Adaptive Sports
They promote health and fitness, break down barriers, reveal hidden character, teach essential life lessons, expand individual potential…and that’s just the beginning. Adaptive sports are an ingenious and effective way to plow through the challenges posed by your disability.
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Amputee Soccer? Amputee Soccer Absolutely!
It’s the fastest one-legged game on the planet—now played in 47 countries around the world. And Team USA is training to compete in the 2018 Amputee Soccer World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico this fall. And please don’t make the mistake of dismissing the game as “disability” soccer. It’s fast, it’s physical and it’s highly competitive.…
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Roll with the Wind
It was a good day for United States Marine Corps Major Kim “Rooster” Rossiter when he realized that just because an individual could not physically propel their own bodies from the starting line to the finish line, it didn’t mean that that they could not compete. It was his daughter, Ainsley, who opened his eyes.…
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Exercise for Every Body: Maximize Your Potential
By Kristin McNealus, PT, DPT, ATP, SCI Total Fitness Over the past few years, our country has become more and more unhealthy. This has caused a shift in the need for more preventative medicine and a focus on wellness. This couldn’t be more true for people with disabilities! Here’s some good news—exercise is the best…
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Angela Madsen vs. the Pacific Ocean
By Angela Madsen, Paralympian and Guinness World Record Holder for Rowing I am often asked, “Aren’t you afraid” and “Do you have fears about whether you will be able to make such a journey?” YOU BET! I have fears and doubts every time I set out to row an ocean. The prospect of rowing for…
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Criptaedo Inspires Confidence and Independence
By Paul Brailer, Criptaedo My name is Paul Brailer. I am a black-belt from the Art of Karate in Barberton, Ohio and the creator of Criptaedo, a new martial art designed to educate the community of people with disabilities on self-defense and fitness. I haven’t always had high self-esteem and confidence. Being born with spina-bifida, growing…
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Making a Difference: Annie Hopkins’ Story and Vision for the World
By Chris Rohan, Abilities Expo Ambassador and Former Publisher of Disabled Dealer Magazine Annie Marie Hopkins took the world by storm during her short stay on earth. She made her presence felt when she was here, and her legacy and vision—embodied in her company 3E Love—continue to touch many lives throughout the world. What Annie may have…
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En Garde!
By John Martin, Fencing Star Academy One of the first sports to be included in the Paralympic program, Wheelchair Fencing made its debut in England in 1953 in the Stoke Mandeville Games, a competition especially for war veterans. The first countries to develop the sport were precisely those with a tradition in world fencing: England,…
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Partially Blind Skier with MS Set for 2014 Paralympic Games
By David Block Danelle Umstead of Park City Utah will be a key U.S. skier to watch for at the Paralympics in March in Sochi, Russia. The sight impaired Umstead left her mark at the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, when she and her fully sighted guide/husband Rob Umstead won two bronze medals in skiing;…
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Chad Waligura Unites Texans with Adaptive Hunting and Fishing
By Lisa Wells, Cure Medical Anative of El Campo, Texas, Chad Waligura is the CEO/Editor of Able Outdoors magazine that provides adaptive product information and adventure articles for people in the outdoor world who have disabilities. By providing information on hunting, fishing, travel and other activities like adaptive clay shooting, Chad aims to bring the entire accessible outside…