Stroke Support Meeting
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Support for those affected by a stroke and their loved ones is available and meets the second Wednesday of each month.
For more information click on the link above or contact Jewish Hospital.
Archive for August, 2008
A Benefit to Sustain the Mission of Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Circle of Care Classic Golf Outing
Scheduled for Sept. 8th, 2008
For more information click on the link or contact Jewish hospital.
Beginning Wheelchair Basketball
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008Beginning Wheelchair Basketball through the ALA will be meeting
Monday Sept. 8th, 15th, 22nd
Oct. 6th, 13th, 20th
Nov. 3rd, 10th, 17th
& Dec. 1st, 8th
Time: 6-7:30
Location: Douglass Community Center Gym
Ages: 12+
Cost: FREE
ALA programs are limited in size, so please call or visit the center to pre-register.
2305 Douglass Blvd #3
Louisville, KY 40205
502/456-8148
TDD-502/456-8183
e-mail: aleisure@louisvilleky.gov
Stroke Support Group
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008The Stroke support group with Frazier Rehab will be meeting:
Wed. Sept 17, Oct 15, Nov. 19th, & Dec. 17th from 12-1:30 p.m. at the Douglass Community Center. The Meeting is Free to attend.
Schedule of Events
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008As posted in: THE DERBY CITY NSCIA NEWSLETTER
SEPTEMBER
1st - Elderly & Disabled Advisory Council Meeting
Mon 1:00; TARC; 1000 W. Broadway; Board Room.
21st - Derby City Chapter meeting; 6:30 p.m.; Frazier Rehab Institute
Mon 220 Abraham Flexner Way; Louisville; 10th Floor dining room.
20th - Metro disAbility Coalition Meeting; 3:15 p.m.
Sat Urban County Government Center; Barrett Avenue; Louisville
For More Information Call
David Allgood, 502-589-6620
Paralympics
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008As Posted by Kevin Hughes:
With the Olympics in full swing, the Paralympic’s is just around the corner. Opening Ceremonies for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China will kick-off on September 6, 2008 and end on Sept. 17th. More then 200 US athletes will compete in 18 sports during the 11 days.
Below are some ways you can follow the coverage:
Video coverage:
USA>www.youtube.com/paralympicSportTV
USA coverage
Official>http://wheelchairbeijing.wordpress.com/
Official 2008 Paralympic Games Web site
Overview>http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/index.shtml
Overview of the daily competition schedule
State-By-State>http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/schedules/index.shtml
State-By-State Roster
US>http://files.e2ma.net/24345/assets/docs/athletesbystate2008.pdf
US Paralympic Individual Bios
US>http://paralympics.teamusa.org/athlete
US Paralympic Academy (Josh Swoverland included on this list)
Daily>http://paralympics.teamusa.org/content/index/658
Daily sports recaps and the USA Daily e-mail newsletter
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Below>http://paralympics.teamusa.org/event/event/380
Wheelchair Basketball
Friday, August 1st, 2008The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) was founded after WWII when so many soldiers were returning with physical disabilities. In an effort to provide recreation and athletics to these individuals, leagues started forming at VA hospitals around the country and soon expanded into the community. Women, junior and intercollegiate leagues followed and the NWBA now hosts over 180 teams throughout the Unites States and Canada.
The game is played according to NCAA rules with few exceptions. Each player is assigned a classification I, II or III - each team may have only 12 points on the floor at one time; the wheelchair is considered a part of the player so fouls are called accordingly - block/charge; the player has 4 seconds in the lane; and the player must dribble after two pushes of the wheelchair or it is considered a travel.
Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital supports two wheelchair sports teams. The men’s team, Hill on Wheels, captured the 10th Annual NWBA Division III National Championship Title on March 15, 2008 and the newest team to join the ranks is the women’s team.
For more information regarding athletics or recreation activities sponsored through Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, email recreation@cardinalhill.org.
There are many ways to get involved. You can play, volunteer, referee and, come watch the games! Hill on Wheels season follows the NCAA session with practice beginning in September. Games are played November through March. Regular season and post-season tournaments are played locally, regionally and nationally. The home court of Hill on Wheels is the Kentucky Basketball Academy located behind Meijers on Reynolds Road.
Hill on Wheels is always looking for new players. If you are interested or know of someone who might be interested, please contact Julie Duncan at jbd1@cardinalhill.org or (859) 254-5701, ext. 5642.
Volunteers are always needed to assist during practice and tournament. Positions include apprentice coaches, team assistants and table officials.
Today, the need for wheelchair basketball officials is great. The challenge of officiating wheelchair basketball can provide great personal rewards. Officials must be able to bring control; understand fairness; promote safety and encourage good sportsmanship. A good sports official is someone who who can be put in a position of authority and handle the responsibility without being overbearing. As a sports official, you’re in charge, but it’s the players who the fans have come to watch, not you. If your perspective is in the right place, you’ll find officiating to be a great way to stay involved with basketball, make new friends, learn important people skills and much more. The National Wheelchair Basketball Officials Association (NWBOA) is a great way to become involved with wheelchair basketball. If you are interested, please “make the call” and contact Bill Kuerzi, NWBOA President at kuerzi@hotmail.com or (706) 884-4466 (evenings).
Adaptive planes give wings to pilots who use wheelchairs
Friday, August 1st, 20087-city tour to showcase Able Flight school
As Posted By EMILIE RUSCH
erusch@journalsentinel.com
Posted: July 27, 2008
Waukesha - Brad Jones had his first flying lesson when he was 12.
He loved being in the sky, but before he could get his license, the family friend giving him lessons lost the medical certificate the FAA required pilots to have. The lessons had to stop.
Then, two years ago, Jones was paralyzed from the chest down in a car accident. With no ability to use his legs to operate a plane’s rudder pedals, the Georgia native thought his flying days were over.
Able Flight, a nonprofit organization that provides flight training scholarships for people with disabilities, changed the 23-year-old’s mind.
Now, he’s a licensed pilot, and along with Sean O’Donnell of Philadelphia, he’s flying an adapted plane across the country in a seven-city, 1,000-mile Ability Barnstorming Tour sponsored by Able Flight that ends today at the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh.
“When you get out of the chair and into the plane, you’re like any other pilot,” Jones said. “There’s no one telling you you have limitations because you’re doing something a lot of people can’t do.
“You can’t walk, but you can fly.”
On Thursday, the duo touched down at Crites Field in Waukesha, as part of the tour to raise awareness about adaptive flying. The Sky Arrow planes they fly are the only light sport planes in the U.S. that come factory-equipped with a removable hand control for the rudder, flight instructor Matt Hansen said.
Instead of controlling the plane’s nose with two foot pedals, a pilot who uses a wheelchair can use the hand control, which Jones said is actually more intuitive.
“This makes flying with hand controls just like an able-bodied person,” Hansen said. “Everything I can do, they can do in the same routine.”
Ruling opened doors
What really opened the door for pilots with disabilities was the FAA’s creation of a sport pilot certification three years ago, Hansen said. Sport pilots are limited to flying smaller, light sport planes, but the medical certification is less strenuous, requiring only a valid driver’s license. Sports pilots also can’t fly at night or through clouds.
The change in regulations also made possible the founding of Able Flight in 2006. Charles Stites, an aviation writer and photographer, had heard about a British organization that helped people with disabilities learn to fly, and wanted to write a story about a comparable organization in the U.S.
There wasn’t one, so Stites decided to use his contacts in the aviation world to start the North Carolina-based Able Flight to fill the void.
The scholarships range from $5,000 to $8,000 and cover all the costs related to flight training, including room and board during a monthlong flight school.
Jones and O’Donnell were the first and second Able Flight scholarship recipients to get their licenses. So far, 20 scholarships have been given out.
Jones earned his license days after the one-year anniversary of his accident.
“It’s meant to be a challenge,” Stites said. “When you’re flying solo in an airplane, you’re at your most self-reliant. There’s no one to depend on but you.”
Beth Goes for the Gold!
Friday, August 1st, 2008Most everyone within the Spina Bifida Association, both locally and nationally, already know her; but for those that don’t, Beth Bryant is her name. She is a 40-year-old with spina bifida, has been actively involved in the Spina Bifida Association for many years and, is trying out for the World Olympics. Here is her story…
“Some may say that I’m a late bloomer, as I was 34 when I first joined the Louisville Rowing Club’s Adaptive Rowing Program. Today some 5 years later, I have just competed in my fourth Adaptive Rowing Regatta. I am proud to mention that to date I have earned four silver metals.
My first love is rowing but I also play wheelchair basketball with the “Hills on Wheels”, out of Lexington, Kentucky, do some hand-cycling, swimming and weight lifting all of which helps build my upper body strength. Being classified as a Trunk and Arms Rower, it is important to develop as much upper body strength as possible as I don’t use any leg power to propel my racing craft. Adaptive Rowing appeals to me because it is truly a sport without limitations. People with a vast array of disabilities can and do participate without prejudices. Adaptive Rowing has provided me with a means of relaxation as well as an avenue to vent my frustrations and relieve every day stress. Whichever the case may be, I always feel better after a good row. My rowing skills continue to improve, making me a better and stronger athlete. My personal goal is to become the best rower I can. I’m kicking my training into high gear as the try-outs for the US Adaptive Rowing Team will be held in June of next year and I certainly plan to give it my best shot. The World Olympics has just accepted Adaptive Rowing as an Olympic Sport and wouldn’t it be awesome to make the team and represent the US on the Olympic level. Anyone interested in becoming a rower, whether it be just for fun or on a competive level feel free to contact me at 502-523-0532”