Both able bodied and disabled individuals enjoy recreational activities. This section of the website provides many different activities and inspiring stories of others with spinal cord injuries. Determined2heal feels that the activities below are accessible and fun.
Wheelchair Sports
Adaptive Sports Video
| Wheelchair BaseballThis site explains the rules and regulations of for push and power chair baseball. It also gives background on the sport, if you’re looking to get back on the diamond this is the site you. |
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| Disabled Swimming USAThis link will take you to the USA swimming disability section. Here you will find everything from records set by the top athletes to local competitions that are starting. This is a must see for any disabled swimmer or swimming junkie. |
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| Disabled swimmingThis site contains the links to various sites with information on disabled swimming. Whether its biographies that you’re into, or you’re interested in competing in a disabled swimming event, start your search at this site. |
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| Disabled SwimmingThis site is dedicated to the shin fin, which is basically a pair of flippers that attach to your legs and allow for a more powerful kick in the water. This site also lists the advantages the shin fin poses for people with disabilities. For anybody who is interested in new aquatic technology, this is the place to go. |
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| Hand CyclingThis link will take you to a site where a guy named Chris will talk about what adaptations are needed to allow quads like him to go hand-cycling. On the home page, you will also be able to click on sections, which talk about Chris’s involvement in wheelchair rugby, and almost every other quadriplegic sport out there!
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| Spokes in MotionThis link will take you to spokesnmotion.com. This is basically an equipment oasis. They’ve got everything from adapted water-skis to hand powered racing bikes. If you’re disabled, they’ve got everything you need to get active. |
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| This site specializes in handicapped accessible golf carts. If you want to get out on the golf course quickly, this is definitely the place to visit. (Especially if you need hand controls). Wheelchair Golf Videos |
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| Quadriplegic Rugby FansThis site is a must see for any Murderball fan. It’s got everything from the latest rankings, to the apparel worn by the pros. It even gives all the info on how to form and register your own quad rugby team. |
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| Wheelchair SportsThis link takes you to a site that details what methods of adapting summer sports activities are available. These include, kayaking, white water rafting, and even water skiing. This is probably the most comprehensive site pertaining to adapted summer sports I have ever seen. If your looking to have fun on your next summer vacation, make sure you visit this site first.
Water Skiing Video |
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| Water Sports for the DisabledThis link will take you to a site called “Wheels to Water” that has information photos and links to all things having to do with disabled water sports. If you are into this type of thing, you should definitely check this out. |
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| Wheelchair Boating This site provides information about disabled boating. It has self steering boats with lifts to board handicap passengers. If you’re looking to go boating anytime soon, you should definitely check this site out. |
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| Wheelchair TennisThis link will take you directly to the official USTA wheelchair tennis site; it includes a list of helpful links that direct you to tournement schedules and other helpful directions.
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| Power Wheelchair SoccerPower Wheelchair Soccer is played with six-player teams and can be played with a variety of disabilities as long as participants are in power wheelchairs. The objective is to push an extremely large ball into the opposition’s goal just like regular soccer.
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Activities/Recreation
| Tank ChairThis link takes you to an article written by David Ponce about the Tank Chair. The Tank Chair is basically a wheelchair with CATERPILLAR TRACKS, like the ones on army tanks. - MUST SEE!!! |
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| iBOT“Take on the challenge of steps and stairways with confidence. With the INDEPENDENCE® iBOT® Mobility System, you will feel secure climbing or descending a couple of steps, or even a full flight of stairs - indoors or out - on your own or with assistance.
With input from you or an assistant, the iBOT® Mobility System utilizes gyroscopes and adjusts to the driver’s center of gravity, climbing stairs by rotating wheels up and over each other. Read more about the Stair Function in the Frequently Asked Questions section” |
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| Fastest Wheelchair
This site is the bomb!!! There’s one chair on the site that has nitrous oxide, and has a top speed of 130 mph! Check it out if you’re into speed. |
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| Motorized Beach WheelchairThis site is great because it showcases the first motorized beach chair. They also have info on a motorized all-terrain chair. |
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| Great Adaptive Technology Web SiteThis website has everything one could possibly need in the arena of videogame controls. This includes adapted bed controls, multi-function universal remotes, and of course, the latest in adapted video game controllers. They even have a PS2 and Xbox controller you can operate with your mouth!!! They also have controllers with bigger buttons and joysticks that work with any console. (They probably work best with newer models). |
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| Accessible Videogame ControllersThis site has a variety of different modifications for different video game systems. They even have an adaptive game boy advanced controller. This is definitely an impressive site, and you will be probably blown away by the technology and the number of options that are available to you. |
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| Adapter Technology Guide for Gamers
This link will open a pdf document that is basically a guide to all the accessible adapted technology available to gamers. It even lists the prices of the different devices. It also provides pictures and walk throughs of each piece of equipment. This is definitely a good starting point, in the search for adaptive video game equipment. |
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| Robo-PongThis site has new ping-pong products, such as robotic teammates. I’m not sure about the adapted paddles, but they probably have a link that can help you find out more about them.
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| Disabled FishingThis link will upload a description of a device that can automatically cast a fishing rod with the touch of a button. (You can only access this info if you have adobe reader). |
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| Therapeutic AdventuresThis link will take you to the Therapeutic Adventures home page. They are a Virginia based organization dedicated to providing a unique outdoor experience. Their activities include adapted hunting, hiking, water-skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, and even fly-fishing! |
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| Wheelchair Hunting - This site provides a series of photos which you can click on and get a description of the piece of equipment you have selected. They have everything from tracking devices that attach to a wheelchair to adapted triggers for rifles. If you are eager to get back into hunting, this is definitely the place to go Wheelchair Hunting Video |
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| Disabled SailingThis site has tons of info on disabled sailing. It even talks about how people can enter disabled sailing competitions and the regulations they must comply with in order to do so.
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| Rock and Ice Climbing For the DisabledThis link is different from any other I have listed thus far, because it deals with quadriplegic rock and ice climbing. On this site, there are links to biographies of famous climbers as well as information about how to get involved in the sport. If you are at all into outdoor sports and have a disability, I highly recommend giving this site a visit. |
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| http://www.taasports.org/faq.htm - This site is indeed the best-handicapped adventure site on the net. It tells you everything you need about adapted skiing, water-skiing, and even hunting!!!! However, you may have to go to Texas to obtain their particular services.
I’m sure if you look hard enough, I’m sure you could find something closer to home. |
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| Team Tyler Extreme Wheelin
This site will link you to team Tyler’s website. There is footage of him performing stunts along with his friends. If your into extreme sports, this is a site you got to check out. |
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| Washington, DC Accessible EventsThis link opens a guidebook that outlines various attractions and activities within the DC metropolitan area. Some of the descriptions say whether the place is wheelchair accessible, but some of them are either not clear about the subject, or don’t mention anything about it at all. This guide may be ok to use as an occasional reference, but I don’t think that this is the best accessible guide to the area. (Plus, it will only open if you have access to Adobe Reader. |
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| Paraplegic OlympicsIf you’re interested in becoming a Paralympic athlete this is the site for you. It provides information on where to try out for various events about the Paralympics in general. |
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| National Sports Center for the DisabledThis link will bring you directly to the national sports center for the disabled. Their programs include winter sports, such as adaptive skiing and snow boarding, as well as summer sports such as wheelchair rugby. |
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| Spokes ‘n Motion
This particular link is the key to the disabled sports world. It links almost every event having to do with handicapped sports all over the world. Whether it is the Paralympics in Belgium or with a wheelchair rugby world championship in Greece, this web site has got all the bases covered. |
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| DanceWheels DC provides group dance classes and private lessons to people with or without disabilities in the Washington DC and Baltimore, MD metropolitan areas. Our vision is to make dancing a social and creative outlet that has no barriers. As we see it, dancing means having fun and moving rhythmically to music, whether stepping or rolling. We are an affiliate of the American DanceWheels Foundation, Inc.
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 Classes include ballroom, social dance, line dance, and hip hop, all adaptable for wheelchair dancers. For more information, please contact Sue Green, President of DanceWheels DC, at suegreen301@yahoo.com or call (301) 448-6243. |
Wheelchair Professionals
| Professir XThis man is tight!!! - This site allows people to purchase the new album from the inspiration rapper, Professir X. It also lets fans access his myspace page. I highly recommend purchasing the new CD. It will give you a whole new outlook on your disability (if you have one). If you are able-bodied, it will open your eyes to the struggle that those of us with disabilities have to endure. Either way, it will give you hope.
Song Dedicated Christopher and Dana Reeve Video |
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| John Schackerman
This link takes you to an article about John Schackerman who was paralyzed in an auto accident, and now works as a photographer, taking pictures with his camera between his mouth and chin. He is also the founder of Art First!, which is an arts program for the physically and mentally disabled in Princeton, New Jersey. CHECK IT OUT!!! |
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| Laeurent GrenierThe page has a biography of the critically acclaimed author Laurent Grenier, who was injured in an accident in 1974. In also mentions his award-winning book “A Reason for Living”. |
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| Richard Galli’sThis site takes an in-depth look at Richard Galli’s book Rescuing Jeffrey. The book describes the ten days after Galli’s son Jeffery jumped into a neighbor’s pool and shattered his spine. It is deeply heart-felt and very dramatic. It should be a good read. CHECK IT OUT!! |
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| Robert FlorioA man named Robert Florio set up this site. It’s totally dedicated to both disabled art and disabled gaming. It even tells you which games are best for disabled players, depending upon the type, and the controller. - I DEFINITELY recommend it. |
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