Anthony Ferraro and Dan Mancina talk random stuff like breaking in new shoes, visiting the SPOT in Tampa, hate for nick names, No Barriers Summit, Anthony training for hiking, zipper gone wrong, help at the airport, hot nanny’s, shooting pool, skate practice, large print t shirts, dream cars, toys r us memories, Anthony doesn’t know what jurassic park is, using audio descriptions for movies, aliens, a flat earth wormhole and more!

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Keep Pushing Adaptive Skatepark ► ⁠https://fundrazr.com/f1zZbe?ref=ab_6VqfaF2Sm6X6VqfaF2Sm6X⁠  

Keep Pushing Inc was founded by Dan Mancina, an accomplished skateboarder who happens to be blind. Dan also holds a Master's degree in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT), which helps to teach adaptive life skills to those dealing with vision loss. Keep Pushing is a non-profit that combines Dan's two passions by introducing the blind/visually impaired (VI) community to the inclusive culture of skateboarding. Through his own journey with vision loss, Dan has found the lack of accessibility in current skateparks.

The goal of his foundation is to build the first fully adaptive skatepark and to host skateboard workshops for the blind and VI using what he has learned on the skateboard and through his VRT training. Dan has teamed up with an experienced skatepark design company, New Line. Using New Line's design expertise and Dan's knowledge of adaptive skating to create the safest and most accessible skate park ever!

Using adaptive methods, such as increasing the size of obstacles, adding contrast to obstacles, tactile ground, auditory cues for echolocation, 3-D models, and a spacious layout. Once the facility is built Dan plans to host monthly skate workshops and skateboard lessons for local youth/adults who are blind and VI, annual adaptive contests to help push for skateboarding the Paralympics, as well as use park adaptations to influence future public skateparks. 

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0:00 - intro

0:15 - quality inn

04:42 - breaking in new shoes

05:30 - visiting the SPOT in Tampa

06:40 - hate for nick names

13:12 - No Barriers Summit

15:09 - Anthony training for hiking 

27:30 - zipper gone wrong 

30:00 - help at the airport

33:30 -hot nanny 

37:09 - shooting pool 

37:55 - skate practice 

40:30 - large print t shirts 

43:58 - dream cars

51:44 - hockey game 

53:11 - toys r us memories 

54:19 - Anthony doesn’t know what jurassic park is

58:00 - using audio descriptions for movies 

01:00:30 - nature is good 

01:02:33 - aliens 

01:04:44 - flat earth wormhole 

01:06:00 - keep pushing and one love

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Podcast Intro & Outro done by Pete Gustin the Blind Surfer find out more at ► ⁠https://www.petegustin.com⁠