My Dad does this with adults running marathons; it’s way more involved than just running with someone; the visually impaired person sets the pace so you have to run a marathon while someone else decides how fast to run, while also trying to anticipate their stride a few seconds in advance so you can spot potential hazards then communicate them back to your partner who needs to have absolute trust in you that you are going to keep them from hurting themselves. You essentially end up being a rally car navigator for a person
When the younger kid is in ninth grade, he’s gonna crush his own competition. That’s super impressive what he’s doing. The trust between those two must be enormous.
Man, this is sad. This kid probably can’t enjoy fast-paced games. Now I want to know how blind play games if they even do.
EDIT: only found video about blind fighting gamer. I guess that counts as fast-paced game.
For most of us who are not disabled it can be difficult to grasp the full extent of how disability can limit the lives of those affected. There are so many things that we take for granted.
Um, at the risk of being unwholesome… he has a seeing-eye-human, on a leash.
