What happens when you take America's favorite past time and make it available to the blind and visually impaired?
Beep Baseball!!!
This national past-time has been bringing together the blind, low-vision and legally blind since 1976. Beep Baseball has teams throughout the county, has been showcased by MLB and hosts it's own World Series. This American sport has something for everyone.
Look Through
My Eyes’, a local South Florida organization dedicated to providing services to our blind and visually impaired community is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization who's mission is to
enhance the quality of life for the blind and visually impaired through
advocacy, education, and programs in the communities of Broward and Palm Beach
Counties. One way they accomplish this is through America’s favorite past
time, baseball.
Every week, Lauderhill Beep
Baseball is available to blind and visually impaired
athletes. By combining a beeping ball, buzzing bases, six blindfolded players,
and a fully sighted pitcher, catcher, and spotters, the crowd goes wild as players hit, field, and run bases. All the while relying completely on hearing,
communicating, and trusting the team. Beep Baseball requires grit, hustle, and hard
work.
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