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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T11, F11
Further personal information
Residence
United States
Languages
English
Higher education
Media Studies, Psychology - Virginia Commonwealth University: Richmond, VA, USA
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He started running after he began to adjust to losing his sight in 2010.
Why this sport?
"When I first started losing my vision, I couldn't run or I couldn't be athletic - or I thought I couldn't. But once I got a little bit more adjusted to working with my cane and everything like that, I went to the gym one time and we ran around the indoor track and I was like, 'I think I can run.' I just kept running, because it was something I thought I couldn't do. And now I want to do it a lot, because I didn't think I could do it."
General interest
Other sports
He is a member of the US Rowing Association and won second place at the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints. (learningally.org, 01 Apr 2017)
Impairment
He was born with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative visual impairment. He started losing his sight in 2010 and retains around 4% vision. (richmond.com, 16 Nov 2014)
Other information
FURTHER EDUCATION
After completing his degree in psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, he is planning to study a master's degree in rehabilitation counselling at University of the District of Columbia. (learningally.org, 01 Apr 2017)
After completing his degree in psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, he is planning to study a master's degree in rehabilitation counselling at University of the District of Columbia. (learningally.org, 01 Apr 2017)