• Font Size    

CBS4.com Top Stories

Disney Worker Killed In Monorail Crash
E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

Blind Teenagers Dip With The Dolphins

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

   Print     Share +
Aug 7, 2008 4:06 pm US/Eastern

Blind Teenagers Dip With The Dolphins

For Info On Miami Lighthouse For The Blind

VIRGINIA KEY (CBS4) ― Twenty-eight teenagers, aged 14 to 18, from Miami Lighthouse for the Blind summer camp got the chance to touch dolphins, feed them, play with them and get up-close and personal with them on Thursday at the Miami Seaquarium.

Blind and visually impaired teenagers got the opportunity to experience the use of their other senses by swimming with the dolphins.

Natalia Sulca was just one of those who fell in love.  She explained, "It was absolutely amazing, one of the best experiences I've had all summer."

Loquitia Walters, another from the camp, said "I liked shaking the dolphin's fin and giving it a kiss. I thought it was awesome."

Though the students were not able to catch the sun glistening off the back of a dolphin or their graceful jumps into the air, they could feel the splash of water, and the sense of touch when their hands glided over the dolphins' skin.

"This is an experience they will never forget," said Virginia Jacko, Miami Lighthouse CEO.  "You heard the giggles. Those were lifetime giggles. It was such an opportunity to feel a dolphin when you cannot see one.  They now have a mental image of what a dolphin looks like."

One teen described what it felt like, "I think they feel like purses," added Jonathan Saldana.
 

(© MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

Popular Pets

© MMIX, CBS Television Stations Inc. All Rights Reserved.