What Is It Like To Be A Special Olympic Athlete While Dealing With A Vision Disability Feat. Ashton Smith

In this episode Durell is joined by former USA Special Olympic swimmer Ashton Smith. Durell and Ashton begin the episode talking about how they got connected. Durell shares that the connection really began through a mutual connection they both share. Ashton shares that she began to really appreciate Durelll’s content that he would share on Linkedin. Ashton shares that she is originally from the Dallas Fort Worth Texas area. Durell asks Ashton what type of disability she has and she shares that she is visually impaired and she was born blind in one eye. Durell and Ashton talk about having the mutual feeling sometimes of why they had to be born with a disability, and Ashton shares the feeling of being written off by people. She shares ...