Challenge The Status Quo Of Disability

Nafi broke his neck playing rugby 8 years ago and has been using a wheelchair ever since. It wasn’t easy for him to accept the changes in his life. It took him 2 years to adjust himself to his life…

Ventilator Dependent Quadriplegic Football Coach

Jeff Tweedie, a ventilator dependent quadriplegic injured in a rugby accident in 1994, is giving back to the sports community as an assistant coach for the Winthrop/Monmouth Middle School Football team in Maine. https://youtu.be/v3f_6UA4wFY Coaching football is a big part…

Paraplegic Wakeboarder Rides The Waves

  Paralyzed from a spinal tumor at the age of 16, Sarah Holm was initially unsure of her future in sports. “I thought I would just have to sit on the sidelines and cheer,” she says. But then Sarah found Colsac…

Once An Athlete, Always An Athlete

Cody was paralyzed in a rugby accident when he was 15 years old, but that didn’t stop him from being embracing his inner athlete. Rugby may be the reason he uses a wheelchair, but he has found a home on…

The Best Parts Of Being On A Team

Cameron, a wheelchair rugby player on the Wheel Blacks of New Zealand has been playing for 7 years. https://youtu.be/yRSvakrdEwY The attraction to wheelchair rugby “For me it was the team atmosphere…I never had experience a team environment until wheelchair rugby…

Overcoming My Fears To Sail

Sailing started off as an excuse for Jovin Tan, a wheelchair-user, to get out of his house. Now, he’s working to qualify for his fourth Paralympics to represent Singapore. Managing a demanding training schedule   “It’s all about time management,”…

#AthletesWeLove: Beth Kolbe, swimming

“I immediately loved the water and the freedom I had in it.”   A volleyball player in her younger years, Beth was introduced to swimming as a form of therapy after being paralyzed in a car accident. She first joined…

Taking A Chance And Finding Love

Jovin’s family discovered he had cerebral palsy when he was 2 years old. Although he used to struggle with confidence, you wouldn’t know it now. “I want to be outstanding. I want people to notice me,” he says. Part of…

Calling The Shots In Life With Wheelchair Basketball

Stumbling upon wheelchair basketball When Emilio was learning how to drive a hand­controlled car, the person in ­charge of wheelchair basketball noticed that Emilio was “young and mobile”, and told him he was suitable for the sport. He had always been a…

#AthletesWeLove: Josh Cassidy, wheelchair racing

  Josh Cassidy got into the wheelchair racing world at 15 years old after being inspired by Canadian legend Jeff Adams. He made his first National team in 2006 and competed in his first Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2008. While…