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Tag Archives: sports
The Galvanizing Garrett Holeve
The story of Garrett Holeve is rousing discussion throughout the “www” community, especially those affected by disability. Garrett is a 23-year-old, aspiring mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter whose goal to compete has made national headlines in recent days, most notably, … Continue reading
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Tagged adapted programs, adaptive equipment, american top team, bonnar, braga, children with disabilities, community inclusion, down syndrome, DS, espn, fight, g-money, garrett holeve, inclusion, kids classes, miami, mitch holeve, mixed martial arts, mma, National Association for Down Syndrome, octagon, owusu, ramos, rodrigo, síndrome de Down, Special Olympics, sports, stephan, teddowusu, teddy, ufc
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Second Impact Syndrome
Amid the recent growing concern over concussions in youth, collegiate, and professional contact sports is a lesser known yet serious head injury: second impact syndrome or SIS occurs when an athlete suffers a blow to the head too soon after … Continue reading
Posted in Report, Uncategorized
Tagged athletes, athletics, brain, brain injury, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, concussion, cuncussions, education, head injury, injury, MLB, NBA, nfl, NHL, owusu, prevention, second impact syndrome, sis, sports, teddowusu, teddy, treatment
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The #NikeLetter
According to the Oregonian, a 17-year-old high schooler who was born weighing 2 pounds, 6 ounces with cerebral palsy may have just created a huge shift in the way a $67 billion company does business. The Portland based newspaper reports … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, athletics, cerebral palsy, independent living, living with disabilities, nike, owusu, research, research design, run, running, shoes, sports, teddowusu, teddy, walk, walking
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The Evolution of Head Safety Equipment
A revolutionary device that could save lives by alerting family and friends in case of a serious injury is now available. ICEdot, the world’s first “personal crash sensor” is a fourth-generation safety device that pairs helmet and smartphone and uses … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Project, Uncategorized
Tagged alert, android, app, bike, biking, blading, bluetooth, brain, brain injury, climbing, concussion, derby, firs responder, head, health, helmet, hiking, icedot, injury, iphone, monitor, motor, mountain, owusu, phone, riding, rock, roller, skating, sport, sports, technology, teddowusu, teddy, wireless
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National Hispanic Month: MLB’s Freddy Sanchez
October is national Hispanic month and to highlight the event, this blog will highlight people living with disabilities in the Latino community. Freddy Sanchez is an infielder for the San Francisco Giants; he is also a World Series champion and … Continue reading
One Week until the London Paralympics
With one week to go before the start of the 2012 London Paralympic Games, we continue to highlight past and present athletes from across the globe. Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike from Nigeria has competed in three Paralympic Games and winning a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 paralympics, accessibility, Disabilities, disability, london, people with disabilities, sports
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2012 Paralympics: The Stories Behind the Games
One of the great things about the Olympics and Paralympics games are the storylines. While we view the participants as extraordinary athletes who perform amazing feats and watch in anticipation as records fall, we may overlook the human aspect in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 paralympics, amputee, massive blood loss, owusu, paralympics, paralympics games, Special Olympics, sport, sports, teddowusu, teddy
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2012 Paralympics: Team Bad Company
The 2012 Paralympics are almost here and while many of us have been waiting all summer for the games to arrive, most of the participants have been anticipating it their whole lives. So before you start rooting for team USA, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 paralympics, amputee, double amputee, espn magazine, london, owusu, sports, team, teamwork, teddy
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2012 Paralympics: Goalball
Whether you play or watch, it’s a guarantee that you’ve never experienced anything like Goalball. Goalball features two teams of three players attempting to roll or throw a ball implanted with bells into the other team’s goal. All players are … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, 2012 paralympics, goalball, owusu, paralympics, sports, teddowusu, teddy, visual disabilities, visual impairments
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