Boston Marathon Race Director Joins Chaz Davis, Others For “Coast 2 Coast Challenge”
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For those who will miss the Boston Marathon in April, the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI) has created the Coast 2 Coast Challenge. For the 30 days of April, anyone can join to walk, run, or move, send in their daily miles, and virtually travel from San Francisco to Boston with international participants. Funds will support Team With A Vision (TWAV), United in Stride, and the services and members of MABVI.
Since the Boston Marathon was postponed this year.that inspired us to create this virtual Coast 2 Coast Challenge.
For the visually impaired, getting vaccinated has been a challenge
and last updated 2021-04-01 14:32:29-04
With a walking cane in one hand, Kyle Robidoux does his best to navigate the sidewalk in front of a vaccination clinic in Revere, Massachusetts, the 45-year-old first started losing his vision when he was a teenager.
For Robidoux, who is legally blind, arriving at any new location always offers its set of challenges. The first time an Uber dropped him off, he was a few blocks down the street. It took nearly 30 minutes to finally get back to where he needed to be.