Guide Dogs NSW helps vision-impaired children fly high with circus activities

By Michael Power
Updated July 15 2014 - 2:08am, first published July 13 2014 - 11:34pm
Taking flight: Zara Perry swings on the trapeze with the help of instructor Ted Tornaros. Photo: Lisa Maree Williams
Taking flight: Zara Perry swings on the trapeze with the help of instructor Ted Tornaros. Photo: Lisa Maree Williams

"It was like being a stick and an eagle, um, dropping you off its claws," said Zara Perry, of her first experience on the high-flying trapeze. Not bad for a nine-year-old, especially one with severe vision-impairment and albinism.

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