Nedoroscik is not the only Olympic athlete with vision impairment excelling in their sport.
“For an athlete with a visual impairment, they might have better proprioception, a better vestibular system or better audition.
A new superpowerOlympic athletes with vision impairment have shown that you don’t need 20/20 vision to get the job done.
USA Goalball National Team Athlete and 4x Paralympian Tyler Merren says the only difference between a "Paralympic athlete and an able-bodied athlete" is the disability.
“All of these athletes are so empowering to kids like my patients, who can see [visual impairment] is not limiting them.
Persons:
Stephen Nedoroscik, Daniel Wiffen, Rebeca Andrade, Nedoroscik, ”, NBC’s, Becky Sauerbrunn, goalball, Tyler Merren, Merren, “, I’m, Rupa Wong, Daniel Wiffen of, Ueslei Marcelino, Gordon Waddington, Wong, it’s, Fabrice Sarlegna, Aristotle, Jamie Squire, ” Wong, Goalball, Kiyoshi Ota, It’s, Clark Kent, Leonardo da Vinci, ” Merren, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, “ We’re
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CNN, Saturday’s, Paris Games, US, Honolulu Eye Clinic, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Reuters, University of Canberra Research, Sport, Australian Institute of Sport, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Aix Marseille University, Team Brazil, Olympic Games, Bercy Arena, Olympic, International Paralympic, Team Japan, Tokyo, of Blind, US Association of Blind Athletes, Get CNN, CNN Health, “
Locations:
Brazil, Honolulu, Paris, France, Waddington, goalball, Chiba, Japan, USA