Anthony and Dan are back with Anthony’s wife, Kelly as a special guest! The machine behind what makes Four Bad Eyes podcast a reality. Kelly get’s into her life story and how she met Anthony. They chat about the producer behind Four Bad Eyes, birth stories, moving from California to New York, my dog got stolen, homeschooled, trying to fit in, 9/11 changed everything, working with Ukraine, dating a Ukrainian, past work experiences, how Kelly met Anthony, Anthony moving to NYC, honeymoon and getting pregnant, Kelly helping Anthony get big online 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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00:00 - intro

01:40 - the producer behind Four Bad Eyes

05:10 - birth stories 

13:48 - moving from California to New York

18:52 - my dog got stolen 

22:55 - homeschooled

26:58 - trying to fit in

29:50 - 9/11 changed everything 

32:40 - working with Ukraine

34:28 - dating a Ukrainian 

36:30 - past work experiences 

46:05 - how Kelly met Anthony

01:05:00 - Anthony moving to NYC

01:11:43 - honeymoon and getting pregnant

01:17:23 - Kelly helping Anthony get big online

01:23:38 - 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