The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 154 - Catching Up with Murray Elbourn on Blind Tennis and Developing an Accessible American Football for the Blind

In Episode 154 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we welcome back Murray Elbourn, a longtime adaptive athlete who has worked for major adaptive sports organizations in Australia and the United States. He originally appeared on Episode 116 of Eyes Free Sports. During the conversation, Elbourn spoke about:

• Being elected as president of the U.S. Blind Tennis Association (USBTA)
• Updates on blind tennis around the U.S. and where some new opportunities to play have launched
• His work on a project with the University of Washington College of Engineering to develop a fully accessible American football for the blind and visually impaired
• How a blind American football game might be played in terms of rules and positions
• The importance of blindness organizations working together and connecting with mainstream sports organizations
• The possibility of getting blind tennis into the Paralympic Games

Learn more about blind tennis at http://usblindtennis.org. You can also email vicepresident@usblindtennis.org or call/text 509-601-8447.