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The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 83 - Visiting with Kevin Brown, a Highly Accomplished Multisport Adaptive Athlete

Broadcast on:
04 Mar 2023

In Episode 83 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, our guest is Kevin Brown from the Washington, D.C. area. A blind adaptive athlete with multiple athletic achievements to his name, Brown talked about:

  • Growing up in a military family
  • -His eye condition and a sibling with the same diagnosis
  • His education and attending the University of Virginia where he got a taste of Division I athletics
  • The sports he played as a youngster with fully sighted peers
  • How he got into adaptive sports for the blind and visually impaired
  • Being named to the U.S. blind hockey team and the U.S. blind soccer team
  • His experiences with adaptive skiing
  • How he has successfully coached his sons and others across numerous sports in spite of his visual impairment

Learn more about blind hockey in the United States at https://www.usahockey.com/blindhockey.

Learn more about blind soccer in the United States at https://www.usaba.org/clubs-sports/blind-soccer/.