[Sportsandrec] Blind skateboarder

[JUSTIN LOUCHART]

Hi, Justin W,

Yes, Flash Sonar is the clicking. I'm a teacher for World Access for
the Blind which specializes in human echolocation as well as several
other perceptually based mobility techniques. We teach everything from
basic navigation exercises all the way to riding mountain bikes and
playing sports. We have a strong emphasis toward autonomy and
awareness. If you're interested, feel free to email me at
Justin.Louchart at worldaccessfortheblind.org for more information, and
you can check us out on our website worldaccessfortheblind.org  We
also have Facebook and Twitter, if that's more your thing.

Regards,
Justin Louchart

On 2/9/13, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay, I saw this message. I missed it.  How do you do the flash sonar
> without other people you.  What position do you put your tongue in when you
> do do it? I tried it, but without sounding totally ridiculous I can't
> really
> make it work.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sportsandrec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> JUSTIN LOUCHART
> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 7:59 PM
> To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Blind skateboarder
>
> Hi, Jody,
>
> Ben's echolocation ability was quite good, but by no means unique.
> Virtually anyone can learn flash sonar to that degree. It simply takes
> diligence. It's easier than you might think; just most people don't ever
> have training in it.
>
> Justin Louchart
>
> On 2/10/13, Jody Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I have been offline for a week so this may be old news.  Ben Underwood
>> had a remarkable echolocation ability.
>>
>> I am sad to say he died a few years ago at only 16 years old.  His
>> blindness was caused by cancer of the retina and his eyes were removed
>> when he was 2.
>> Unfortunately the cancer returned and he died of brain cancer.
>>
>> JODY
>>
>>
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