The Nine Club #226 · Show notes.
Dan Mancina
About this episode
Dan Mancina discusses growing up in Michigan, moving to Los Angeles, working at the skateshop ZJ Boarding House, getting diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa when he was 13 years old, starting to loose his vision at the age of 20, first getting flowed by Real Skateboards & Adidas, how he uses a white cane to skate, getting an Actions Realized board with Real Skateboards, starting his nonprofit “Keep Pushing” to get more visually impaired kids into skating, raising money to build the world's first accessible skatepark in Michigan, filming for his new video part and much more!
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The guest
Dan Mancina
Dan Mancina is a blind skateboarder and founder of Keep Pushing. He discusses skating with a white cane and developing accessible opportunities for visually impaired skaters.
Chapters
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- Dan Mancina joins The Nine Club
- Moving to Los Angeles and working at ZJ’s
- Changing careers and learning cane skills
- Studying vision rehabilitation
- Finding a ledge without sight
- Losing vision and adapting
- Being visible as a blind skateboarder
- Meeting other blind skaters
- Accessible contests and skatepark design
- Deluxe and his board setup
- Finding a new skate crew
- Filming tricks and judging a landing by feel
- Labeling everyday objects at home
- Getting his name on a REAL board
- Building an accessible skatepark
- Braille on skateboards
- Using a phone with screen-reading tools
- Life outside skating and ice fishing
- Why long slides and grinds are difficult
- Cane tips and wear from skating
- Choosing a light cane
- Learning about visual impairment
- Cooking and making pasta
- Vision rehabilitation as a career
- Getting through adversity
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People mentioned
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Mikey Taylor
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