Blake has always been a very open person who looked at life positively and tried to live like his peers. He was a part of the football team, he got along well with his peers and was popular at school. His professional career began by working in a BBQ restaurant in Texas, where he integrated …
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Since his accident in 2005 during an England Under 21 rugby training session, Matt has battled hard to live as normal a life as possible. Paralyzed from the neck down and breathing via the aid of a ventilator, it is a testament to him that he decided to set up the Foundation so that others …
Joni Eareckson Tada Author, Radio Host, Founder of Joni and Friends On July 30, 1967, Joni dove into the Chesapeake Bay after misjudging the shallowness of the water. She suffered a fracture between the fourth and fifth cervical levels and became a quadriplegic (or tetraplegic), paralyzed from the shoulders down.During her two years of rehabilitation, …
A two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant a wait for the first edition of a new international six-a-side wheelchair handball competition which could open the door to Paralympic Games inclusion. A collaboration between the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF) in November allowed hosts Portugal to make history by …
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On Saturday 12 November 2022, the Faculty of Education hosted the 13th MAT National Games. MATP is the youngest sport programme of the Special Olympics. The acronym MATP is derived from the American acronym Motor Activities Training Programme. The MATP programme allows people who, due to severe and profound intellectual disabilities and other associated disabilities …
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We are truly inspired by the outstanding achievements our athletes are making at local, national and international level, so today’s Inspirational Wednesday is no different. We are overjoyed with such great news that has reached us today. Let us start with Gorazd Tiršek’s bronze medal at the World Air Rifle Championships. The Slovenian shooter won …
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This year, the Slovenian Association for Disabled Sports – Slovenian Paralympic Committee (ŠIS – SPK Association) is celebrating 60 years of successful operation. The association prepared an exhibition for its 60th anniversary in cooperation with Tourism Ljubljana, which made the exhibition possible. On the Krakovski nasip by the Ljubljanica River, 11 double-sided billboards show an …
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On Thursday, 3. 11. 2022, the partners met for the final meeting in Celje, Slovenia. We talked about the last details of the project and focused on how to best disseminate project results and activities. We are especially proud on the Playbook that contains best practices and different sport activities for people with mental disabilities, …
Tim is a person who takes the word perseverance to the highest level possible. At the age of 12, his life changed completely on vacation when he ended up in a wheelchair due to the so-called surfer’s myelopathy, which is a very rare disease. Today, he runs marathons and is proof that with set goals …
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Today’s Inspirational Wednesday offers something different. We want to present to you a brilliant idea that developed out of the need for more inclusiveness in everyday life. In small coastal town of Izola, in Slovenia, they thought of something truly wonderful to make the access to beach more inclusive. They designed a beach for blind …
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