This article is reprinted from The Professional Skier.
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Please see our copyright and disclaimer notice page. To be an effective adaptive, ski instructor, it's important to have a solid understanding of your student's disability. This is certainly true when teaching people who are visually impaired. In the old days, we used to blindfold each other and practice guiding out on the slopes. It was great experience to shout commands, make mistakes, and take an occasional wrong turn.