The Blind Advantage?

This latest Gatewave Radio story features Aaron Scheidies, an Endurance Athlete with vision loss. His experience participating in triathlons for over 10 years has been unlike what we often hear about athletes with disabilities who are more often praised and considered inspirational. ! Collage of endurance athlete, Aaron Scheidies running, cycling and swimming.
Photo collage by Raven Reid

Arron’s ability to compete with athletes without disabilities has brought some to credit his success to what they consider to be his edge; “The Blind Advantage.”

After taking a listen, check out Aaron as he works toward his latest goal; #Road2Rio – 2016 Paralympics.

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Posted by T.Reid on Jul 1st, 2015 and is filed under Advocacy, Audio, Blindness, PWD, Sports, Visually Impaired.

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2 Responses to “The Blind Advantage?”

  1. laurel Kamada says:
    July 3rd, 2015 at 8:31 pm

    HHey Aaron, Happy 4th of July today.I have missed you a lot since I last saw you and little Rentina on the 4th of July several years ago. Probably exactly 2 or3 years ago to the day? Did Rett wear his little Yankee Doodle Dandy suit today? I would have liked to have seen you two dandies there. I was in Rio a fewyears ago for a conference. Be sure to take time out to see the Christ the Redeemer statue while there and walk barefoot at IpanemaBeach or Copacabana Beach or other or one of the other beaches near there. You can feel the sand in your feet like cream.
    I hope you bring home the gold for USA in Rio and then come over here to Japan in 2020 for the Olympics in Tokyo I am trying to be a volunteer for that and hope to see youin person there. I am much the same here as since you last saw me. I am still in wheelchair and cannot walk very well. I am trying to write my memoir of my stroke experience. I have had some good therapists here. You appear inmy book and I have wanted to contact you about some things, so please email me. And let me know how to contact you. My new email sddress is: laurelkamada2015@gmail.com. Are there any other major changes in your life, besides going to the Olympics in Rio?

  2. laurel Kamada says:
    July 3rd, 2015 at 8:43 pm

    Rio, but I want you to compete?in?Tokyo?in?2020.?I?am?trying?to?volunteer?to?help?out?as?a?n?interpreter?for?it,?especially the para-olympics.??good luck to you and your tethered partner. Plese take the gold in Rio and come to Tokyo in 2020?Please?write?me?an?email?as?I?would?like?to?contact?you?about?several?things.?how?is?your?little dog, retnina?