Skateboarding might be the last thing you'd expect a visually impaired person to want to learn. Smith — who was born legally blind — was part of a group of visually impaired youth who attended the workshop at The Compound YYC indoor skatepark. Nikita Smith, 17, participated in a workshop to help visually impaired kids learn to skateboard at the Compound YYC Indoor Skatepark. Dan Mancina, 31, who is visually impaired travelled to Calgary from Detroit to teach a workshop to blind and visually impaired kids learn to skateboard. Will Campbell, 11, attended the skateboarding program to help visually impaired kids learn to skateboard at the Compound YYC Indoor Skatepark.

Source: CBC News February 09, 2019 18:33 UTC