Category: Youth Programs

04/11/2016

Discover Your Possibilities in New York at the Abilities Expo

Something BIG is coming to the New York Metro area that will educate, entertain, and excite you. You guessed it — the Abilities Expo is on its way to the Big Apple, and it’s bringing new opportunities, some old favorites, and...

07/28/2015

College Life on Wheels: Are You Ready?

College is an important step in every student’s life. It’s a big change. A change of place; a change of faces; and a change of the routine. It is the official beginning of adulthood; the first time moving away from...

07/24/2015

How to Begin: 7 Common Questions about Wheelchair Sports

1. What are the most popular wheelchair sports? Many sports have been adapted to be played by those in wheelchairs. Among the most popular are handcycling, basketball, tennis, softball, badminton and wheelchair racing. 2. What are handcycles used for? How...

07/21/2015

Handicap This! Takes On Disability Bullying in Schools Nationwide

Editor’s Note: Mike Berkson and Tim Wambach are showing the world that people – not wheelchairs – are what’s important. In their comedy routine Handicap This!, Mike laughs at himself and watches his wheelchair vanish in front of his audience...

06/18/2015

Why the University of Alabama Produces Wheelchair Basketball Champions

Editor’s Note: The University of Alabama’s men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams have won four national championships. These wheelchair basketball teams recruit athletes from all over the world, including Great Britain, Canada, Lithuania, Australia and Germany. At the last Paralympic...

04/16/2015

Rabbi Sensei Gary Moskowitz Says Martial Arts Therapy Gives You Physical & Mental Strength

Editor’s Note: He’s a Rabbi. He’s also a Sensei. Meet Gary Moskowitz below and learn how he teaches martial arts as a therapy for people who use wheelchairs in an unending quest to conquer pain, fear, and low self-confidence within...

03/15/2015

Dancing Wheels Lifts People Up Worldwide With Integrative Dance Programs

Editor’s Note: Mary Verdi-Fletcher of Cleveland, Ohio, is the president/founding artistic director of Dancing Wheels Company & School and oversees the operation of the organization.  Wheel:Life sat down with Mary to talk about the adaptive dance program she created and...

10/07/2014

Halloween: The Accessible-Friendly Version

Halloween is around the corner and you know what that means? Ghosts, witches, and infamous haunted houses. For wheelchair users, this may be the time of the year where you become anxious about making a creative outfit, but have no...

10/04/2014

Introducing SPORTS ‘N SPOKES Junior Athlete of the Year: Mark Braun

Editor’s Note: Our friends at SPORTS ‘N SPOKES magazine are sharing a series of articles with Wheel:Life to help you discover and enjoy wheelchair sports as well as active, healthy lifestyles! We’ll be posting the highlights with a link to the...

07/28/2014

Get Out, Enjoy Life: 10 Things to Do This Summer

There are plenty of accessible activities that you can enjoy this summer. Here’s a list of ideas that sprung out of our 2014 Get Out Enjoy Life event that we hosted along with SPORTS ‘N SPOKES magazine & Life After...