Tag: Adaptive Sports
BOOK: Concussion Management for Wheelchair Athletes
Just like athletes in traditional sports, wheelchair athletes can suffer injuries.
But because parasports are a relatively new phenomenon, research into injuries unique to wheelchair...
Quad Gods: The world-class gamers who play with their mouths
Chris Scott was falling towards the ground above Long Island, New York, when he realised that something was wrong.
An experienced skydiving instructor with around...
How wheelchair rugby ‘changed everything’ for one athlete
Carl Williams maneuvers across the court with the practiced precision of an athlete. He simultaneously searches the crowd, calculating which team member can catch...
Best Sports to Play Following a Spinal Cord Injury
Sustaining any form of serious injury can be terrifying, however, when that injury affects your spinal cord, it can be somewhat even more worrying....
Oscar Mike: Noah Currier’s mission to empower injured veterans inspires hope and healing
The founder of Oscar Mike, a million-dollar apparel company focused on supporting injured veterans, receives his care at the Milwaukee VA. Noah Currier, who...
Disabled golfer becomes first worldwide to captain an able-bodied club
A golfer who uses just one arm to play his shots is set to become the world's first paraplegic captain of an able-bodied club.
Terry...
Checking your assumptions: What our perceptions get wrong | Kelly Brush | TEDxMiddlebury
https://youtu.be/tn6GabRa8g4
Kelly Brush Davisson was born and raised in Charlotte, Vermont. She started skiing at the age of 4 and began alpine ski racing at...
Paralyzed Veterans of America highlights the UnstoppABLE spirit of veterans in new public service...
Campaign aims to inspire all those living with a disability to be UnstoppABLE in their everyday lives
WASHINGTON (October 22, 2018) — UnstoppABLE is a...
Para Dance Sport seed planted in USA
Course sprouts excitement in dance community
The media coverage, buzz and participant feedback around the Para dance sport course in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, has Cheryl...
Quadriplegic photographer Loren Worthington captures adaptive sports
https://youtu.be/6O6NLst__oc
At 21 years old, Loren Worthington slid head first into third base, but when he collided with the pitcher’s knee, he was instantly paralyzed....
