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SPORTS, FITNESS & DANCE

Being Differently Abled: Fighting the Battle
 SPORTS, FITNESS & DANCE

The Battle Doesn't End After The War I spent 5 years in the US Marine Corps. After many deployments to locations such as: Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Alb…

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Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Being Differently Abled: Fighting the Battle
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

My Ride To A Normal Life After Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal Cord Injury Caused By Motorcycle Accident I am a Norwegian woman with an incomplete Spinal Cord Injury after a motorcycle accident in 2003. Since then I have tried to find my way to a normal …
Rare Disease & Syndrome

Breaking Barriers NOT Bones: Life With Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Spina Bifida (SB)

I Don't Suffer From Spina Bifida: Spina Bifida Suffers from me!

1 athlete, 2 sports: My Spina Bifida Story My name is Sofie, I was born with Spina Bifida. I want to live life to the fullest! That Is what I've been doing for the past 23 years of my life, an…
Rare Disease & Syndrome

Living a Life Full of Joy and Purpose as a Paraclimber
Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Starting The Unstoppable Miss T in Adaptive Sports for Children

Aren't sports out of the question? Miss T is 4 years old. She suffered a traumatic brain injury at 3 weeks old, and spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy resulted. She uses a walker, whe…
Amputee

Why Not Skate with a Prosthetic Leg?
Amputee

Why I love adaptive sports

Why I Never Stop Improving Myself When I think about goals in my life, I am often drawn back to the lessons I have gained from being a lifelong athlete. Being involved in sports isn't…
Rare Disease & Syndrome

My Ittybittytale with Chronic Illness
Amputee

Please Cut Here- Joe Pleban's Amputee Adventures

I’M JOE PLEBAN I am 27 and currently living in Silverthorne, CO.  However, my home is wherever you find my fiance Johnna and my dog, Grohl (currently Frederick…
Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC)

Living with Arthrogryposis (AMC)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

My Journey with Autism & How I Became a Bodybuilder

Autistic Bodybuilder My name is Jocelyn, I have Autism spectrum disorder ASD. I suffer from "meltdowns," "sensory overload," and I'm tactile defensive. I c…
Amputee

Training As An Amputee
Amputee

One Inch at a Time: Adaptive Amputee Sports Competitor

How I Became An Amputee On November 10, 2014 I was on my way to work riding my motorcycle as usual. A few blocks from my house, a driver ran a red light and broadsided me.Th…
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Battling Multiple Sclerosis and Winning
Spina Bifida (SB)

Climbing through life with Spina Bifida

How we set our own limits in life My name is David and I was born with a spinal cord defect called Spina Bifida. Doctors told my parents that I would never walk...And boy, did I want …
Amputee

Living Extraordinarily Normaly: How A Corner Changed My Life
Cerebral Palsy (CP)

My Journey To A Healthy Lifestyle With Cerebral Palsy

HandiCapable Fitness My name is James Norris with HandiCapable Fitness. HandiCapable Fitness is something I started close to a year ago. My mission is to motivate and ins…
Amputee

Fernanda: The Amputee Skater

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