Paralympics

KEARNEY – Imagine skiing down a mountain at 70 mph. Now imagine what it’s like to do that blind. Paralympian Danelle Umstead says she “lives the impossible” every day as a visually impaired alpine skiing champion. Umstead will speak 7 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 21) as part of Disability Awareness Week at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Her presentation in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room is free and open to the public. A three-time U.S. Paralympian, … [Read more...] about Visually impaired skier, ‘DWTS’ contestant speaking Thursday at UNK