There are many visually impaired gymnasts, but “vaulting” is not the best activity for them.
There are no specific details about the spotting accident in this article:
Michael McCarthy, a blind albino from Port Jefferson who was 7 at the time of the 2001 incident, attempted to hurdle a vaulting horse at the Spins Gymnastics Academy in Port Jefferson Station when he fell to the floor, according to the suit, which seeks unspecified damages.
His lawyer, Steven Ferber, said yesterday that McCarthy’s instructors were negligent in letting go of his midsection as he fell.
McCarthy had to wear a body cast for six months and still suffers from back problems stemming from the fall, Ferber said yesterday.
Suffolk County Judge Peter Mayer rejected the gym’s argument that the blind boy should have known the risks inherent in his participation. …
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