The below press release has prompted me to create a new category on the Accessible Insights Blog, and I don’t know why I haven’t done it before. Going forward, you’ll find the Accessible Sports" category on the page, and there you can read some posts on everything from wheelchair basketball to goalball, the Paralympic games to beep baseball. That is the subject of the press release below. If you know of, or are participating in, any sports events that fit the category, drop me a note and let me know. also, if there are any facilities or destination locations for accessible sports, whether that’s accessible hiking trails, specialized gear or news of athletes and their achievements, I’d love it if you could give me a heads-up. Just use the accessible contact form at the top of the page.
The National Beep Baseball Association
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Kevin Barrett
NBBA Media Group
The NBBA Media Group
Live from Ames Iowa, the 2012 Beep Baseball World series Championship Game.
The National Beep Baseball Association — Friday, July 20, 2012
The National Beep Baseball Association in partnership with KASI, A Clear Channel Radio Station, will be bringing live coverage of the 2012 Beep Baseball World Series from the Campus of Iowa State University. As part of the week long beep baseball tournament being held in Ames Iowa, the championship game is set to air live on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 10:45 AM Central Time.
The Ames Convention and visitors Bureau, host for the 2012 Beep Baseball World Series, is hosting 17 teams from all over the Continental United States and Taiwan during the week long competition. A combination of 375 athletes and volunteers from different teams make up the teams competing for the top honor.
Kevin Barrett, Director of Public Relations for the NBBA states, "Beep baseball has been played competitively since 1976, but never has it been aired globally for all to listen to it in the NBBA’s entire history."
Dan Greene, President of the NBBA stated, "Beep Baseball is a sport for everyone and anyone throughout the world, and with the live coverage of our championship game, we will reach out to the world and show how wonderful our sport really can be."
Thank you to our sponsors
The NBBA would like to thank the advertisers for the live broadcast. These corporations who serve the blind and partially sighted community who are partnering with the NBBA to bring this broadcast live, are:
AI Squared
Braille Works
Elegant Insights Jewelry
Independent Living Aids
The National Beep Baseball Association
Listening to the live coverage:
If you are going to be on hand to be part of the Championship game, you can tune in locally on your handheld radio to 1430 KASI on the AM dial. If you are anywhere else, you can listen live by clicking on the below link on your Windows or Apple computer. Be sure to have the most recent update of the flash player and you can listen live.Click here to listen live.
Click here to listen live
If you want to listen on your iPhone/iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows 7 phone or Kindle device click here. Coverage begins at:
11:45 AM Eastern
10:45 AM Central
9:45 AM Mountain
8:45 AM Pacific
on Saturday, July 28, 2012 from the heartland of America, Ames Iowa. Tune in and experience the amazing athleticism of Beep Baseball.
About the National Beep Baseball Association:
The NBBA first began in 1976, and has facilitated and provided the opportunity for the sport of beep baseball to be played by those who are blind or partially sighted throughout the United States and Taiwan. For more information on how you can start your own team and enjoy all that Beep baseball offers, visit:
The National Beep Baseball Association
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Congratulations to the Austin Blackhawks for going all the way to the championship this year! Bring that trophy back home!