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The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 119 – A Visit with Liz Bottner, a Blind Hockey Player, Adaptive Runner, and All-Around Disability Advocate

Broadcast on:
20 Jul 2024

In Episode 119 of the Eyes Free Sports Podcast, Liz Bottner joins the conversation. A native of Delaware, Bottner has gone on to a successful professional career along with lots of involvement in several adaptive sports. During the podcast, Bottner talked about:

  • Being a triplet and her two sisters
  • Her eye condition
  • Her education and graduate studies
  • Her career working for a few major government organizations
  • What led her to try adaptive sports for the blind
  • Her experience competing in blind hockey with the Hartford Braillers
  • Her experience as an adaptive runner and her running guide dog from Guiding Eyes for the Blind
  • Her volunteer work
  • Her advice for anyone in the blind community who has thought about trying sports and recreational activities
  • Some important resources for those interested in adaptive sports programs

Learn more about the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) at http://www.usaba.org.

For more information on blind hockey, check out https://unitedstatesblindhockeyteam.com/.  

Contact Liz Bottner at pennyforward@pennyforward.com.