COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT with paralympic guide, jerome avery

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Last Thursday we hosted our second community engagement event at Tall Trellis and had a hugely positive response. The goal of the event was for our Blind Spot community members to bring a friend who doesn't know about our mission to expand the reach of the organization. Our mission at Blind Spot is to create a community that is willing to be a little vulnerable and learn how to be a good friend to those who are blind and visually impaired. We were able to do just that! 

We played tic-tac-toe, corn hole and connect four with blindfolds. New guests at this event who had never heard of Blind Spot found the entire experience enriching. Many made it a point to tell us how much they loved that we are working to change the world to become more inclusive for the blind through these experiences. They felt this gave them the opportunity to learn more in a safe space without fear of potentially being offensive and instead being perceived as wanting to learn more. What is equally awesome about this event is the staff had to learn how to best serve those who temporarily removed vision to ensure they had a good experience. It was a great learning experience for all involved! 

A huge thank you to all who came! Think of all the typical things those of us who are sighted do on a daily basis without second thought that would be difficult for those without vision without a little guidance. We look forward to future events and we really would love to see you all at our November 3rd event called Discovery! This will be an annual fundraising event that will propel the mission of Blind Spot to enable us to further our reach and impact. 

Event sponsored by Blind Spot Foundation.