Adaptive Sports and Recreation
Whether you're looking for information about how to participate, where to score adaptive sports equipment, or where to learn more about your favorite wheelchair basketball star, this is the place to start.
While rushing toward the mall or a “Big Box” store, we miss the jewel tucked neatly between buildings on a tree-lined street. Often we consider the “mom & pop” stores overpriced and think we are getting a better deal in a larger store. That’s not...
How I Accidentally Found a Great Ski Store for People with Disabilities . . . and everyone else.
The Stuntmen’s Association of Motion Pictures, one of Hollywood’s oldest and most prestigious organizations, announced a partnership to help blind and visually impaired children and US Military Wounded Warriors participate in a life-changing sport.
Free diamonds! Wheelchair baseball diamonds, that is. Able bodies and PWDs mix it up over wheelchair softball at the Verne Cox Recreation Center near Houston.
Racing wheelchairs, the kind that win marathons and track contests, are a whole different animal than everyday chairs. Find out the latest options for speed and comfort.
Articles
After Dreams are Shattered: Finding Hope after a Tragic Accident.
“Growing up in a small town, my life consisted of two main interests, hunting and baseball. In college I was named to the NAIA All-American team as a pitcher. In my senior year of college there was a strong possibility that I would be drafted by a professional team. But on December 23, 2007, all that changed. While driving home I fell asleep at the wheel.
Accessible Racing: Delivering Freedom, Hope and Inspiration
A car accident was a life-changing experience for Accessible Racing President & Co-Founder Brian Hanaford. A traumatic brain injury forced him to adjust to a life with physical disabilities while overcoming barriers and discovering fresh opportunities. Today, his non-profit organization helps persons with disabilities regain mobility through a fun and exciting adaptable sport.
No Barriers Summit 2011 in Winter Park, CO
“The No Barriers Summit events are about liberation, empowerment and hope. There is no limit to what you can achieve when you surround yourself with people who believe that anything is possible and embrace technologies that shatter perceived barriers.”
An inspiration story submitted by Tim Enfield, founder of The Think Alive Foundation and friend to the Disaboom community. "Any weakness will become what you want it to be. You must remember that life is one big choice. The choice is yours to make, for better or for worse."
This is suddenly you: Face down in the Pacific Ocean, 35 feet from land, and unable to move anything, not your fingers nor any one of your toes. Your neck cannot move no matter how hard you try to make it even wiggle, and it slowly occurs to you that the wave that you thought you could take has cracked something in your body that has paralyzed it, and you are probably going to drown right here in a few more minutes.
Surfer's Return to the Sea as a Quadriplegic
This is suddenly you: Face down in the Pacific Ocean, 35 feet from land, and unable to move anything, not your fingers nor any one of your toes.
Quadriplegic Cyclist Bob Wassom’s Quest for Paralympics
Can a 60-year-old quadriplegic cyclist hope to make the Paralympic team? Why not try, he replies, and goes to work in earnest with a fellow quad and the world’s top trainer.
Wheelchair Racing: Jacob Heilveil Coaches Bolder Boulder EXPAND Team
Paralympian Jacob Heilveil coaches EXPAND's wheelchair racing team of six for the prestigious Bolder Boulder 10K. Get training tips!