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EXPLAINED: Blind skateboarder richard moore overcomes life s obstacles one trick at a time | Vintage Vibes

As Richard Moore rolls around his local skate park on the edge of Adelaide's CBD, he makes it look easy as he jumps, spins and slides.

It seems effortless, but this confident display is the product of a grinding journey to learn how to live with a visual impairment.

"I've had to relearn how to walk with a cane, so adapting that to skateboarding has been really difficult," Mr Moore said. 

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