Explorers Mariners Experience

Join us for an Orientation and Mobility experience while watching the Seattle Mariners take on the Tampa Bay Rays at T-Mobile Park.

Cost

Free for families enrolled in DSB Explorers.

Who

Registered Explorers ages 6 - 13 and one family member.

Date and time

Aug 10, 2025 12:30 PM until Aug 10, 2025 03:00 PM

Location of event

Seattle, WA

Event description

In a view from behind home plate, you see a pitcher releasing a baseball toward the waiting batter.

Explorers and families will discover how people who are Blind, Deaf-Blind or Low Vision can experience sports in an inclusive way. Families will learn how they can watch their favorite sports teams live using the OneCourt while enjoying opportunities for social engagement, team building, self-advocacy practice in a community setting, and orientation and mobility practice at a large event. 

 

Program

  • Fundamental Skills - Learn valuable communication and Orientation and Mobility skills.
  • Fun through Recreation - Develop strategies to help build more opportunities for children to participate.
  • Play Beep Baseball - Try adaptive versions of baseball.
  • Team Building Activities - Learn all about OneCourt devices and how they make live sports inclusive.

 

Workshop Partners

Amerability

Amerability is an experienced DSB provider dedicated to creating unique and transformative opportunities for students across the State of Washington. Amerability staff bring their lived experience to students and these staff have a strong understanding of what it means to be Blind or Low Vision and to encourage participants to achieve their goals through actions and provide mentoring and coaching through the process of starting points to successful transition outcomes. 

Murray Elbourn leads a team of Amerability staff including adaptive professionals from Entertainment as well as many other employment sectors to explore student interests and to nourish growth. For more information, contact Amerability CEO Murray Elbourn or call 509-601-8447. 

OneCourt

Grounded by lived experiences with visual disability and united by a love for sport, OneCourt is committed to driving sustained and widespread impact. Today, almost three years from inception, they are welcoming a new era for accessible entertainment. Learn more about OneCourt online.

To learn more, see these articles on how OneCourt helped a Portland Trailblazers fan enjoy a game:

 

Reserve Early

Tickets to this event are limited. Please register online by July 31, 2025. If additional tickets become available, they will be offered to additional family members on a first-come, first-served basis.