“I want people to know that there is something out there for you. There’s some kind of physical activity out there that will get you out of every dark area in your head, that will make you feel proud. Get out there, find out what it is for you.”

Justin Bishop lost his vision at age 25, but he rekindled his passion for skateboarding by helping develop GPS-like technology along with Not Impossible & Zappos.com, that assists skateboarders with visual impairments. ... See more

Justin Bishop had dreams of a skating career, but a visual condition cut them short. However, a new technology has put him back in the skating world.

Great to see USA Men's Goalball player Andy Jenks giving back by serving as the commencement speaker at last week's 166th graduation ceremony for The Maryland School for the Blind. Jenks was a member of MSB’s 2018 Guinness World Record setting goalball team.
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NOTTINGHAM, MD – The Maryland School for the Blind held its 166th commencement on Monday, June 10, 2019. The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of five students from the Class of 2019, who are now proud MSB alumni. The graduates included Shi-Niyua Goodman of Baltimore, Wayne Gopshes of Glen B... ... See more

Legally blind graduate student Michael Davis has run 16 marathons, including the Marine Corps Marathon twice and the famed Boston Marathon three times, and also between 40 and 50 half-marathons and more 8K and 5K races than he can keep track of.

On top of that, most times he pushes a wheelchair in which sits a fellow person with disabilities. His primary partner during the last seven years has been Ashton McCormick, a high-functioning 20-year-old man with autism, ADHD and congenital hypotonia, or low muscle tone. They have engaged in countless practice sessions and completed at least 10 races together, including the 2018 Boston Marathon. There they became the first duo – a two-person team in which one athlete pushes another in a specialized racing chair – comprised of a disabled runner and disabled rider to finish the race.

“Now I get to make sure that people with disabilities are included in races," says Davis. ... See more

There are 5,827 civilians working at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. Each has a story, but none like the one belonging to their colleague, Michael Davis. Davis, a 34-year-old graduate…

For members of the San Gabriel Valley Panthers, beep baseball is a passport to freedom and autonomy and, above all, a darned good time.

“There are a lot of people who live full lives, and then they lose their vision and they feel like they can’t do it anymore. We’re showing you that you can do it — you can get back what you lost.” -Darren Keepers, founder San Gabriel Valley Panthers Beep Baseball Club ... See more

The adaptive game beep baseball uses sound wires to guide blind runners to one of two bases, while outfielders scramble to catch a beeping ball.