Eastern Athletic Association for the Blind
The Boston Globe / Boston.com
Nearly 100 teen athletes who are blind or visually impaired competed in distance runs, dashes, throws, and jumping events at the Eastern Athletic Association for the Blind's Track and Field Meet held at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown. Blind athletes can hold on to guide wires that let them run freely.
Hurdling their handicap
Nearly 100 teen athletes who are blind or visually impaired competed in distance runs, dashes, throws, and jumping events at the Eastern Athletic Association for the Blind's Track and Field Meet held at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown. Blind athletes can hold on to guide wires that let them run freely.
(Globe Staff Photo / Stan Grossfeld)