Articles written by Andrew Leibs

"Know Before You Go" is sound advice for all travelers. For persons with disabilities, the motto is even more essential to safe, stress-free air travel.

May 31, 2011 - Andrew Leibs

The toughest obstacle to making San Diego's surf accessible to the blind was convincing Swamis Surfing Association legend Bruce King that it could be done.

Feb 3, 2011 - Andrew Leibs

Arthur O'Neill began the Carroll Center for the Blind's Outdoor Enrichment program to make recreation accessible, challenging, and social.

Feb 2, 2011 - Andrew Leibs

The wind and waves buffeting boats in Boston Harbor are felt more than seen and make sail racing accessible to blind athletes like Duane Farrar.

Dec 29, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Each summer in Boston Harbor, SailBlind teaches blind and visually impaired children and adults adaptive sailing and sail racing techniques.

Dec 15, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Diving's sensory joys - weightlessness, the shifting shapes of sea-life, or the stillness of a shipwreck - are as sublime to those without sight.

Dec 13, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Seattle Sports and Bamboo Bottle Company promote sustainability with stylish, dishwasher safe bottles.

Dec 4, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Once dismissed as a parlor trick or feared as a truth serum, hypnosis is becoming an increasingly popular health and wellness treatment.

Oct 27, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Donna Jodhan calls learning to skate one of the best things she ever did and a recreational activity that is accessible to every blind child.

Oct 20, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Kae Rausch had given up on sports till discovering she could crush a beep baseball and contribute as the lone female player on the Boston Renegades.

Jul 27, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

In 2009, Rachfal raced his tandem to a Para-cycling world championship in the 4-kilometer pursuit to emerge as one of America's top disabled cyclists.

Jul 21, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Curling, often described as shuffleboard on ice, has a rich history of accommodating disabled players, from club level to the Paralympic Winter Games.

Jul 12, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Willoughby, a former Paralympic swimmer, now stokes a tandem bike team seeking a national ranking to qualify for the London games.

Jun 25, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Built-in text-to-speech technology on set-top boxes will enable TVs to tell blind viewers what's on and when.

Jun 24, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

A Dunedin-based company specializes in custom travel and vacations that accommodate seniors and people with sensory or mobility impairments.

Jun 22, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

This Isles of Shoals Steamship Company vessel is part of the kinetic landscape of the working port of Portsmouth and the New Hampshire Seacoast.

Jun 21, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

DriveAbility (Exeter, NH) is one of many rehabilitation services offering skills assessment and retraining designed to keep older drivers safe.

Jun 16, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

After pressures to succeed nearly ended De Wall's life, judo's discipline gave him inner strength and revived and reshaped his need to compete.

Jun 8, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

In this interview, Access Education founder Sam Jasmine discusses Audio Dart Master, a talking board she designed to make darts accessible to the blind.

May 27, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Pittsburgh-based nonprofit disproves the myth that blind people are not interested in participating in competitive sports and outdoor activities.

May 24, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

A 3.8-mile race at Irvine Lake in July will benefit the Gavin Stevens Foundation's search for the causes of and treatments for Leber's Congenital Amaurosis.

May 16, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Keene's Office of Disability Services Alternative Textbook Program uses technology to convert music scores into braille for blind music education major.

May 15, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

The TNABA provides blind and visually impaired Tennesseans with accessible and adaptive sports programs such as goalball, bowling, and tandem cycling.

May 14, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Camps provide opportunities to learn adaptive sports and accessible recreation activities such as archery, goalball, tandem cycling, running, and showdown.

Apr 30, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Florida nonprofit promotes total integration of blind and visually impaired athletes worldwide by creating opportunities to compete and share their stories.

Apr 28, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Technology is increasing opportunities for blind and visually impaired people to keep up with current events, share ideas, and build supportive communities.

Apr 27, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Climb aboard the M/V Thomas Laighton Tuesday evenings in 2010 for a Sunset Walkabout tour of Star Island and the Oceanic Hotel off the New Hampshire coast.

Apr 20, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Without proper planning, mobility limitations, power outages, and depleted medical supplies can make disasters very difficult for people with disabilities.

Apr 18, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Accessible recreation is becoming an increasingly vital component of physical and emotional therapy for returning soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Apr 12, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports makes paddling accessible to people with disabilities through a long-running summer program at Stoughton Pond.

Apr 10, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

In this interview, seven-time Paralympian James Mastro discusses showdown, which he thinks can replace goalball as the top competitive game designed for blind players.

Apr 1, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Slap shots with mini cricket bats at a hard, BB-filled ball should make Showdown the Murderball of blind sports, but game table cost and scarcity has hindered growth.

Mar 31, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Technology is making target games such as darts more accessible to the blind and visually impaired and providing new ways for all players to appreciate the game.

Mar 28, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

The accessible sports movement is creating more national level races, from 5Ks to the marathon, where blind and visually impaired runners can compete head to head.

Mar 22, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

A new DVD produced by the U.S. Paralympic Committee and the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes teaches the basics of guiding blind and visually impaired track athletes.

Mar 18, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Therapeutic Adventures' programs and services provide greater access to the outdoors for persons with physical and developmental disabilities and other special needs.

Mar 3, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Advances in digital technology continue to extend blind and visually impaired people's range of mobility and enhance comfort and safety while traveling.

Feb 28, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

The New England Handicapped Sports Association sponsors accessible outdoor recreation activities (with an emphasis on skiing) in a fun, supportive, social atmosphere.

Feb 25, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

In this interview, former Paralympic coach, mobility expert, and accessible recreation pioneer Ginger Irwin discusses strategies for getting blind people in the game.

Feb 17, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

WGBH, the Boston-based non-commercial TV and radio broadcast service, makes television programs and movies accessible to those with sight and hearing impairments.

Feb 16, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

The Lakeshore Foundation provides accessible sports, fitness, and recreation programs to promote active, healthy lifestyles among persons with physical disabilities.

Feb 12, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Since its inclusion in the first Winter Paralympic Games, cross-country has proved to be one of the most popular sports-one accessible to a broad range of disabilities.

Feb 11, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Guided blind travelers can cruise Alaska, sip wine in the Napa Valley, enjoy the splendor of New England's fall foliage, or journey to New Zealand's South Island.

Feb 9, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

STRIDE provides therapeutic programs for persons with disabilities or special needs designed to build confidence and self-esteem through participation in adaptive sports.

Feb 8, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

The Blind Stokers Club introduces blind and visually impaired persons to recreational cycling, pairing volunteer "captains" with blind "stokers" on tandem bikes.

Feb 7, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

The CAF provides funding for disabled athletes to train, compete, and buy adaptive equipment that opens new possibilities for recreation and for leading a fuller life.

Feb 6, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

The biathlon combines cross-country skiing and target shooting with a rifle and is one of three Paralympic winter sports open to blind and visually impaired athletes.

Jan 25, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

USABA's 2009 Hall of Fame class reflects its commitment to developing blind athletes and volunteers whose work has broadened blind participation in sports & recreation.

Jan 20, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

In this interview, Janice Walth tells how she got hooked on archery, what makes the sport accessible, and what her success says about blind people in mainstream society.

Jan 16, 2010 - Andrew Leibs

Named Learning Express 2009 Toy of the Year, Jishaku demands deft touch, steady hands, and good memory, making it an accessible game for the blind and visually impaired.

Jan 13, 2010 - Andrew Leibs