Hi Steady, That's kind of my point, though. I want to know what the answer is to the fact that the rules are different for people with varying levels of sight. I can't help but think that if the rules have to bend like that, then maybe the sport isn't worth adapting. What I want to know is if there is a sport out there that blind people can play on an exactly level playing field with the sighted, or play with a modification so small that it doesn't make a difference. Could we, for example, make an accessible air hockey puck that beeped, and if we could, would blind people, using their ears, be able to play as fast as sighted people do? Ryan
On 6/7/12, Steady Goh <[email protected]> wrote: > Blind tennis or also called soundball tennis, a blind person can play with a > fully sighted person but with different rules. we are allowed up to 3 > bounces before we return the ball. A fully sighted has to return on the 1st > bounce and parcially sighted allow up to 2 bounces. Yes, is not an equal > playing field to make up for our disadvantages. A sighted person can tell > exactly where the direction the ball is heading, it's hight and speed very > early and react accordingly. whereas we are like having an unstable > connection with the ball because the sound is not constantly ringing so we > need more time to process then react. Given that, I still do miss the ball > after training for 2 months and no where near being able to play a match > yet, but i do see my progress. > > 锦发/Steady Goh --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
