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National Ski Tour Announced for Athletes and Others with Disabilities

Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA), one of the nation’s largest multi-sport, multi-disability organizations, has announced the schedule for its 2012 national SkiTour. The only program of its kind, it ensures opportunities for wounded warriors, youth…

Learn to Snow Ski with Accessible Equipment

Adaptive skiing has become a popular sport for people with disabilities. Using adaptive equipment, adults, children and veterans with disabilities shush through the snow alongside family and friends. You can rent the special equipment…

Don’t Try This at Home: Extreme Sports for Those with Disabilities

Lifestyle and Sports, Living With a Disability

Sports for people with disabilities like basketball, rugby and soccer may seem a little tame for those of us with more of a need for speed and heart-pounding exhilaration. Check out these extreme sports. Some require custom wheelchairs (some…

You, too, can Play Golf

Lifestyle and Sports

Fifty years ago, golfers had to carry their clubs or drag a pull cart for 18 holes. Needless to say, not many people with disabilities played golf. But in 1962, Merlin L. Halvorson invented the first self-propelled golf car. Hallelujah! Now…

Exercise with Team Sports for People with Disabilities

Lifestyle and Sports

From extreme sports to wheelchair fencing (or rugby or tennis), there’s a team sport for those with disabilities. Most have been modified specifically for those with disabilities, including quadriplegia, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy,…

National Ski Tour Announced for Athletes and Others with Disabilities

Learn to Snow Ski with Accessible Equipment

Don’t Try This at Home: Extreme Sports for Those with Disabilities

You, too, can Play Golf

Exercise with Team Sports for People with Disabilities

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