The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 88 – Visiting with Blake Steinecke, a Mountain Biker and Member of the U.S. Blind Hockey Team

<p>In Episode 88 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we meet Blake Steinecke, a visually impaired mountain biker and member of the U.S. blind hockey team from the San Diego, CA area. During the interview, Steinecke spoke about:</p> <ul><li>His childhood and education</li> <li>The sports he played growing up</li> <li>How he became visually impaired as a teenager</li> <li>How he got into mountain biking and how he has adapted it to be an accessible sport for the visually impaired</li> <li>How he got into blind hockey and what it meant to be named to the U.S. blind hockey team</li> <li>His blind hockey career and a recent event competing against the Canadian blind hockey team in Toronto</li> <li>His passions for assistive technology and his YouTube Channel</li> <li>How he has made photography and videography accessible as a visually impaired individual</li> <li>His career and current role with Clusiv</li> </ul> <p>Learn more about the U.S. blind hockey team at <a href='https://unitedstatesblindhockeyteam.com/'>https://unitedstatesblindhockeyteam.com/</a>.</p> <p>Check out his YouTube Channel, Adapting Sight, at <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy7pr6FKOhahCERy_EIZ0Sw'>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy7pr6FKOhahCERy_EIZ0Sw</a>.</p> <p>Check out a video about his mountain biking experience and an endurance race he competed in at <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23BfP6cLTW8&t=10s'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23BfP6cLTW8&t=10s</a> </p> <p>Learn about Clusiv at <a href='https://clusiv.io/'>https://clusiv.io/</a>.</p>