[blindkid] Seeking National Science Olympiad Advice

[Carol Castellano]

Ah, cane as catapult...I like it!
Carol

At 07:21 PM 3/2/2009, you wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>Vejas participated as part of his Middle School Team in our regional 
>Science Olympiad
>
>http://soinc.org/short_event_descriptions#write.
>
>He did the trajectory with his friend & they did well. He & his team 
>are moving on to the State Finals in April :-)
>
>My question is that most of the events seem pretty visually oriented 
>& not particularly accessible, at least from what I raed on them.
>
>I did not have a chance to actually see most of the events as they 
>were scattered around the university campus.
>
>Have any of you kids or students participated in the Science 
>Olympiad & if so do you have any pearls of advice?
>
>Is there another event that you might suggest as well that would be 
>accessible to a blind studnet?
>
>
>
>As a side note, we discovered a new creative use for the NFB cane. 
>When we got there, it turns out that to launch the catapult, the 
>participants' whole body had to be behind the boxed off area. Since 
>their catapult, like a number of others, had a side release that 
>presented a bit of a problem. On the spot creative solution: as the 
>launching pin was attached to a string, they tied that to the end of 
>Vejas long white cane. Fortunately the cane was long enough that he 
>could knee behind the boxed off area & then snap his cane to the 
>right, pulling out the pin -> they hit the targets on each of the 
>allotted 4 tries :-)
>
>
>
>I look forward to any insights you may have to offer.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Eric V
>
>
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