A Team Sport for the Visually Impaired

There's a basketball court at a park near my house, and sometimes when I ride my bike past, there are people out there playing basketball in their wheelchairs. This got me interested in doing a piece on team sports for folks with disabilities. I found out that the games were a program of the Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program, or BORP, and started exploring the other programs they run. This is how I discovered goalball, which is a team sport for people with visual impairments. When I checked out a scrimmage, I was really impressed with their athleticism, and even got to talk to a Paralympian while I was there. This piece originally aired on The California Report on KQED.

California Songs - Raashan Ahmad's "Oakland"

I interviewed my old friend Raashan Ahmad for The California Report's series "California Songs." The song "Oakland" is off his 2009 album, Soul Power.