TODAY | February 05, 2013
Blind skateboarder navigates by hearing
Skateboarder Tommy Carroll lost his sight to retinal cancer at age 2 and has prosthetics where his eyes used to be. But the college sophomore found his love for skating in third grade and uses his hearing to orient himself as he moves around a skate park. Though he does sometimes fall, the worst he’s ever done is chip a tooth.
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>>> incredible triumph over adversity for skateboarder tommy carroll , who is completely blind. he lost his sight to rhett nal cancer at the age of 2. his only prosthetics is where his eyes used to be. he started skating in third grade and hasn't stopped since. he says he uses his hearing to orient himself as he moves around the skate park . although he sometimes fall, he always gets back up. the worst he has ever done, he says, is chip