Message to mentor_4281

[pilleya]

In a situation like this I think it is important to be realistic, you need to have a discussion, with the student, the other mentors and the student’s parents. There are lots of things that could be potentially hazardous for a blind person to be involved in, but there are also things that they can be involved in. You need to consider the things the student can do rather than those they can’t.
Not allowing the student to participate on your team is not the way to solve this situation.

You are making a big impact on this person’s life through your mentorship and being supportive of his passion for STEM and I really commend you on that.

It’s nearly the end of the season, it’ll be the off-season next month. The off-season is the perfect time to help a student like this, rather than be restricted by the build season timeframe, you can spend the time to really help this student. With one to one guidance, with someone by their side you limit the capacity for this person to hurt themselves and others, while still enabling them to do similar things that other students do( within reason).