I work for an adaptive org and we are getting rid of some gear: an alpine biski, a xc sit ski, and eventually some tandem bikes and recumbent trikes once our bike mechanic has time to check those out. I think most will be free and a couple might be low cost, but would love to find a platform to reach people who could use this gear! I have searched online and facebook groups and am struggling to find one that would actually reach people. Any ideas?

Starting October 27, 2024 Unity Jiu-Jitsu School will be offering free adaptive jiu-jitsu and self-defense classes every Sunday from 1-2pm for students with physical disabilities, including people who are blind and visually impaired.

While Unity’s regular classes are open to everyone, and already include students with physical disabilities, we are excited to create a more inclusive space dedicated to offering adaptations and technique modifications that will provide specific, personalized tools for people with disabilities to learn effective jiu-jitsu and self-defense skills. 

Interested participants should fill out this form to register! 

I injured my shoulder skiing, or really, aggravated the over use injury caused by having used crutches and wheelchairs my whole life. I’m having such a hard time finding an ortho or PT who don’t just think I’m doing “really well for a disabled person.” Sigh. How do you find someone who understands that I won’t accept my shoulder deteriorating as just a part of every day life?

Anyone else here play power soccer? I play for a team called the DASA Cyclones in St. Louis.

https://dasasports.org/sports-and-fitness/competitive-teams/power-soccer/

Join SoCal Beep Baseball as they host a Try Beep Baseball Event in collaboration with Wayfinder Family Services and the City of Inglewood.

Saturday, September 7th

9AM to 12PM

Champions Field at Edward Vincent Jr. Park

Ages 12+

Register now: https://www.wayfinderfamily.org/beep-baseball-registration

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OMG, I was looking for a sub like this. Even though this one is not very active.

So basically I have a congenital core myopathy, and about half my type 2 muscle fibers are atrophic. Not sure for how long already. Also exercising is so difficult that my body seems to skip fatty acids for energy and relies on glycogen. Which is limited, because atrophic type-2 fibers. So yeah, everyone else is better, but I still enjoy running, hiking, cycling, strength training and everything I can think of.

I wonder if there are other sources around the net that are a bit more active.

Good Day all, I'm ross burcheri, I'm a third year biomedical engineering student at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of technology) that currently has a project going on at the moment in Adaptive scuba equipment targeted for lower limb paralysis but also in consideration to non-armed divers, so anything that helps with arm powered/propulsion devices for a university project and you may see similar posts about this across a view forums to gain more information. IF your interested in this task and helping us help the SCUBA environment please PM me for the survey or your personal problems and experiences with these products that are currently on the market. This equipment is for our biomedical engineering unit and we are in our research stages of seeing what's around or potentially ideas of what's new that we can create. We're looking for people in or using adaptive scuba equipment this can lead from webbed gloves/ wetsuits or to the mechanical DPV's. All information is handy at this time. If there's personal things too, that you don't want to put on the the google form attached. I'm personally happy to receive DM's in regards to this task. This survey is reliant on lower limb paralysis however if it doesn't target you please specify where you can. Thank you for your time and reading this post and look forward to results

Looking to work toward a queer sledge team here in North Carolina to give us a safe place in sports. Please send a message if interested! For anyone who doesn’t know/ Sledge Hockey or Sled Hockey is an adaptive sport made for anyone who cannot play standup Hockey. The player sits strapped into a bucket with blades on the bottom and uses two half ends of a hockey stick with picks on the bottom to move yourself and used to hit the puck. Protective gear is also worn. There is always room for able bodied people who would like to learn and give it a try also, USA Hockey allows 2-3 of these type of players to a team for games and tournaments

Hi everyone! I am a researcher from the NSF Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society at the University of Maryland. ​​My team and I are currently researching the experiences of people with disabilities in the hiring process, such that we can design more fair and equitable AI. 

To do this, we are looking to conduct 90-120 minute focus groups/interviews with people who are 18+, identify with a disability, and have had at least one hiring experience (submitting a resumé and attending one interview) in the past three years. As a thank you for your time, we will compensate you with a $60 gift card. 

If you are interested, please fill out this short screener survey. All responses will be kept confidential and this study has been approved by the University of Maryland Institutional Review Board. If you have any questions, please send them to Vaishnav Kameswaran at vaikam@umd.edu! 

Brian Bell, wheelchair basketball player for Team USA, has two gold medals and is heading to Paris this summer looking for a third! He stopped by the podcast to talk about everything wheelchair basketball - strategy, technique, equipment, and training. Take a listen!

https://flamealivepod.com/paralympics-2024-wheelchair-basketball-with-team-usas-brian-bell/

We will be releasing two new podcast episodes every week, the Monday show focused on the Paralympics, until the opening of Paris 2024, then daily shows throughout the Olympics and Paralympics!

Hi! I am an occupational therapy grad student at Worcester State University and I am working on my masters thesis to identify how belonging in a group impacts the wellbeing of caregivers of individuals with disabilities. If anyone is willing, I would greatly appreciate if you could fill out the survey linked below! No personal information will be gathered and this survey is completely anonymous.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-S3o46re_HDhabkBDFsycWMj0o8ksU_a8esVjB7UZavjstg/viewform?usp=sf_link

We created a tandem trike with an Utah Trikes coupler so we can take my dad on bikes rides (he is a lifelong cyclist but now has dementia and can no longer steer or brake safely himself). I’m getting a little worried about his balance while on the seat, would like to add some “arms” to it (one would need to swing away for access), or perhaps a five point harness. (It’s a delta style trike, with the current seat back a wide and tall mesh rectangle. We jokingly call it the lawn chair seat.) Not having much luck online. Anyone done something like this? Thanks for your help!

Hello! My name is Sydney, and I am a student at The University of Sydney currently enrolled in a User Experience Design Studio class. As part of my research project, my group is conducting a study on the interactions and engagement of individuals with visual impairments or blindness in various sport and recreational activities.

In order to better understand the unique perspectives and experiences of individuals with visual impairments, I am reaching out to ask whether anyone (who is legally blind) would be willing to fill out this 15 minute survey (link below) or conduct a 15 minute virtual interview with us. Participants do not need to have an interest in sport to participate, we want to hear from everyone!

Thanks so much for your time!

Survey link: https://forms.gle/35YPWC2L6pAYuzwa7

Hey Everyone!

I am a graduate student in the University of Oregon's Sport Product Design program and am looking for information about adaptive skiing! Particularly those of you that may have raced! I'm looking to redesign the race kit for LW10-12 athletes and would appreciate any help that you all may be able to provide! Experience is necessary but you do not need to have a lot of it! DM me directly or answer the following questions in the chat! Thank you for your time and help!

- a stoked designer

1. What is your level of para-alpine race experience?
2. What is your current outerwear race set up?
3. In what ways does this kit work for you? fail you?
4. How do you get in and out of your race kit?
5. If you do slide out while racing, what parts of your body contact the slope? Do you have padding on these areas? shields?
6. Do you prefer a race suit when racing or do you use a standard ski kit?
7. What modifications have you made to your current race kit?
8. How mobile is you current kit? is it enough?
9. Would you want to any/extra padding to a race suit (where aerodynamics could become important)?
10. Would you like a top and bottom or a one piece suit?
11. How much of your lower body is covered in your ski? upper body/torso?
12. What are your main apparel concerns while racing? after racing while still on the mountain?

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Please let me know if this space isn’t for me! I have a coworker who uses an electric wheelchair and has very limited use of his limbs. Over the years I’ve been trying to hack ways for him to come join me on adventures. He’s an outdoors guy and chair accessible transportation sucks (bus/lyft/rentals) and I go out a lot. Last year we figured out how to get him on a raft - for the first time ever - and floated for 5hrs. It worked well, learned some things, and he had a great time. This year I’m trying to figure out how to get him sledding. All I can read online are expensive ways to do these things, and we are not fancy people with expendable incomes. I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas, or have done a “make-do” set up for the snow? My best idea is to buy a harness for pulling, he can get down the hill in a tube, someone can pull him up. We can design a warm space for him to be in when we aren’t being active- he won’t have a chair on the mountain, as we can’t transport his motor chair. Again, I know this space wasn’t designed for me, and I apologize to disrupt the group. If my question is removed, I have no hard feelings. Thank you in advance!

Hello Everyone, I'm a Master's student at the University of Oregon, part of the Sports Product Design Program. I'm currently working on a project that focuses on developing a new product for paralympic table tennis players. Specifically, class 6 players, that might rely on adaptive gear to play. Therefore, I want to help develop a new product that can enhance control, comfort, and performance, all while considering aesthetics. If this description fits you or anyone you know (you don't have to be a Paralympian), please help me by completing this survey: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScJRX2v3rsuSJ.../viewform Your response will be super valuable in the development of new gear for para table tennis! Don't miss this chance! feel free to also share your experiences and current set up in the comments !

I am a product design student at the University of Oregon looking for wheelchair tennis athletes to interview and gain insights into their experiences with gloves or hand wraps. The end goal is to design a glove that is easier to don and doff and makes the overall playing experience more about the game and less about the equipment.