Summer Camps & Programs

Video Transcript

I’m Delaney, and I guess I feel really cool because, like, I’ve never actually met anybody, like parents like me. I mean, I’ve met people that have, like, it’s like, sort of bad eyes, like dyslexia or lazy. I’ve never met somebody actually, like, who’s like, 20 Over 150, or worse than that. So sort of cool to do that. And I really enjoy, like, being able to have the experience that some people might have, but not as cool as us. So like, we get to go into like friends, friendships and like go, like, see, like, when we went to see the Broadway show, it was the coolest thing, because I might get to see a Broadway show, but not up close, like what we had, and be able to actually see it and enjoy it, like what I did, and then having, like, making new friends with visual impairment, like this person right here, how she’s like, it’s so cool to learn about, like, what she has, and how it’s different and similar to what I have.

My name is Jota, and I’m 10, and I thought it was amazing, because at my school, it isn’t the easiest, because I’m I’ve never met anyone in my whole entire school that has any visual impairment, and I always kind of felt like I was the odd one. Whenever I go to this camp, I always feel like, it’s like, it’s like, I’m a piece of a puzzle. It’s really extravagant and amazing. And with all these experiences, like, I meet new people, I can just have fun and do a bunch of things like that. Like, I’ve never been to a Broadway new school, and it’s been so long since I’ve been in New York, and like when I went to Killington, that was also amazing. And this camp itself is just fantastic, like I enjoy my summer, but this might be just the highlight of it. I can’t even like word it out.

I’m trying my best. Yes, out. Like, the hardest thing to word out of how amazing it is, yeah, that’s how I’m 11. Yeah, I literally can’t work it out. I’ve never it’s also, like, really cool. So, like, everybody has, like, their own piece of equipment, like cakes and bigger iPads and bigger little phones. So it’s really cool because, like, when I’m at school, I have a special piece of equipment called the Mac connect. And everybody’s always like, what’s that? How do you use that? Can I use it? Or they want to be my partner, just because I’ve got that, not because like of who I am. And it’s really amazing for here, how everybody loves everybody because of who they are, not because of what they look like or what they can see and can’t see like, just who they are is they want to be friends with. And you can sort of express yourself here. You don’t need to sort of hide your eyes or hide, like your special equipment. You can just like, act normal, be yourself, and just like, show everybody that you’re awesome, you’re amazing, and you’re special in your own way, with your eyes, really good at blind jokes.

You get really good at blind jokes. It happens a lot, and also it may have been a long car ride and everything like that, and it’s a little while away from my family, but, like, that’s okay for me, yeah, I could make a sacrifice like this. Like, if I’m going to a camp that’s so amazing and it’s so open and awesome, compared to being home right now, I’d probably just be watching TV or something. Yeah, but this is just better than anything I could be doing. Thank you girls so much. Yeah, you.