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Discovery tickets are available!
Individual tickets and sponsorships are now available!
Friday, November 1st, 2024 | Doors Open at 5:30; Event Begins at 6:00
The Gallery | 61 E 14th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105
We have several sponsorship opportunities available. All sponsors are recognized on our website and at the event. All sponsorships include VIP tickets - the only way to participate in immersive experiences in the VIP lounge.
Learn about other ways to support Blind Spot here.
Community Engagement at Tall Trellis
Have you ever wondered how it would feel to run without sight? Or are you interested in learning how to guide someone who is blind?
This event is for you! Special guest Jerome Avery, Paralympic guide runner, will share his story about guiding Paralympic runners who are blind and teach us how to guide both with a tether and through auditory cues.
EVENT DETAILS
- Friday, September 27, 6-7:30 PM
- Tall Trellis Brew Co., 25600 W Valley Parkway, Olathe, KS 66061
- Cost is a donation of $10, participants will receive a drink voucher for alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage of their choice.
Jerome has been a guide runner for the U.S. Paralympic Track & Field team since 2004. He has guided Lex Gillette, Josiah Jameson and David Brown. In 2016, Jerome and David Brown set the world record for their classification in the 100m. An Olympic hopeful himself, Jerome finished in the top 20 at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2000 and in the top 15 at the 2004 trials.
Questions? Contact: Leah Enright lenright@kssdb.org
Come dressed to run and have fun!
Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation, KC Blind All-Stars Foundation, and Kansas State School for the Blind. All monies will be donated directly to KC Blind All-Stars Foundation.
are you aware of your blind spot?
Did you know...
- 85% of everything you learn from birth to age 5 is done through vision?
- 70% of adults who are blind are unemployed?
- Only 15% of adults who are blind obtain a bachelor's degree or higher?
- Nearly 28% of blind adults are living at or below the poverty level?
Have you ever...
Been in a situation where you saw someone who was obviously visually impaired and you wanted to help but didn't know what to do? Maybe they were walking towards you with a cane and you moved out of the way. Maybe there was someone trying to find their way, but you didn't want to offer help at the risk of being offensive. Or, maybe you've never even encountered anyone who is blind. We want to bring those with visual impairments out of our blind spots and into our view so we can help overturn the statistics listed above.
Time for change
Our goal is to radically change the above statistics to improve the quality of life for those who are visually impaired. We want every individual to be afforded with the confidence, ability, and aptitude to achieve their dreams, regardless of their ability to see.
Blind Spot is creating a movement, a movement where we lean in and understand what it is like to experience the world without vision. If we partner with the visually impaired, we can learn so much from them as well as remove barriers for the visually impaired to dream big and achieve great things!
We need members of the community, like you, to help create a wave of understanding and support for the visually impaired. Let's bring our abilities and passions together to create real and lasting change.
To create a language of inclusion and provide the visually impaired with the necessary exposures to help them reach their highest potential alongside their sighted peers.
Simultaneously, teaching those with sight to learn to be advocates for those who are visually impaired.
We create experiences that allow the sighted to gain a glimpse of what it is like to be blind.
We believe this creates an innate empathy and a foundation to build on what will lead to true connection with the visually impaired community.
