FROM: http://www.newsday.com The last place Albert Rizzi thought he’d be after losing his vision 31/2 years ago was behind the wheel of a car. But there he was on Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway, guiding a borrowed car through 10 laps on the quarter-mile track. There was a catch.
Albert Rizzi drove in a race at Riverhead Raceway. Albert is blind. All of the other drivers had bags over their heads so they couldn’t see either. He drove yellow car number 11 and came in 2nd place! Congratulations, Albert!
On Saturday, August 8th, Riverhead Raceway will have its first blind man compete in a race. This is both a historic and a heartwarming moment. The driver, Albert Rizzi, is an exceptional man. He is a former kindergarten teacher and principal who received his BA from Manhattanville College and he has a dual Masters of
In 2009 while taking part in a study on the effectiveness of a new device for the blind, Albert J. Rizzi was interviewed concerning Brain-Port. Brain Port is a technology built to assist the blind in seeing the world through their tongue. The device uses an electrical sensation on the tongue to become a mental
Downstairs on Wednesday and upstairs on Thursday, the nearly 100 students in 14 classrooms of the Sayville Learning Center displayed their interactive technology projects during a curriculum and technology expo last week. Using an array of computer tools from Photo Story to PowerPoint and other learning resources, such as books and research, the students in