This darts league is a bull’s-eye for some in Windsor’s blind community [Video]

Windsor’s new blind darts league is bringing blind and partially sighted people together “to feel like we just belong.”

A new darts league in Windsor, Ont., is bringing blind and partially sighted people together — offering both a sense of inclusion and joy.

“It gives all of us an opportunity to feel like we just belong,” said organizer Peter Best, a longtime disability advocate who is blind.

It started with a suggestion at the local Royal Canadian Legion Branch 255 months ago as they brainstormed possible activities for the local blind community, given that there aren’t many available to them, Best explained.

“I said, ‘Why don’t we play darts?’ And they said, ‘Well wait a minute. You’ve got blind, visually impaired people throwing sharp objects around a crowded room?'” Best chuckled.

“I said, ‘It sounds perfect.'”