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Team USA Snowboarders Take the Gold at Special Olympic World Winter Games Austria 2017
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Team USA Snowboarders Take the Gold at Special Olympic World Winter Games Austria 2017

By Freddie B
...cover them all for I yearn...them all for I yearn to do...spotlight to all of these most...athletes with all their displays...of courage, abilities, and celebrations...of triumph for they deserve...struggle with for all the time...struggle with for all the time I cover...March 21st, my all-to-familiar...Games 2017 – sports that I enjoy...always looking for the "perfect"...
The first day of Sports Competition – Divisioning and the Arrival of the Flame of Hope in the city of Graz
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The first day of Sports Competition – Divisioning and the Arrival of the Flame of Hope in the city of Graz

By Freddie B
...first day of the sports competition for...sports competition for the Special Olympic...give athletes of all ablities the chance...athletes of all ablities the chance for...ablities the chance for exciting competition...took place at all three different...with the winter sports ranging from Cross...I could be at all venues to capture...events of every sport, I reluctanly...
The Challenged Athletes Foundation Just Gave Out $7 Million in Grants. Here's How Families Can Apply.
News > Lifestyle

The Challenged Athletes Foundation Just Gave Out $7 Million in Grants. Here's How Families Can Apply.

By Benjamin Thompson
...reached people across 86 sports, 50 states, Puerto Rico,...families don't know adaptive sports grants exist. Insurance...Program funds adaptive sports equipment, prosthetics,...received support this year for wheelchair basketball,...with Össur to provide sports prosthetics to athletes...affects daily activities. All applicants must provide...
Planning Inclusive Birthday Parties and Community Events
Social Engagement > Inclusion

Planning Inclusive Birthday Parties and Community Events

By Lily Matthews
...invitation arrives. Then the sports team banquet email....disabilities is invited to all of them, and you want...you RSVP yes and hope for the best? Do you reach...year-round: birthdays, sports celebrations, holiday...accessible also make a sports banquet, holiday gathering,...school carnival work for everyone. When you...Community Events Matter for Inclusion. Community...
Kendall Gretsch Won the First Gold at the 2026 Paralympics. She Chose This Sport After Para Triathlon Was Cut from Rio.
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Kendall Gretsch Won the First Gold at the 2026 Paralympics. She Chose This Sport After Para Triathlon Was Cut from Rio.

By Brock Jefferson
...Perfect shooting: all ten targets down,...by accident in a sport where a single missed...Games, and this sport wasn't even on her...She was training for the 2016 Rio Paralympics...she'd been aiming for closed. She had a...keep training in a sport that might eventually...guaranteed path. Winter sports. Para Nordic skiing...miss. She cleared all ten. Germany's Andrea...
Josh Pauls Became the First Para Ice Hockey Player to Win Five Paralympic Gold Medals. His Grandfather Was Born in the Country Where He Won the Last One.
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Josh Pauls Became the First Para Ice Hockey Player to Win Five Paralympic Gold Medals. His Grandfather Was Born in the Country Where He Won the Last One.

By Brock Jefferson
...Jersey, who'd only been playing the sport for seven years. Sixteen years later,...Jersey, who'd only been playing the sport for seven years. Sixteen years later, in...was able to come to and make a life for himself, is what America's all about."...life for himself, is what America's all about." Born Without Tibia Bones. Josh...
Oksana Masters Won Five Medals at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. She Came to Italy Off a Season Lost to a Bone Infection.
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Oksana Masters Won Five Medals at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. She Came to Italy Off a Season Lost to a Bone Infection.

By Brock Jefferson
...range. That's it. After missing all of 2024-25 to a bone infection,...and said so out loud. She hit all ten targets. Won gold. Her 20th...Paralympic medal, the first for Team USA at these Games. "I did...this," she said afterward. "All I was hoping was just to have...the women who had been racing all year, or don't. She chose to...
Declan Farmer Finished the 2026 Winter Paralympics as Para Ice Hockey's All-Time Leading Scorer. He Found the Sport at Nine Looking for Something He Could Win.
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Declan Farmer Finished the 2026 Winter Paralympics as Para Ice Hockey's All-Time Leading Scorer. He Found the Sport at Nine Looking for Something He Could Win.

By Brock Jefferson
...Farmer sat in a sled for the first time at a...and sailing in Tampa for years but kept running...athletic as a kid and into sports," he has said. "I was...said. "I was looking for something I could be...single-tournament records for goals (15) and points...reached 66. Both are all-time records in the...all-time records in the sport. How He Got to the Ice....
Jake Adicoff Won Four Golds at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. He Came to Milan Having Never Won an Individual One.
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Jake Adicoff Won Four Golds at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. He Came to Milan Having Never Won an Individual One.

By Brock Jefferson
...individual title was the one thing missing from a record that had been building for twelve years. He left Milan with four of them. How He Competes. Adicoff has...2026 Games, Adicoff competed with two guides: Peter Wolter, a two-time NCAA All-American from Middlebury College, and Reid Goble, also a former NCAA competitor....
How to Find Social Groups and Community Programs for People with Disabilities
Social Engagement > Community Living

How to Find Social Groups and Community Programs for People with Disabilities

By Dr. Opal Stenson
You're looking for a social group where...programs designed for children. The groups...groups that do exist for adults with disabilities...Buddies operates in all 50 states and runs...support specifically for adults with intellectual...community events for adults with developmental...gatherings. Search arc.org for your local chapter....programs, adaptive sports leagues, and social...
What the 2026 Winter Paralympics Meant for the Disability Community
News > Sports

What the 2026 Winter Paralympics Meant for the Disability Community

By Brock Jefferson
...programs throughout. The alpine draw was deep across all three functional categories. Adicoff's four golds...turns entirely on power output and pace. Winning all four is the Nordic equivalent of sweeping both the...that don't transfer automatically between them. For decades, the disability community has had to push...
2026 Winter Paralympics: Final Medal Count and Complete Results
News > Sports

2026 Winter Paralympics: Final Medal Count and Complete Results

By Brock Jefferson
...Sunday afternoon to settle. China led all nations with 14 golds. The United States...total medals across nine days and four sports in Milan, Cortina, and Tesero. Team...schedule and finished at the top in all of them. Sydney Peterson swept her category...medal in the final competition days for a total of five across her sixth Winter...

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