On March 7th, Granite State Independent Living (GSIL) hosted their 9th Annual Hoops on Wheels event at Rundlett Middle School in Concord, NH. This annual wheelchair basketball event raises money for GSIL programs which “promote quality of life with independence for people with disabilities and seniors through advocacy, information, education, support and transition services.” Hoops […]
The 2019 ParaPan-Am Games will be held in Lima, Peru from August 23rd to September 1st and will be the biggest ever! It will feature over 1800 athletes from 33 countries. Events will be held in 17 sports: athletics, badminton, boccia, cycling, blind and paralympic football (soccer), goalball, judo, powerlifting, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, table […]
Earlier this month, a group of family and I went to Chuckster’s in Hooksett, NH to play mini-golf. This is significant because I use a power wheelchair to get around, and until recently I didn’t know I could play mini-golf in my chair. There are two full, 18-hole courses at Chuckster’s, and one of them […]
2019 Wimbledon Wheelchair Tennis Champions Men’s Singles – Gustavo Fernandez Women’s Singles – Aniek Van Koot Men’s Doubles Joachim Gerard / Stefan Olsson Women’s Doubles – Aniek Van Koot / Diede de Groot Quad Singles – Dylan Alcott Quad Doubles – Dylan Alcott / Andrew Lapthorne [Update 7/14/19 – 10:20 AM EST] Gusti with the […]
We’re over a week into the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, but the events we’ve been waiting for are finally here! There are six adaptive tournaments to be played out over the next four days: Singles and Doubles for Men’s Wheelchair, Women’s Wheelchair, and Quad Wheelchair. All Singles tournaments will start on Thursday, July 11th while Doubles […]
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