On 31st August 2009 Hilary Lister became the first woman with a disability to sail solo around Britain. She is only able to move her head and sails using three straws to control the boat. Hilary sailed into the…
1. What are the most popular wheelchair sports? Just to name a few: handcycling, basketball, tennis, softball, badminton and wheelchair racing. 2. What are handcycles used for? How can I try one? “Handcycles are used in place of regular wheelchairs for…
What do you do when you want to get through a door that has a step? https://youtu.be/6xvTE-QTwl8 If it’s a really steep threshold, you might need a hand. Once you’ve gotten yourself up in a wheelie, get part way through…
It takes a lot of courage to go skydiving. It’s not every day you see or hear someone with a disability doing it, but Theresa, a wheelchair-user and swimmer, is different. Skydiving was something she wanted to do for a…
Paralyzed in a fall when she was 19 years old, Claire turned to sports. https://youtu.be/CEIwQPb5bG0 She first tried hand cycling. It was the people in the hospital that encouraged her to take up sports. “Initially I was quite reluctant…but the…
Claire has been a wheelchair-user since a fall paralyzed her when she was 19 years old, but that doesn’t stop her from doing things she loves. https://youtu.be/QM6ziG4MgNo “I think I realize that I have to be independent so that I…
“Sports is a lifestyle,” Stanley, a tetraplegic in Singapore shares. “I’ve been looking for one sport that really fits into my lifestyle,” He has played table tennis for over a year and he’s hoping to win a medal from competing…
Jordanne had early exposure to athletics, her father is a former Paralympian who won the bronze in 100m track in 1984. She started playing tennis at age 3, and quickly was on her own athletic journey. Jordanne won a bronze…
Stanely broke his neck from an accident 10 years ago. He now uses a wheelchair and is as capable as ever. “I don’t want sympathy but empathy,” he says. “People usually sees us like we can’t do anything, we are…
Sports give people a healthy avenue to get out aggressions and frustrations, regardless of whether or not you have a disability. https://youtu.be/5GjCwh6cCV8 For those with a disability, sports “really allows you to push your body to a limit that you’ve never thought of,” explains…