Tagged with: disabilities exercise fitness health Physical Activity programs Yoga may have been around for thousands of years, but an exciting new branch of yoga has emerged—adaptive yoga—thanks to adaptive yoga pioneer, Matt Sanford. Also known as wheelchair yoga, universal yoga, yoga for non-traditional students, yoga is here and it’s doing some amazing things for people with disabilities.
Tagged with: accessibility advocate awareness disabilities exercise fitness inclusion Physical Activity programs recreation It all depends on how you face the challenges of your disability. Life is an adventure and even with limited mobility you can create a rich, experiential life for yourself or someone in your family who has a disability. What if you knew that persons with visual impairments, autism, cerebral palsy, paraplegia, quadriplegia, and hemiplegia could have a blast whitewater rafting all year long?
Tagged with: exercise goals Physical Activity programs sports wheelchair We have one week left of practice. Soon all that will be left of this season is numbers on a page and memories.
Tagged with: ADA athletes coach disability awareness disability rights disability sport inclusive Martin Luther King Jr. programs “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” ―Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tagged with: adaptive sports programs The Texas Adaptive Aquatics, Inc. is a non-profit water sports program for people with disabilities. During its’ 22 years, the organization has helped thousands of people with disabilities to enjoy various sports programs. Presently, due to low lake levels on Lake Houston, the organization is going to have to temporarily close until the lake levels come up to safe and normal levels.
Tagged with: advocate assistive technology awareness disabilities disability programs research spinal cord injury wheelchair How would you like to be told you could be superman, the actual superman, a character that has been around since 1932 and known all around the world? Well, a man that did not take anything for granted had that very opportunity.
Tagged with: awareness diagnosis disability life Physical Activity programs recreation As the date for the camp drew near, I felt myself getting more and more apprehensive. I reached out to friends and family searching for a solution to my thoughts and feelings.
Tagged with: adaptive sports disability mono-ski programs veterans Hundreds of veterans are coming back home with disabilities and wounded. Transitioning back to life at home can be hard for some, but for those coming back with a disability, life can be incredibly difficult. Presently, there are new services and programs across the US. that are helping veterans with disabilities. These programs and services assist veterans with their recovery, rehabilitation and transition back into their new life.
Tagged with: braille programs vision impairments To honor the father of the Braille code, Louis Braille, January is the National Braille Literacy Awareness Month. For the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), Braille literacy awareness is a continuous effort throughout the entire year.
Tagged with: disabilities exercise programs Swimming It is deep winter now, and most of us live where it is cold, windy, snowy and icy outdoors. Some people like to ski, hike or sled outside in the elements, and those of us who love the winter can keep in shape over the cold months. But even those of us who don’t like the cold need to find some way to exercise in the wintertime.
