“A fast and athletic sport for sure, wheelchair fencing is as strategic as for those without disabilities, except for the fact that the wheelchairs are hooked into a frame so the competitors cannot move,” writes Kara Aiello, blogger. She interviewed…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
Antonio, a quadriplegic since the age of 19, got into wheelchair rugby four years after his injury after a few guys introduced him to the sport. https://youtu.be/CtH-2zVOQ9k “It was great, it was a great sport,” he explains. “Strengthened me up,…
Brothers Kyle and Brent Pease embody the true meaning of teamwork. Together they have completed 44 endurance races in just 4 years, and all those have been accomplished with Brent pushing Kyle in a wheelchair over each finish line. Kyle…