http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:24:43 EST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/able-bodied.php Wheelchair Sports A University of Alberta study has found that women wheelchair basketball athletes say the inclusion of able-bodied athletes on the team had many different types of advantages. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:00:56 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/able-bodied.php http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/basketball.php Wheelchair Sports Wheelchair Basketball is a form of basketball usually played by the physically impaired. Participants play on specially designed wheelchairs, built specifically for the sport. Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:01:03 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/basketball.php http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/rugby.php Wheelchair Sports Wheelchair rugby is a team sport for athletes with a disability. Developed in Canada in the late 1970s, it is currently practiced in over twenty countries around the world and is a Paralympic sport. Sun, 03 Apr 2011 11:51:49 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/rugby.php http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/curling.php Wheelchair Sports Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation, and is one of the sports in the Winter Paralympic Games. Sun, 03 Apr 2011 11:25:41 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/curling.php http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/play.php Wheelchair Sports Wheelchair basketball is one option available to those with a disability, helping with their self confidence and providing opportunities to socialize with others. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:10:05 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/play.php http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/popular.php Wheelchair Sports Wheelchair sports were invented because the awareness that even disabled people have rights to play sports and participate in competitions. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:02:15 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/popular.php http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/wheelchair-sports.php Wheelchair Sports Just because you are in a wheelchair doesn't mean you can't enjoy the competitiveness and just all around fun that playing sports offers you. More and more wheelchair users are playing sports every day - some even on a professional level. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:56:00 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/wheelchair/wheelchair-sports.php