In Episode 27 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, blind skier Tyson Ready of the Braille Mountain Initiative was our guest. Ready spoke about:
- His early years and how he got into winter sports like hockey and skiing
- Why he suddenly lost a significant amount of vision in 2018 and 2019
- Working as a back-country ski guide for Great Canadian Heliskiing
- Getting services from the CNIB and Canadian Assistive Technology
- Receiving an Orcam device from the Canadian Ski Guide Association
- What inspired him to create the Braille Mountain Initiative, a nonprofit he recently started to bring back-country skiing experiences to blind and visually impaired skiers
- The upcoming back-country skiing trip he has planned for April 2021
- The adaptations of skiing for those with visual impairments and specifically how back-country skiing offers far more opportunity for independence for blind skiers
- Other mountain sports he hopes to incorporate into his organization
Learn more about the Braille Mountain Initiative at http://www.braillemountaininitiative.com and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/braillemountaininitiative.
Tyson welcomes email contact at braillemountaininitiative@outlook.com.