[Iabs-talk] Fwd: Come Sail Away with Kris Scheppe

[Patti Chang]

"The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future."

Patti S. Gregory-Chang
NFBI President
NFB Scholarship Comm. Chair
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From: NFB Live <carl at nfblive.com>
Date: October 3, 2014 at 8:38:06 AM CDT
To: NFB Live <carl at nfblive.com>
Subject: Come Sail Away with Kris Scheppe
Reply-To: NFB Live <carl at nfblive.com>

Tonight, at 8:00 PM Eastern, you will have the opportunity to meet Mr. Kris Scheppe, a blind sailor. Join us in the Events Center, where Kris will discuss his sports career as a competitive fleet racer. NFB Live is honored to have him speak with us and to share his experiences.

Kris Scheppe, a thirty-five year old blind sailor who now lives in Florida, participates in blind match and fleet racing competitions. He came in fourth in 2012 and 2013. He has retinitis pigmentosa, a condition where a narrow tunnel of central vision is available with no peripheral vision. However whether while sailing, or when providing web development for a pool construction company in Naples, Florida, Kris enjoys a wide variety of activities. He also volunteers for Camp Abilities, a sports camp for visually impaired children where he helps campers reach their goals and learn to love sports. Kris has also been a champion power lifter which gives another dimension to what he brings to his campers.

He loves to see the progress in those he works with, from having no experience to racing in a regatta and wanting to take their skills home and race again. Kris formerly has been a power lifter and a business owner but now looks to a future of wind filled sails with the horizons of blindness and sports being a perfect marriage.

We, the management of NFB Live, hope you will enjoy this presentation.



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