Goalball - Houston
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Kim Cunningham
Oct 9, 2017, 12:33:16 PM10/9/17
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For Houston Area Families
TPOBC - Texas Parents of Blind Children
INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR
SATURDAY SCHOOL Goalball. In
addition to some game play, we will
introduce participants to NFB Newsline;
highlighting how the service can be
used to access information about sports
and fitness.
Our October event will be held at the
WEST GRAY RECREATION CENTER
1475 W Gray St, Houston, TX 77019
October 28, 2017 from 12:00 to 3:00pm
WE WILL BE DEMONSTRATING GOALBALL AND
NFB-NEWSLINE®
Lunch provided. If you wish to participate in Goalball, knee and elbow pads are recommended but not required. Protective gear for boys also recommended. NEWSLINE demonstration and lunch from 12:00-1:00. Following lunch and Newsline demonstrations, we will have a goalball
demonstration and some actual game play from 1:00-3:00. Anyone signing up for NEWSLINE at the event will be eligible for a drawing for a special prize.
RSVP to k...@tpobc.org by 09/22/2016 appreciated.
Questions or comments? Please email k...@tpobc.org call 713-501-9659.
What is TPOBC’s Saturday School?
TPOBC’s Saturday School is a once-a-month opportunity for blind children and their families to spend time
exploring opportunities for recreation and learning. We live in a city and state with wonderfully diverse offerings
for outdoor and indoor recreation. Come join us as we explore how to adapt those offerings for our blind and
visually impaired kids. Meet other families and share your experiences.
What is GOALBALL?
Goalball is a highly competitive sport played three-against-three, indoors on a gym floor--primarily by blind and
visually impaired athletes. It's played from the local school-gym level on up to the Paralympic, 'Team USA' level
Internationally. The object is to roll a three-pound Goalball, which is sort of like a heavy basketball, past the
opposing team without them stopping it. It's their job to block that ball at all costs.
What is NFB NEWSLINE?
NFB-NEWSLINE® is a free service that offers blind and print disabled individuals anytime, anywhere access to
over 300 newspapers and magazines as well as TV listings through any touch-tone telephone, iDevices, over
the Internet, or by download to a digital talking-book player or MP3-playing device.
Who is TPOBC?
Texas Parents of Blind Children is the state chapter of the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
(NOPBC), a division of the NFB of Texas, a national membership organization of parents and friends of blind
children.
Our state chapter was formed at the NFB of Texas State Convention in 2006 in order to reach out to parents of
blind children and provide vital support, encouragement, and information. We invite all parents, relatives,
educators, blind adults, and others interested in promoting opportunities for blind children in Texas to join with
us to achieve our goals:
To create a climate of opportunity for blind children in home and society.
To provide information and support to parents of blind children.
To facilitate the sharing of experience and concerns among parents of blind children.
To develop and expand resources available to parents and their children.
To help parents of blind children gain understanding and perspective through partnership and contact
with blind adults.
To function as an integral part of the National Federation of the Blind in its ongoing effort to eliminate
discrimination and prejudice against the blind and to achieve for the blind security, equality, and
opportunity.
It is our sincere belief that our kids can do anything and that by joining together, we can make a difference in
the future of all blind children. The NFB is changing what it means to be blind. Our philosophy is:
The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The real problem is the misunderstanding and
lack of information that exist. If a blind person has proper training and opportunity, blindness can be
reduced to a physical nuisance.
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