[nfbmi-talk] Jordyn Castor in the media

[Jordyn Castor]

Dear all,

Please understand these are college students writing these articles looking to gain experience as they would like a future career in journalism or broadcasting. So no, they are not going to write perfect articles, but these are definitely way better articles than some I have seen from journalism and broadcasting professionals.

I wanted to educate people on my trip to Jackson Hole as well as let anyone out there with a disability, whose hesitant to ski, know that skiing with a disability is possible for them because of adaptations and specialized equipment. I love spreading awareness and educating people that blind people can live the lives they want with proper training and adaptations; blindness does not have to hold us back from anything. Jackson Hole has probably the most difficult terrain out west for skiers, and is truly and extreme skiing mountain. The most difficult runs in Michigan only register as the second most difficult in Jackson Hole, one of which I skied and it was 3,000 vertical feet.

I also know many sighted people who would never even try skiing, maybe this story will inspire them to do so and maybe it will inspire other blind people to ski, or parents to let their blind child try skiing for the first time. I know for a fact my story has inspired a mother to let her child with multiple disabilities including blindness try skiing with a sit-ski next winter.

Have a good night you guys.
Jordyn
> On Mar 23, 2015, at 9:55 PM, Terry D. Eagle via nfbmi-talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Another example of the amazing blind person that can do and enjoy that which
> sighted persons do on a daily basis!  When will we see an article or video
> of an amazing sighted person reading Braille to his or her child; a routine
> daily event performed by a blind parent?
> Why doesn't the media use their energy and resources to help us remove the
> barriers and ignorance that feed their Amazing Blind Person amusement?    
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Dear NFB Members and List:
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> http://college.usatoday.com/2015/03/23/blind-msu-student-skis-against-the-od
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> Regards, 
> Nadia 
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