[BlindTlk] Golf classic, blind mentors for cited recreation professionals

[Ericka]

 I am personally not interested in golf but I like the concept you brought about. I think we should also promote things like yoga and aerobics two. There should be a resource four gym teachers, rec departments,  and yoga teachers for example. Kind of like a mentoring program but someone that the staff can connect with to serve their clients better. I have a cousin that teaches yoga of all kinds and she’s willing to help me but she’d like to connect with the blind instructor. If I had a name, it would be easier to  proceed. I like the idea of the golf classic!

Ericka Nelson

> On May 24, 2021, at 8:47 PM, Peter Donahue via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Good evening everyone,
> 
>    Like Mark and others I learned to swim at the Oak Hill School for
> the Blind and through a swim class offered to disabled children in
> Bridgewater Massachusetts. We had an Olympic size pool at Oak Hill and had
> many water activities including a water show. I can also vouch for swimming
> in Long Island Sound as Camp Harkness bordered it. We had a private beach
> for campers to use. In addition to swimming and lounging on the beach we had
> a raft anchored about 100 yards from shore that many of us used to swim out
> to for some soothing R&R and to practice diving. The raft was destroyed by
> tropical storm Beth in 1971 and was never replaced.
> 
>    We were exposed to scuba diving in the Oak Hill School Pool but
> never had the chance to do some dives during our time at Harkness something
> I would have enjoyed a lot. While I'm glad I was introduced to scuba diving
> having the chance to be Jacque Kusteau for a day would have been
> awesome!There are locations on Long Island Sound and in many area lakes that
> would have afforded us dive sites we could have explored and to help us hone
> our independence and self belief as blind kids.
> 
>    Even today there are activities not being highly promoted in the
> blind community that have been done successfully by the blind for many
> years. Golf is another such sport. Despite the fact that blind people were
> playing golf during my school years we were never exposed to the sport in
> the hopes we may want to take it up. It's my hope we can correct this
> injustice of the past and through our Sports and Recreation Division and
> others we can insure that blind children, youth, and adults will have
> opportunities to try out these activities. Golfers raise lots of money for
> various organizations. Why can't there be a golf tournament I'll call the
> NFB Classic for sake of this discussion that has blind and sighted golfers
> playing together and is broadcast World-wide?  What an awesome idea!
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Mark Tardif via
> BlindTlk
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 5:07 PM
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> Cc: Mark Tardif <markspark at roadrunner.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Swimmers
> 
> Hi there.  I learned when I was a child at the school for the blind.  I also
> did some learning at summer camp on Long Island Sound in Connecticut.  I was
> taught how to float and then one stroke at a time.  At first I went out with
> a life preserver, but found that I could float quite well without one.  I
> feel more comfortable swimming in a pool surrounded by walls, less chance of
> getting disoriented.  But I have been known to swim in the ocean, paralell
> to the shore.  No need to panic if you find yourself in deep water, in fact
> that's the last thing you should do.  If you relax you will be able to float
> effectively on your back.
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jamelle via BlindTlk
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 4:45 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Cc: jmail201586 at yahoo.com
> Subject: [BlindTlk] Swimmers
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I didn't know how to title this message but the message has to do with
> swimming. I'm sure there are some of you that knows how to swim and I'm
> wondering how did you learn and are you able to swim without worrying?
> 
> Just wondering
> 
> Thank you!
> 
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