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Relearning How to Ski After an SCI: Muffy Davis

Muffy Davis describes the skiing accident that left her with a spinal cord injury, and her determination to get back on the mountain. Davis, a former ski racer, learned how to adaptive ski with a monoski and found herself on the U.S. Disabled Ski Team.

Adaptive Mountain Biking for People with Disabilities

Paralympian Muffy Davis provides the inside info on mountain biking, an adaptive sport that enables wheelchair users to hit the trails. Find out all the basics, then click on the links you need to start mountain biking yourself.

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Challenged Athletes Foundation Gives Adaptive Sports to Disability Community

The Challenged Athletes Foundation can help with financing for coaching, competition or adaptive sports equipment via its Access to Athletes Program. Try Catch a Rising Star's mentoring program, or Operation Rescue for disabled vets, among others.

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Sports for Kids with Disabilities

The way adaptive sports programs are growing, it's often not a question of whether any are offered, but what your child wants to try. Take advantage of opportunities in your community and wherever you travel.

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Disability and Pregnancy

Muffy gets worried when her baby doesn't kick, and she's out at night when the gas tank is empty. What's next for the wheelchair using mother-to-be?

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Disability and Pregnancy, Part 2- Week 15

Paralympian and wheelchair user Muffy Davis talks about food cravings, leg spasms, autonomic dysreflexia and sweating. Plus, she's looking for the cutest maternity clothes at great prices.

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Disability and Pregnancy, Part 3 - Week 16

The 16th week of pregnancy produced the nausea and weight gain that former (No Suggestions) Muffy Davis was expecting earlier. Continuing her chronicle of being pregnant in a wheelchair, Muffy tells what it's really like to have an SCI and carry a baby.

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Disability and Pregnancy, Part 4 - Week 17

Pregnant wheelchair user Muffy debates how to hold and carry the baby, because slings don't seem to work for people with disabilities. She's also excited about her upcoming Babymoon for adaptable kayaking and handcycling.

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Disability and Pregnancy, Part 5 - Week 19

Pregnant wheelchair user Muffy is back from a much-needed Babymoon with her husband. They've been looking at highchairs, swings and car seats and have found some that should work.

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Disability and Pregnancy, Part 6 - Week 20

Pregnant wheelchair user Muffy gets her first ultrasound and watches the baby yawn and move. The couple tours the hospital where she'll give birth, checking on accessibility. Heartburn starts.

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