media, Anderson...... Source : Collector Baseball Cards
The Sport Of Goalball This isn't some fraternity initiation prank. It's a real sport played by blind and visually impaired athletes all over the world. The game is called Goalball, and it's not for the fainthearted. In a recent article from the Herald Palladium (Michigan) newspaper, Nikki Buck of the U.S. National Goalball Team described the sport as "kind of like dodge ball but in reverse." In 1946, Hanz Lorenzen of...... Similar Editorial : Investing As A Sport by David Leonhardt a.k.a. The Happy Guy. | Source : Akadema Baseball Equipment
