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Sports and Recreation: Articles

Abilities Magazine Archive

It's Playtime! Variety in Ontario Introduces Children in Motion in Vaughan: By Markus Stadelmann-Elder

Children in Motion is an activity class that incorporates recreational and sports activities for young people between the ages of three and 12. Classes are adapted to the abilities of the children ...
73 Winter, 2007
Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion Helping New Athletes Get in the Game: Many people with spinal cord injury and related disabilities have benefited from a donation directed to Rick Hansen Wheels In Motion through a partnership with mobility equipment supplier Invacare ...
67 Summer, 2006
Power Player Erika Schmutz is Unstoppable On and Off the Court: By Jamie Sutherland

Wheelchair rugby is also known as murderball, and for good reason – it’s a no-guts-no-glory kind of game played by warriors in battle chairs. For Erika Schmutz, it’s also a passion, career and way of ...
67 Summer, 2006
Fish Tales A Popular Pastime is Becoming More Accessible: By Ing Wong-Ward

As a child, Danny Winters spent many summers fishing on the lake. It became a lifelong hobby. So, it’s no surprise that, after sustaining a spinal cord injury in 1969, Winters wanted to know how soon ...
67 Summer, 2006
Active Living for Everyone The ALRC's Programs and Services Encourage Inclusion: By Brittney Wiley

At the Active Living Resource Centre for Ontarians with a Disability (ALRC), the staff and volunteers want to get you connected with accessible and enjoyable recreation opportunities so you can get ...
66 Spring, 2006
King of the Ice Sledge Hockey Hero Paul Rosen: By Jaclyn Law

A profile of Canadian sledge hockey goaltender Paul ...
66 Spring, 2006
The Standing Spirit Project Adventure on the West Coast Trail: By Brad Jacobsen

The author, who has quadriplegia, recounts his amazing journey on British Columbia's West Coast ...
66 Spring, 2006
More Than Skin Deep Expressions of Disability in Body Art: By Jaclyn Law

Thousands of Canadians have body art done—tattoos, piercings, branding and scarification—including many people with ...
66 Spring, 2006
Take It Outside! Get Moving with Warm-Weather Sports: By Colette Van Haaren

A guide to some of the most popular activities for people with disabilities, including a description of each sport and how to get ...
66 Spring, 2006
Taking the Plunge Scuba Diving with Confidence: By Monique Lefebvre

The author, who has cerebral palsy, talks about how she learned to scuba ...
66 Spring, 2006
One Smashing Movie: The docudrama Murderball smashes ...
65 Winter, 2005
The Joy of Yoga More People with Disabilities are Discovering an Ancient Practice: By Jaclyn Law

Yoga can help improve flexibility, relieve stress and promote ...
65 Winter, 2005
Green Thumbs Gardening with a Vision Disability: By Chrissy Laws

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63 Summer, 2005
Good, Clean Fun A Showering Guide for Amputees: By Maurice Richard

For those of us who wear a prosthesis, staying clean in the great outdoors can be a real test of patience and ...
63 Summer, 2005
Warren Macdonald Reclaiming Adventure: By Helen Y. Rolfe

Warren Macdonald's priority after becoming a double amputee was to get reacquainted with the outdoors he ...
63 Summer, 2005
Stargazing Look to the Skies on Manitoulin Island: By Carter Hammett

Manitoulin Island is a nature lover's dream and boasts a plethora of outdoor activities, including its famous star ...
63 Summer, 2005
Access to the Greens: By Doug Stewart

Specially equipped golf carts help people with disabilities enjoy the ...
63 Summer, 2005
Chantal Petitclerc Wins Maclean’s 2004 Canadian of the Year Award: Gold-medal wheelchair athlete Chantal Petitclerc has made the disability community proud by nailing Maclean’s magazine’s 2004 Canadian of the Year award. She is in esteemed company: The award, ...
62 Spring, 2005
Carey Ashton A Coach on the Ball: By Jan Sauvé-Frankel

Montreal jock Carey Ashton has found a way to stay involved with sports despite the progression of his muscular dystrophy. In fact, he has truly found his calling: this little league baseball coach ...
62 Spring, 2005
A European Odyssey Cycling in the Countryside: By Maurice Richard

A six-month cycling tour of Europe was a dream come true for this 64-year-old amputee and his girlfriend. His travelogue chronicles their adventures, from breathtaking scenery to memorable monuments ...
62 Spring, 2005
Peak of Success My Walk in the Clouds: By Dede Norungolo

After surviving a brain injury, this author is up for anything. That includes taking on the Pikes Peak Challenge, a 13.5-mile trek up a Colorado mountainside. Along the way may have her doubts, but ...
62 Spring, 2005
Stars on Ice: Members of the Canadian Deaf Ice Hockey Federation are looking forward to honing their already very fine skills on the ice this year. Many of the players have already made their international mark in ...
61 Winter, 2004
It’s Hip to Be Square: By Carol Jean Scott

I had polio as a baby and, as a result, I am about 90 per cent paralyzed on my left side. One activity I thoroughly enjoy is square ...
60 Fall, 2004
Thinking Outside the Box Elder Identifying a Tree without Sight: By Chrissy Laws

You don’t have to be sighted to enjoy nature – or even to identify the woodlands around you. By using the sounds of birds and wind, the scent of plants and the feel of leaves and twigs, you can learn ...
60 Fall, 2004
Athens 2004 Get Pumped for the Paralympics!: The Summer Paralympics will be held this year from September 17 to 28. This special feature introduces you to Team Canada, profiles sports and athletes, and brings you a first-person report from one ...
60 Fall, 2004
Quest for Fire: By Jeff Adams

Jeff Adams' talks about his journey to the Athens 2004 XII Paralympic Summer ...
60 Fall, 2004
Getting Active Just Got Easier New Interactive Website Helps Ontarians Find Inclusive Activities: By the Canadian Abilities Foundation

Everyone these days knows the importance of physical activity in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but for many Canadians, finding an activity that meets their individual needs and abilities can be ...
59 Summer, 2004
Students Climb Mount Kilimanjaro: By the Canadian Abilities Foundation

It seems Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, has been a popular challenge of late for adventurers with disabilities. One recent successful climb involved four South African youths with vision ...
59 Summer, 2004
A Tribute to Disability Sports in Alberta: By the Canadian Abilities Foundation

The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum has recently enhanced its permanent disability sport ...
58 Spring, 2004
Back to Nature in New Brunswick: By Kate Merlin

The 58-kilometre Dobson Trail that winds through wilderness from Riverview, New Brunswick, to Fundy National Park is a popular backpacking destination. It has been over 40 years since the rugged ...
58 Spring, 2004
Challenging Stereotypes A Celebration of Arts in the Community: By Sue Proctor, Kari Krogh, Maya Gislason

Mark your calendars for the last week in March. The Arts Ability project will be showcased as an innovative approach to facilitate opportunities in the arts for people with disabilities within ...
58 Spring, 2004
Three Canadian Climbers: By the Canadian Abilities Foundation

Mountain and rock climbing are not for the fainthearted, especially if you have a disability and your safety – not to mention your very life – is largely, and literally, in the hands of ...
57 Winter, 2003
Water Workout Aquatic Exercises for Fitness and Fun: By Jim Twardowski, Barbara Twardowski

Exercising in a pool can increase circulation, improve balance and provide an aerobic workout without stressing the joints. Water is a perfect fit for any body shape or ability. Find out why working ...
57 Winter, 2003
Stick Handling Wheelchair Hockey is a Winning Sport: By Ian Langford

Hockey is a true Canadian sport – and for those Canadians with disabilities who can’t get enough, opportunities for participation exist across the country. Wheelchair hockey, the sport that keeps on ...
57 Winter, 2003
France Geoffroy To Dance is to Live: By Sujata Dey

France Geoffroy of Montreal has always known she was born to dance, and that didn’t change when she acquired a spinal cord injury. Now she is a talented member of an integrated dance company, and she ...
56 Fall, 2003
Train for Gain Bodybuilding with a Disability: By Kathryn Lekas

This sport builds more than just your muscles – it builds self-esteem, strength and balance. There are growing opportunities across Canada for people with disabilities to take up bodybuilding. Read ...
56 Fall, 2003
Operation Snow Balls A Sticky Situation in the Summer Heat: By Ken Davis

Like many others with quadriplegia, this author is always looking for new ways to stay warm in winter and cool in summer. But on one particular hot summer afternoon, perhaps he was a little too ...
56 Fall, 2003
High Flight! Accessible Soaring: By Michelle Amerie

Fly a sailplane through the skies? Why not?! With adapted aircraft controls, gliding is accessible… and utterly exhilarating. Get a firsthand account of this uplifting adventure… and consider taking ...
55 Summer, 2003
Adventure Therapy Achieving New Heights: By Peter Hicks

Skiing down a mountain at top speed, hiking through the wilderness or rafting across white waters… for many people with disabilities, these activities are taken on with passion and become a ...
55 Summer, 2003
Kids Can Learn to Sail: Since the 1980s, the Ontario Sailing Association’s BOOM mobile sailing school has introduced over 10,000 people – primarily youth – to the sport of sailing. Access BOOM, for youth with disabilities, ...
55 Summer, 2003
Yogic Breathing Accessible Energy: By Anna Quon

Yogic breathing is an ancient technique that calms the mind, energizes the body and lifts the spirit. Recently, a course sponsored by the Art of Living Foundation, an international non-profit ...
54 Spring, 2003
Strike a Pose! Reduce Pain and Fatigue with Yoga: By Lisa M. Wolfe

Many disabilities, such as fibromyalgia and chronic pain syndrome, can be eased with gentle exercise, stretching and relaxation techniques. It sounds like a prescription for yoga! In this article, ...
54 Spring, 2003
Taking on the Rapids A Whitewater Adventure: By Linda Aksomitis

A rafting adventure can be for anybody, and that includes the author, who has fibromyalgia. Follow her voyage along the whitewater rapids of Maine’s Kennebec River, as she rises to the challenge – ...
54 Spring, 2003
Glory in the Garden Modifying Your Methods after a Disability: By Kathryn Moorhouse

The author grew up in a family of gardeners, so she was devastated when a motor vehicle accident meant she could no longer use her right arm. But she decided to give gardening with a disability a try ...
54 Spring, 2003
Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion Rolling out Wheels for Support: With improved quality of life for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) set firmly in his sights, Canada’s Man In Motion, Rick Hansen, has major plans to raise awareness and funds this summer. With ...
54 Spring, 2003
The Kilimanjaro Quest Journal of an Amazing Adventure: By Jim Milina

History was made recently as Jim Milina climbed higher than any other quadriplegic person in the world - 14,500 feet on Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest free-standing mountain on earth. Read ...
53 Winter, 2002
Sweeping the Nation The New Sport of Wheelchair Curling: By Lynne Swanson

Call it a natural knack: Team Canada came home with a silver medal in wheelchair curling just two months after the team was formed. Now wheelchair curling is sweeping the nation, with plans for ...
53 Winter, 2002
Ten Keys to Fitness Secrets to Keeping Your Exercise Resolution: By Daryl C. Greene

The time for New Year’s resolutions is not far off, and this author has some great ideas for getting into an exercise routine - and staying there. His ten strategies have worked for him - he has ...
53 Winter, 2002
Boarding the Bumps Adaptive Snowboarding Could Catch on in Canada: By Vicki Graf

Medal-winning snowboarder Kelly Nadeau is somewhat of a pioneer in Canada, but this winter sport is sure to catch on quickly among athletes with disabilities. It’s fast and it’s challenging, and it’s ...
53 Winter, 2002
Skiing is Believing A Mom Watches Her Daughter Conquer the Slopes: By Sarah Yates, Gemma Yates-Howorth

Skiing with a disability can be challenging - especially if you’re the mom who has to stand by and watch! This Manitoba parent conquers her own fears while her daughter with cerebral palsy conquers ...
53 Winter, 2002
Kudos for Canadaâ€™s Equestrians: The Canadian Paralympic Equestrian team caught the attention of European nations at its first competition against 68 of the top Paralympic riders from 17 countries. The Open European Championships ...
53 Winter, 2002
Climbing the Tower for Change: To illustrate the barriers facing people with disabilities, two-time Olympian, four-time Paralympian, six-time World Champion Jeff Adams will climb the 1,776 stairs of the CN Tower, Canadaâ€™s ...
52 Fall, 2002
Outdoor Recreation in Nova Scotia: In 1986, the Leese family of Westville, Nova Scotia, opened North Americaâ€™s first fully accessible recreational wilderness park designed specifically for people with disabilities and seniors. ...
51 Summer, 2002
Man in Motion World Tour – 15th Anniversary Rick Hansen in Conversation: New Developments, New Milestones: By Raymond D. Cohen

Rick Hansen spoke to Raymond Cohen, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of ABILITIES, about the exciting new developments of the Rick Hansen Institute marking the 15th anniversary of the Man in Motion World ...
51 Summer, 2002
A Higher Quality of Life Initiatives Supported by the Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation: The Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation supports initiatives that help people with significant disabilities achieve a higher quality of life. The following are some organizations that exist because of ...
51 Summer, 2002
A Better Body Size Summer May Be the Time to Strive for It!: By Catherine Steele

Whether you feel your body is too thin or too fat, there are many ways to work towards a better body size. Here are some ideas for this summer – so you can shed those woolies and show off the ...
51 Summer, 2002
The Buddy Bike is a Wish Come True: Thanks to a wish made by two mothers on behalf of their sons, 14 participants in a support program for people with disabilities were able to enjoy the thrill of riding a bike for the very first ...
50 Spring, 2002
Victory on the Ice ...And They Said Heâ€™d Never Play Hockey: By Jon Bateman

When this author was a child, his photo ran in the local paper with the caption: "Heâ€™ll never play hockey." He proved them wrong, becoming not just a sledge hockey player but a team ...
49 Winter, 2001
Nicole Watt Skating for Silver: By Lynne Swanson

Young Nicole Watt brought home a silver medal from Canadaâ€™s senior womenâ€™s figure skating competition. Yet it wasnâ€™t that long ago that her parents thought perhaps she should give ...
49 Winter, 2001
Ashley Cowan Swims Lake Erie: On September 7, 15-year-old Ashley Cowan of Toronto became the youngest woman -- and first person with a disability -- to swim across Lake Erie. Cowanâ€™s hands and feet were amputated when she ...
49 Winter, 2001
Wilderness Excursions in British Columbia: The British Columbia Mobility Opportunities Society (BCMOS) was formed in 1985 to make it possible for people with disabilities to access the provinceâ€™s great outdoors. One of its initiatives ...
49 Winter, 2001
Karate for Kicks The Many Benefits of Martial Arts: By Lynne Swanson

This article demonstrates that people with all types of disabilities can increase their fitness, learn self-defense, improve concentration and form a connection to their community through martial ...
48 Fall, 2001
The Thrill of the Dive Scuba for All the Senses: By Gary Haun

People often wonder why a blind diver would want to swim with sharks. But the hair-raising excitement of a shark dive makes this author glad to be alive. Follow him through his experiences -- and ...
48 Fall, 2001
Rainbows of Chaos: Special Feature on the Arts Get Off to a KickstART! A Celebration of Disability Arts and Culture: In this feature on arts and disability, read about a photography exhibit of deafblind Canadians, learn to create a colourful mandala, get geared up for upcoming arts events, and explore the web, ...
47 Summer, 2001
One for All, or All for Some? Assessing the Accessibility of Fitness Facilities in Ontario: By Dawnelle Hawes

In March, 2000, with funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, The YWCA of Hamilton undertook a study that responded to a challenge. The challenge, from "A Blueprint for Action" (1998), ...
46 Spring, 2001
The 2001 Canadian Youth Exchange Healthy Active Living is the Theme: By Jane Arkell

Do you know a youth between 14 and 18 years of age with a disability? Do you think he or she would be interested in travelling to meet with other youth from across Canada? The Active Living ...
46 Spring, 2001
Accessing Nature and Opportunity The Brooklin Lions Wilderness Trail: By John Hulley

People with disabilities have the right to access nature, too! The efforts of a man with multiple sclerosis and his neighbours to open up a fully accessible wilderness trail might inspire you to take ...
46 Spring, 2001
A Sport that Scores Blind Hockey in Canada: By Gary Zarbock

Blind hockey is on the rise in Canada, where hockey is a cultural pastime. In this article, learn more about the sport from the perspective of a player who enjoys the mental strategies and physical ...
45 Winter, 2000
Expect the World! Toronto Bid Unveils Paralympic Game Plan: By Janice Martin

Toronto is bidding to host the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The final decision will be made in July, 2001, when Toronto, Beijing, Istanbul, Osaka or Paris will be selected as the winning ...
45 Winter, 2000
Accelerating the Pace of Research www.RickHansen.org: Ninety per cent of what we know in the area of spinal cord injury research has been acquired in the last 10 years. The mission of the Rick Hansen Institute and the Rick Hansen Man in Motion ...
45 Winter, 2000
Sydney 2000 Get Ready for the Paralympic Games!: The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games will unfold in Sydney, Australia, from October 18 to 29. The Paralympics follow the Olympic Games to create the worldâ€™s biggest 60-day sporting festival, and ...
44 Fall, 2000
Ross Watson Pushing the Limits: By Hélèna Katz

Ross Watson is the first blind mountain climber to reach the summit of Canadaâ€™s highest peak, Mount Logan. Find out what motivates him to challenge himself in all aspects of his ...
44 Fall, 2000
Boston Marathon: By Jennifer Brown

The newspaper headline referred to us as "able-bodied cheaters." A race organizer was quoted as saying we "came to the race in a fraudulent way." After achieving qualifying ...
44 Fall, 2000
Catalyst for Change The Toronto 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Bid: By Janice Martin

Hallmark events such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games challenge athletes to chase their dreams and reach for their potential. They also challenge the host cities to live up to ideals of Olympic ...
44 Fall, 2000
The Rick Hansen Neurotrauma Initiative Man in Motion Announces $7.5 Million for Neurotrauma Projects: A lasting legacy of the original Rick Hansen Man in Motion World Tour has been the facilitation of research to find a cure for spinal cord injury and to improve the quality of life of people living ...
44 Fall, 2000
Toronto PWA Foundation Bike Rally: Richard Hudon works hard to make a difference in his community. An injured worker activist, he is also known for his strong cycling abilities, and he has been a supportor of the Toronto People with ...
44 Fall, 2000
Accessible Ropes Courses and Giant Swing: Some of the best and most innovative outdoor recreation structures for wheelchair users anywhere in the country have just been built at Easter Sealâ€™s Camp Horizon, according to its staff in ...
44 Fall, 2000
Field of Dreams Fully Accessible Baseball Diamond almost Ready to Roll: By Tim Renneberg

Canadaâ€™s first fully wheelchair-accessible Little League diamond is exciting for its baseball players, and can serve as a model for the rest of the ...
43 Summer, 2000
Achilles Track Club Comes to Canada: The Achilles Track Club, a New York-based, international organization committed to mainstreaming people with disabilities and chronic illnesses in running events, now has chapters in Canada. In ...
43 Summer, 2000
Climbing Canadaâ€™s Highest Mountain: Ross Watson plans to be the first blind person to climb Mount Logan, Canada’s highest mountain (elevation: 19,551 ft.), in "VisionQuest 2000 -- The Height of Confidence" in ...
43 Summer, 2000
Kids in Motion Summer Family Camp: Summer is approaching and once again the University of Saskatchewan, College of Kinesiology, is gearing up to partner with Celebrate Abilities for their Kids in Motion Summer Family Camp, taking ...
43 Summer, 2000
Taking on the Wilderness The Access Challenge Outdoor Hike: By Lynn Atkinson

Thanks to an innovative organization and a new all-terrain vehicle called the TrailRider, people with disabilities have the opportunity to enjoy the breathtaking beauty and challenge of the ...
42 Spring, 2000
Cycling the Emerald Isle Pedalling and Pubbing Ireland: By Barry Henderson

This traveller rediscovered cycling after a leg amputation, and combined his newfound love of the sport with the outdoor beauty of ...
41 Winter, 1999
Tai Chi Qigong For Better Health and Living: By Isabel C. Tatoui

Also known as "breath skill," the ancient art form of Qigong is often prescribed for chronic illnesses and various disabilities. Here is an overview of Qigong meditation, breathing and ...
41 Winter, 1999
Skiing Mont-Tremblant Accessible and Fun: By Hélèna Katz

Skiing opportunities for people with disabilities are increasing, as the sport becomes more visible and technology and equipment improve. Read about this authorâ€™s inaugural experience on the ...
41 Winter, 1999
Dancers with Disabilities Blurring the Social Constructs of Ability and Disability with the Grace of Dance: By Mordecai Drache

Frank Hull: Frank Hullâ€™s motorized wheelchair hums to the other end of the dance floor. He rolls toward me at full speed, and slams on the brakes. His body is propelled forward, toward mine ...
41 Winter, 1999
Victoriaâ€™s Galloping Goose Trail: By Katherine Gibson

Activist Ken Bradford’s dream came true when Victoria’s 80 kilometre Galloping Goose Trail was finally completed. Named for a 1920’s noisy old rail car, the "Goose" runs along the rail bed ...
41 Winter, 1999
On the Road to Regeneration: John Ryan of BC, has spent the summer handcycling across Canada. His vision for the tour is to raise enough money to give Canadian spinal cord regeneration research an injection of capital that ...
40 Fall, 1999
Mobility Cup â€™99: For-sail is a new slogan for Ivan Rendulic. Since he started volunteering as the project co-ordinator for the newly launched Queenâ€™s Quay Disabled Sailing Program, in Toronto, ON, Rendulic has ...
40 Fall, 1999
The Rick Hansen Neurotrauma Initiative Man in Motion Announces $6.8 Million for Neurotrauma Projects: Rick Hansen announced in June that 166 of Canadaâ€™s top spinal cord and brain injury researchers, rehabilitation specialists and injury prevention experts will share more than $6.8 million in ...
40 Fall, 1999
All Abilities Trek Triumphs At Mount Everest Base Camp Adventure at 17,600 Feet: By Dianna Troyer

You never know where a friendship will lead. For Carla Yustak of Edmonton, an elementary school teacher and nationally competitive cyclist, her seven-year friendship with the late Bill March led her ...
40 Fall, 1999
Out on the Water Access to Kayaking: By Adrienne Montgomerie

"It’s glorious. You glide through the water, see birds and rock climbers. You’re just free, you’re out with nature." - Amy Doofenbaker, kayak enthusiast "I felt like a mermaid, I ...
39 Summer, 1999
In Flight Hang Gliding is an Unforgettable Experience: By Susanne Pettit-Crossman

I became the proud owner of an new ileostomy in the spring of 1998 and figured, this is it - I am totally tied down now, between this and my oxygen tanks and other numerous and Sundry medical ...
39 Summer, 1999
Go Fish! Angling with a Disability: By David Smallwood

The night air was cold and crisp, and the northern lights were doing justice to their fame with ever-changing aerial displays. The bonfire, which we surrounded, sent forth its own competition in the ...
39 Summer, 1999
Blaze a Trail with Tandem Cycling: The Trailblazers Tandem Cycling Club is a metropolitan Toronto community organization for people with visual disabilities who are enthusiastic about bicycling. The club, which operates from April ...
38 Spring, 1999
Plants can Heal Horticultural Therapy: By Lucia Morgan

When life becomes too much, thereâ€™s nothing like a garden to offer refuge, tranquillity and comfort. Cares and tension slip away. We slow down, relax and re-establish our connection with the ...
38 Spring, 1999
A Hobby Is Hatched Birdwatching is Entertaining and Accessible: By Lisa Bendall

Although my husband and I are ecstatic about the arrival of our first baby in late spring, it does have a bit of an impact on one of our newest pastimes. At the height of birding season this year ...
38 Spring, 1999
Rope Skipping Technique: Vaughan Evans of Vancouver, B.C., has taken a project in personal development to the next level. Evans, who is an amputee, hired a personal trainer a year ago to teach him to skip rope. He was ...
38 Spring, 1999
Forum on Physical Activity and Disability Event Will Celebrate Success and Opportunity: Canadians with disabilities are less likely than other Canadians to participate regularly in physical activity. In fact, inactivity and unhealthy lifestyles are among the leading causes of death ...
38 Spring, 1999
Gardens of Delight The Pleasures of Digging in the Dirt: By Sarah Yates

Gardeners come in all shapes and abilities, and their gardens can be designed accordingly. Those with visual disabilities might develop scented or textured gardens. Some people garden in raised beds ...
38 Spring, 1999
You Keep Your Eye on the Ball My Love Affair with Golf: By Gord Paynter

Forty-eight - an age? Forty-eight, a failing grade? Or forty-eight, the projected value of our Canadian dollar? Possibly. But, in this case, forty-eight refers to my best score for nine holes of ...
38 Spring, 1999
Get Fit Choosing an Exercise Program Thatâ€™s Right for You: By Michael Hayden

Most people have little exercise experience. Many of these same people have a burning desire to try. This article is directed at you! Perhaps you have been sedentary most of your life, yet you want ...
37 Winter, 1998
Love Bunnies Affectionate Angora Rabbits Make a Great Hobby: By Jacqui Adams

My love of Angora rabbits began at an agricultural show to which my daughter had persuaded me to go. There were at least 60 rabbits in cages, and I ended up ordering a blue Angora baby rabbit as well ...
37 Winter, 1998
Gold Medal Removed: Jeff Adams, one of Canada’s foremost male wheelchair athletes, has not received fair treatment after his gold medal at the January, 1997, International Stoke-Mandeville Wheelchair Games was stripped ...
37 Winter, 1998
Integrated Square and Round Dance Convention: Over 4,000 square dancers, round dancers and cloggers from around the world converged on Ottawa for the 11th Canadian National Square and Round Dance Convention, held from July 16 to 18. More than ...
36 Fall, 1998
Not Just Horsing Around Hippotherapy Offers a Range of Benefits: By Susanne Pettit-Crossman

All of CARDâ€™s horses will have bells on next year in celebration of the riding schoolâ€™s 30th anniversary. The Community Association for Riding for the Disabled (CARD) opened in 1969 ...
36 Fall, 1998
A Cross-Canada Boost Rick Hansen Neurotrauma Initiative Receives Support: On May 25, in Toronto, Rick Hansen brought together four premiers, more than 125 researchers and members of the disability community, and at least a dozen local and national reporters for a major ...
36 Fall, 1998
Team Canada Competes Worldâ€™s Sixth Winter Paralympics Games: On February 27, 1998, Canada’s Paralympic team departed for Nagano, Japan, to participate in the world’s sixth Winter Paralympic Games. Canada has participated in every Paralympic Games, and is ...
35 Summer, 1998
Ski For All Water Sports: Ski for All -- Water Sports Clinics is the only non-profit organization in Canada to offer instruction for skiers of all levels, with a special emphasis on people with disabilities -- including ...
35 Summer, 1998
Join the Club Golf for People with Disabilities: By Lynne Swanson

If you want to be in the swing of things this summer, get ready to tee off. "Golf is really a game for everybody," says Ed Membery, president of the newly founded Ontario Disabled Golf ...
35 Summer, 1998
Turning the Dream Into Reality Successes in Motion: There have been many successes since the completion of the Man in Motion World Tour, including: the adjudication and distribution of more than $20-million worth of grants to the fields of spinal cord ...
35 Summer, 1998
Passive/Active Exercise Acclaim from Professional Service Providers: By Errol Gray

Passive/active exercise is becoming widely accepted as a means of providing range of motion and overall movement for those whose ability to walk has been chronically compromised. Active exercise ...
35 Summer, 1998
The Paragliding Wheelchair: The British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (BHPA) -- whose initiative, "Flyability," aims to make the thrilling sport of free flight easier and more accessible for fliers with ...
34 Spring, 1998
Riding Mountain National Park Diary of a Visit in Manitoba: By Sarah Yates

Riding Mountain National Park, made into a park in 1930, was a wilderness resort for Victorians. To me, it represented youth and summer romance, roller skating and summer cottage living. Swimming ...
34 Spring, 1998
Getting Your Sea Legs Live-Aboard Diving Boat Built to Be Accessible: By Yvette Cardozo, Bill Hirsch

Scuba divers with disabilities have been visiting reefs for decades. But, until recently, getting to the water was sometimes harder than getting around in it. These days, though, it’s gotten a ...
34 Spring, 1998
Play By Play Soccer Like Youâ€™ve Never Heard it Before: By David White

Ken Cardy never misses a home game at Highbury, England, and he’s not about to miss this one. His team, Arsenal, is facing Leicester City in a late-season match in the F.A. Carling Premiership, ...
33 Winter, 1997
Margaret Gibbs Took a Flying Leap: Margaret Gibbs "took a flying leap" in Toronto last August to raise funds for the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario (SBHAO). Gibbs, a 61-year-old piano teacher ...
33 Winter, 1997
Chantal Petitclerc This Elite Athlete is Wheeling to Victory: By Julie Barlow

From the front entrance of the weight room at Montrealâ€™s Claude Robillard sports centre, Chantal Petitclerc is invisible, hidden among rows of nautilus equipment and Stairmasters. I finally ...
33 Winter, 1997
Bound for Adventure, Inside and Out: By Michelle Amerie

As a wheelchair user, I trip over any image of myself as a member of a portage crew, a crew whose only method of traversing the land between lakes is to either carry or drag supplies and boats ...
33 Winter, 1997
Inclusion and Beyond How Far Have We Come in Achieving Sport Equity?: By Cathy Cadieux

Whether supporting international competition at the 1995 World Rugby Championships, or facilitating skills development through the 1997 Action Wheelchair Tennis Camp, supported by the International ...
33 Winter, 1997
Man in Motion Tenth Anniversary Setting the Second Decade in Motion: On April 6, 1997, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Rick Hansen embarked on a six-week national tour, revisiting 19 Canadian cities from his Man in Motion World Tour 10 years ago. Rick’s goal this time ...
32 Fall, 1997
Wind, Sun and Spray Alberta Hosts Mobility Cup â€™97 For Sailors With Disabilities: By Merle Hickey

The seventh annual Mobility Cup Regatta will take place in Calgary, Alberta, from August 24 to 29, 1997. The Mobility Cup is Canadaâ€™s International Regatta for Disabled Sailors. The purpose ...
31 Summer, 1997
Accessing Adventure Outdoor Recreational Opportunities in Canada: By Scott Ker

Jeff moves towards the 17-foot sea kayak resting on the sunlit shore of Georgian Bay. With the hull of the boat secured, Jeff slides into the cockpit. A rush of apprehension, excitement and ...
31 Summer, 1997
A Decade of a Legacy: 1987-1997 New Dignity for Canadians with Spinal Cord Injuries: On May 22, 1997, Rick Hansen will celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of his 40,000-kilometre marathon around the world, and the completion of his 17-city, 10-province, Tenth Anniversary Tour. But what ...
31 Summer, 1997
Defi Sportif A Sports Challenge since 1984: By Michael Gliserman

The 14th edition of the Defi sportif, or Sports Challenge, for athletes with disabilities will take place in Montreal, Quebec, from April 30 to May 4, 1997. This distinctive event, which will ...
30 Spring, 1997
Celebrating the Legacies Rick Hansen thanks Canadians for supporting his dream.: 1997 marks the tenth anniversary of the completion of Rick Hansenâ€™s Man in Motion World Tour. It was May of 1987 when Rick wheeled home to Vancouver, having completed an arduous journey of ...
30 Spring, 1997
Tami Saj Achiever of Aquatic Excellence: By Elle Warner

Tami Saj began swimming at the age of four, growing up in Thunder Bay, Ontario -- but my daughterâ€™s early attempts to swim were not impressive. Until she was about eight years of age, Tami ...
29 Winter, 1996
Let It Snow!: By Catherine Steele

"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!" is from a song often heard during the winter season. But whoever wrote this cheery song probably did not have a physical disability! Now, snow is ...
29 Winter, 1996
Paralympic Highlights... Hot Wheels in Atlanta!: By Karen McMillan

Over nine intense days of competition and extreme temperatures, the years of training, preparation and sacrifice paid off for thousands of world-class athletes, who showcased their athleticism at the ...
29 Winter, 1996
Canadian National Tennis Championships Sixth Title for Johnson: By Nathalie Moreau

For the second consecutive year, the Canadian National Tennis Championships were held in conjunction with the Canadian International Junior Tournament, in Repentigny, Quebec. The event took place ...
29 Winter, 1996
Atop the Great Wall Rick Hansenâ€™s Return to China: By Rick Hansen

I have thousands of wonderful memories about the Man in Motion World Tour. Many of the places I wheeled through were special for different reasons. But next to my homeward journey across Canada, my ...
29 Winter, 1996
1996 Metro Toronto Wheelchair Challenge: By Peter Morris

Heightened by the prospect of excellent weather and extensive television coverage, the eighth annual Metro Toronto Wheelchair Challenge provided athletes, coaches and spectators with some outstanding ...
29 Winter, 1996
Yoga: By Bernadette Curtis

Yoga seems to be on many peopleâ€™s minds these days. People have discovered that yoga has many benefits to the body and the mind. It enhances muscle flexibility and tone, it relaxes and ...
28 Fall, 1996
My Word!: By Raymond D. Cohen

Welcome. You will find within this issue our usual dogâ€™s breakfast -- a little something for nearly everyone. A few articles in particular, however, warrant specific mention. We are pleased ...
28 Fall, 1996
Eye of the Dragon A unique crew makes its mark on the world of dragon boat racing.: By Analee Weinberger

Vancouver played host to the 1996 World Championship Dragon Boat Festival in June, an international competition featuring over 100 local teams as well as crews from New Zealand, Germany, the ...
28 Fall, 1996
Winnipeg Teenager Turning Heads at Paralympic Wheelchair Racing Trials: By Louise Daignault

At the Paralympic Trials held in Montreal, Quebec, on the weekend of June 1 and 2, 1996, Colin Mathieson emerged as the new hotshot in Canadian wheelchair racing, following another stellar ...
28 Fall, 1996
On the Way to... Atlanta: By Marie-Lyne Lacerte

We asked six athletes selected to participate in Atlanta about the Paralympic Games and their expectations. Here are their comments: Colin Mathieson is a junior competitor who has proven to be a ...
28 Fall, 1996
Man in Motion Ten Years After: March 21, 1985… Cheered on by a small but enthusiastic crowd of supporters, Rick Hansen leaves Vancouver to pursue his dream of wheeling around the world in a wheelchair! May 22, 1987... Two ...
28 Fall, 1996
1996 Tennis Paralympic Selection: By Gail Hamamoto-Doré

The country’s best wheelchair tennis players gathered in Richmond, B.C., to decide who would represent Canada at the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta. Six athletes competed in a round robin ...
28 Fall, 1996
The Senators Alumni Challenge Wheelchair Relay The Ottawa Senators Alumni have traded in their skates and are ready to roll!: By Shauna Petrie

The Canadian Paraplegic Association’s Eastern Ontario chapter is excited to announce that they have joined forces with the Ottawa Senators Alumni and will be hosting the Senators’ Alumni Challenge ...
27 Summer, 1996
Summer... Time to Party!: By Catherine Steele

Ahhh... summer! No more pencils, no more books, no more... well, you know how that old rhyme goes! Summer is that wonderful time of year when youth, and teachers, can forget about school and have ...
27 Summer, 1996
Label Me Normal! A Profile of Jane Field: By Lisa Bendall

As a Canadian singer/songwriter with her first recording behind her, Jane Field has been getting noticed. Publicity can often be an artist’s best companion on the road to success, but for Jane, it’s ...
27 Summer, 1996
Tennis World Team Cup: By Philllip Rowe

The 1996 World Team Cup was hosted in the southern hemisphere for the first time, February 5 to 10. Competition took place at the famous Grand Slam site of Flinders Park in Melbourne, ...
27 Summer, 1996
Chantal Petitclerc Une Gagnante!: By Nathalie Moreau

Chantal Petitclerc est encore toute jeune (26 ans) et pourtant, elle a deja huit ans d experience derriere elle, dont sept au sein de l equipe canadienne d athletisme en fauteuil roulant. Sans rivale ...
27 Summer, 1996
A Look Back at the Paralympic Games of 1992: By Kristine Cowley

As I look back on the 1992 Paralympics in Barcelona, and the events leading up to it, I have many good memories of the people I met and the places I ve been. At home, in Winnipeg, I trained with a ...
27 Summer, 1996
Spring... Time for Youth to Get Going!: By Catherine Steele

Spring is almost here! The ice and snow will soon be gone, and we will be able to get out and about much more easily! Itâ€™s time to think of going out and having fun! Do you know how much ...
26 Spring, 1996
Dancing in Neptuneâ€™s Garden Club Challenge takes its members scuba diving in Bonaire for memories of a lifetime.: By Michelle Amerie

Strange how a simple frame of mind can render one rigid, inflexible, less than open. This seems to be doubly true for those of us already contending with physical disabilities. Ah, the surprise, the ...
26 Spring, 1996
Canada Wins Silver at Rugby Championship The Canadian Weelchair Rugby Team at the 1995 World Championships SWITZERLAND: By Mike Bacon

The first Wheelchair Rugby World Championship was held October 22-29, 1995, in Nottwil, Switzerland. Eight countries were chosen to participate in this event: Australia, Canada, Great Britain, The ...
26 Spring, 1996
Paul Johnson: VITAL STATISTICS: Sport: Wheelchair Tennis Sex: Male Date of Birth: 10/09/66 Height: 5â€™ 10" Weight: 155 lbs National Team Member Since: 1990 Canadian Singles Champion Since: ...
26 Spring, 1996
Paralympic Update The Countdown Commences: With only seven short months until the Paralympics, the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is working full steam ahead and has been updating members as events unfold. The CPC recently received ...
26 Spring, 1996
IPC Holds First International Congress: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) held its first International Congress in Tokyo in early November along with its regular meetings and General Assembly. The Canadian delegation was made up ...
26 Spring, 1996
â€™95 National 10K Wheelchair Championship 6/10th of a Second Seperated Top Three Finishers in Thrilling Final RICHMOND BC: By Penny Mullan

For the first time in seven years, the National 10K Wheelchair Championships took place in British Columbia. On October 15, the Richmond Flatland Footrace Society hosted the 1995 Timex Canadian 10K ...
26 Spring, 1996
On Ice! Sledge hockey is a winter sport for all ages.: By Barbara King

Itâ€™s another practice night at the Twin Arena in Hamilton,Ontario, and the kids are anxious to get out and play hockey. Chaz Fisher, 9, of Hamilton is putting on his equipment with help from ...
25 Winter, 1995
Keep Fit and Have Fun! Body Break is jam-packed with messages for body, mind and soul.: By Lisa Bendall

The pair of them would show up in your living room unannounced, often right in the middle of a sitcom or movie. There they were, Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod: stretching, running, cooking, biking. ...
25 Winter, 1995
World Team Cup: By Philip Rowe

The 1995 World Team Cup was held August 7-13 in Roemond, Holland, on a red clay surface. The World Team Cup is wheelchair sport’s equivalent of the Davis Cup (Men) and the Federation Cup (women) ...
25 Winter, 1995
A Summer of Success in Wheelchair Athletics: By Jean Laroche

Canada’s winning streak began in June at the Metro Toronto Wheelchair Challenge (MTWC), attended by the world’s top athletes. The MTWC was the world trials for the exhibition events to be held at the ...
25 Winter, 1995
Shooting Sports Update: The First North American Invitational Disabled Air Gun Championships, co-hosted by the BC Wheelchair Target Sports Association and the CWSA - BC Division, were held at the Best Western Richmond Inn, ...
25 Winter, 1995
A History of Wheelchair Sports a History of Wheelchair Sports: The CWSA was officially formed in 1967 in Winnipeg, Manitoba as a result of the organization for the PanAm Games. The association’s mission is: Promoting Excellence and Developing Opportunities in ...
25 Winter, 1995
Trinidad and Tobago A Wheelchair Sport Development Project in Progress: There is a dichotomy in the country of Trinidad and Tobago, the southernmost Caribbean islands, seven miles off the coast of Venezuela. On one hand, this is a picture-postcard setting in a country ...
24 Fall, 1995
Barrier-Free Blooms The CNIBâ€™s Fragrant Garden: By Sibylle Preuschat

Gardens should be places where one can set aside the day’s worries and relax. But the average public or private garden is frequently not a relaxing place at all for a person with a disability. A ...
24 Fall, 1995
A Championship Future for the International Paralympic Movement: By Michael Short

As part of the human make-up, we have a compelling urge to identify and classify. This urge is clearly evident in sports. On its own, "sport" is a rather generic term, so itâ€™s been ...
24 Fall, 1995
Passive/Active Exercise A New Concept for the â€™90s: Regular exercise is essential for health, but for those who can walk no more than a few steps at a time, or not at all, such exercise can be difficult to obtain. Over the past few years, a new ...
24 Fall, 1995
Worldâ€™s Elite Athletes Competeat Metro Totonto Wheelchair Challenge: By Roch Pilon

The seventh edition of the Metro Toronto Wheelchair Challenge was held at Etobicoke Centennial Stadium from June 23-25, 1995. In total, 139 athletes from 18 countries competed, featuring some of the ...
24 Fall, 1995
A Healthy Lifestyle Does It Make a Difference?: By Helga Rempel

We are constantly bombarded with information on what constitutes a healthy lifestyle and why we should all be following this regiment. But does following a healthy lifestyle really make a difference? ...
23 Summer, 1995
Wheelchair Fencing A Cutting-Edge Sport: By Kim Baker

Atlanta, Georgia: the vibrant sound of steel meeting steel. Fencers juxtaposing quick motions with slow deliberate moves. Looking, assessing each otherâ€™s capabilities. Thatâ€™s a picture ...
23 Summer, 1995
Partnership in Sports CWSA and the Man In Motion Legacy Fund: By Roch Pilon

When Rick Hansen wheeled out of Vancouver on March 21, 1985, his goal was to raise awareness of the potential of people with disabilities. Throughout his two-year-and-two-month journey through 34 ...
23 Summer, 1995
Is Your Child Ready for the Challenge of Camp Awakening?: Would your child enjoy the chance to explore our beautiful Ontario northland in a canoe with 10 other people? Imagine the excitement of a rushing rapid or swirling eddy, the thrill of nighttime ...
23 Summer, 1995
Come to Your Senses, Gently The CNIBâ€™s Fragrant Garden: By Sybille Preuschat

One of the most pleasant ways to while away a warm afternoon is to relax among the flowers, plants and trees of a lovingly tended garden. The Fragrant Garden, on the grounds of the Canadian National ...
23 Summer, 1995
Blow Darts Right on Target: By Lyn Rourke

Darts has become a sport of the â€™90s. Leagues are developing all over the continent. Traditionally, the sport of darts excluded individuals with limited upper extremity strength, coordination ...
23 Summer, 1995
On Top of the World "Life is too Precious to Waste," Says British Mountaineer Norman Croucher.: By Lisa Bendall

What does a mountain mean to most of us? For the sporting type, the image of a mountain might bring immediately to mind the soft "swish, swish" of skiing down a powdery slope. For those of ...
22 Spring, 1995
Ontario March of Dimes Recreation Program Has a New Look: By Catherine Smart

Ontario March of Dimes has been providing residential holiday programs for adults with physical disabilities since 1972. Originally referred to as Camping, the program has now not only adopted a new ...
22 Spring, 1995
Inclusion The Way Ahead: By Roch Pilon

On February 19, the 1995 Canada Winter Games welcomed more than 3,100 athletes and coaches from across the country to a sport celebration of Canadian unity. As with the 1993 Summer Games in Kamloops, ...
22 Spring, 1995
Parks Canada Access for All: Parks Canada is committed to making its services and facilities accessible to all Canadians. Providing equal opportunities to recreational and educational experiences in Canadaâ€™s national ...
22 Spring, 1995
The Circle is Broken Including Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities at the Paralympics: By Helga Rempel

Who should compete at the Paralympics? Who personifies the Paralympic athlete? What direction should the Paralympic movement be taking? How will these changes affect athletes already competing at the ...
21 Winter, 1994
Rick Hansenâ€™s Going the Distance with His New Bestseller: By Lisa Bendall

"Often, people ask me if I would exchange the life I have led since my accident for the use of my legs. Sometimes they seem shocked or disbelieving when I invariably answer, ...
21 Winter, 1994
Making History at the Commonwealth Games: On Thursday, August 18, thousands of excited athletes entered the stadium for the Opening Ceremonies for the XV Commonwealth Games. For Canadians, it was special -- we had home turf advantage, as ...
21 Winter, 1994
Like Water for Carlos: By Lisa Bendall

Many ABILITIES readers were first introduced to Carlos Costa a year ago. This young man had, at 20, just finished a 51.4-km marathon swim across Lake Ontario. In doing so, Carlos had become the ...
21 Winter, 1994
Down Under, "Down Under" Diving the Great Barrier Reef in Australia: By George Breithaupt

I became a member of the Metro Central YMCA just after they built their new facility in downtown Toronto. I needed to get into an exercise routine. I was getting old, fat and lazy, and somebody with ...
21 Winter, 1994
Between Periods with Rick Hansen and Gary Mcpherson: By Rick Hansen, Gary McPherson

On Wednesday, July 27 in Edmonton, at the height of the sixth Gold Cup world championships in wheelchair basketball, Rick Hansen and Gary McPherson got together for a while to discuss something close ...
20 Fall, 1994
Just a Puff of Wind: By Larry Boden

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by... If you have ever heard that classic poem by John Masefield, then you ...
20 Fall, 1994
Along the Road to Inclusion A Move Forward at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, August 18-28, Victoria, B.C.: By Lorraine Lafréniere

In August, the 1994 Commonwealth Games will welcome more than 3,000 athletes, trainers and team members. And for the first time, those team members will include athletes with disabilities -- a ...
20 Fall, 1994
Look, Ma, No Handcuffs!: By Rick Watson

Thinking about getting busted? It sounds as thought there are lots worse places to do it in than friendly B.C. The Clayoquot controversy recently caught my interest. It made me think about ...
19 Summer, 1994
My Garden of Weeden: By Doris Willman

After contracting polio in 1953, I faced the challenge of leg braces and crutches. By 1981, I became a wheelchair user with post-polio syndrome. By this time, my three daughters were quite ...
18 Spring, 1994
Oh Say, Can You Ski! A Profile of the National Disabled Alpine Ski Team: By Doug Pyper

January was a deep freeze out west last year, and Kimberly, British Columbia was no exception, with temperatures dipping to near -30 C at times. But with it came the blue Kootenay skies and the ...
18 Spring, 1994
Getting Into Wheelchair Racquetball: By Karen Walker

It was a long time in coming, but at the Stoke Mandeville Developmental Games in Aylesbury, England last year, many athletes with disabilities from around the world were able to participate in ...
18 Spring, 1994
Gift of Wings: By Kim Miller

For once you have tasted flight You will walk this earth with your eyes turned skyward For there you have been, And there you long to return. -- Leonardo da Vinci Carl Hiebert is adept at ...
18 Spring, 1994
Maximizing Performance Keeping a training diary helps you get the most out of your workouts.: By Helga Rempel

Whether you are a world class athlete or a weekend athlete, keeping track of your workouts and eating behaviour can help you maximize your performance. Coaches help map out a plan to help an athlete ...
17 Winter, 1993
Inclusion Canada and Beyond: By Janet Gates

"Sport is the mirror of how society views itself. That level of integration," said Man in Motion Rick Hansen, "launches Victoria into the most progressive Games ever." -- From ...
17 Winter, 1993
Super Granny Power Lifting Her Way to the Top: By Nancy Gummow

Sarah Thompson, a spunky 74-year-old grandmother who lost her sight 21 years ago, is an iron lady with arms of steel and a heart of gold. Against all odds, the 168-pound wonder woman from eastern ...
17 Winter, 1993
An Interview with Carlos Costa, Marathon Swimmer: By Lisa Bendall

On July 23, 1993, 20-year-old Carlos Costa completed a 51.4-km swim across Lake Ontario. A bilateral amputee, Costa became the youngest person and first athlete with a disability to finish the ...
16 Fall, 1993
Ontario Selects Win the Allied Cup: By Eli Shupak

From rags to riches . . . Thatâ€™s how far the Canadian Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association (CEWHA) has come in its 14 years of existence. The CEWHA held its second annual National Tournament ...
16 Fall, 1993
Sport Equity An Athleteâ€™s Wish: By Sandy Johnson

"Equality focuses on creating the same starting line for everyone. Equity has the goal of providing everyone with the full range of opportunities and benefits -- the same finish line." -- ...
14 Spring, 1993
Riding for a Fall: By Lisa Bendall

Most people have limits on the risks that they would take, even when it comes to activities in which thousands of others have participated safely. Like parachuting, or mountain climbing. Or bungee ...
14 Spring, 1993
Canada Wins Big at Paralympic Games Canada Set 14 World Records and Won 75 Medals at the IX Paralympic Games in Barcelona!: By Sandy Johnson

Competing among 3000 world class athletes from 94 countries, a team of 143 top ranked Canadians brought home 28 gold, 21 silver, and 26 bronze medals, finishing in 6th place overall. The ...
13 Fall/Winter, 1992
Cruise Holland - Itâ€™s Accessible!: By Lisa Bendall

Twenty Southern Ontario residents will never again think of Holland in terms of tulips and windmills. Holland, with its charming villages, warm people and beautiful seascapes, has found a way into ...
13 Fall/Winter, 1992
Looking Back – 5 Years Later: If you had told Rick Hansen seven years ago that in two years he would be a national hero, that hundreds of thousands of people would line the streets to cheer him as he passed, that in dollars alone ...
12 Summer, 1992
Hail the Festival Week: By George Duffield

For many people, the start of winter means three to four months of reduced mobility. Perhaps long hours spent indoors, a great deal of inconvenience when going out of doors, and most likely a general ...
10 Winter, 1992
Winter Games â€™92 Take on the Arts!: By Linda Spalding

The spectacular Canadian Museum of Civilization will play host to the colour and pageantry of the medal awards ceremonies during the Canadian Winter Games â€™92 for the Physically Disabled in ...
9 Fall, 1991
Heads and Hearts and Spillimacheen: By Glenys Snow

Each dawn, in Spillimacheen, brings with it a certain essence these days. Autumn’s breath is on the breeze, dew crystals sparkle with rainbows on the grasses and plants in the early morning light. ...
9 Fall, 1991
Putting the Fun Back in Sport: By Heather Kuttai Seib

For many of us who will read this issue of Abilities, sports are a very important part of who we are and how we live. It is a probability that you have been involved in your sport for quite some ...
9 Fall, 1991
Gearing Up for the Slopes!: By Geroge Duffield

Winter! For many people with disabilities, the wrod has a meaning all its own. Synonyms might be: horrid, yuck, or any number of other adjectives that together imply, "the worst time of the ...
9 Fall, 1991
An Incredible Sight: By Michael Lea

Out on the street they are blind. Handicapped. Disabled. In need of a guide dog or a white cane or a friend’s arm. But on the gym floor, dressed in the traditional white “gi” of the karate ...
8 Summer, 1991
Bruno Takes the Tower: By Wendy Jacob

Some people climb mountains to follow their dreams, but Bruno Kuemin will settle for the CN Tower. Bruno, who had a stroke 15 years ago, tackled 1,760 grueling steps in order to raise money for a new ...
7 Spring, 1991
A Spring Festival of Sport: By Louis Daignault

As the wintery landscape gives way to spring, Canadians in every corner of the land dust off their tennis racquets, water skis and track gear. These days there are few reasons for people with ...
7 Spring, 1991
Sky’s the Limit!: By Cam Tait

The only thing I really knew about a hot air balloon was that the Fifth Dimension once soared the music charts with a song. You know how it went – “ Up up and away in my beautiful balloon”. And I ...
7 Spring, 1991
Gearing up! Canadian Winter Games ’92: By Rod Windover, Linda Spalding

The competitive edge will be its sharpest in Ottawa next year at the Canadian winter games ’92 as 1,500 athletes with physical disabilities take part in one of the largest events of its kind in the ...
7 Spring, 1991
Wheelchair Basketball With an International Flavour: By Sue Bourinot

Mark your calendars now for the first global wheelchair basketball tournament for youth, set for April 17-21, 1991, in Toronto. Hosted by Variety Village, the inaugural Junior World Invitational ...
7 Spring, 1991
Women-Do Self Defence for Women: By Cecelia Simmons

WEN-DO SELF DEFENCE FOR WOMEN By Cecelia Simmons The term “self-defence course” conjures up an image of two people, dressed in their white karate clothing, standing opposing one another, ...
5 Fall, 1990
Free-Fall: By Mike Munro

Anticipation and impatience grew as the plane rose to an altitude of 11,000 feet and leveled off. The specially-made door opened and Zack, the professional sky-diver hooked the four clamps on the ...
5 Fall, 1990
Wilderness Inquiry: By Cecelia Simmons

Just for one minute imagine yourself paddling a sea kayak past totem poles and towering spruce, among sea lions and whales; paddling along the protected shoreline of the Queen Charlotte Islands. ...
4 Spring/Summer, 1990
Foundation Establishes Swimming Clinics: By Louis Daignault

National wheelchair swimming coach Alex Cranfield-Sinclair wants Canada’s young disabled athletes to get into the swim of things. “Swimming has not been one of the most popular sports for the ...
4 Spring/Summer, 1990
Integration Battle Heats Up At CommonWealth Games: By Louis Daignault

Canada’s battle to integrate disabled sports into major international sporting events gained ground at the recent Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand where wheelchair races were added to the ...
4 Spring/Summer, 1990
The Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability: By Ted Wall

Allow me to introduce you to the Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability. After three years of planning, the Alliance became a reality on December 8, 1989, in Ottawa by a unanimous ...
4 Spring/Summer, 1990
Getting Fit is Fun: By Matthew Nause

Under a brilliant spring sun, two youngster, their faces radiating eagerness to get going, toss aside their jackets and speed off down the track at Ottawa’s Terry Fox Athletic Facility. Both are as ...
4 Spring/Summer, 1990
NOAP’s 1989 Independence Cup Canadians Make It a North American Championship: By John Lancaster

NEWPORT, RI – Shifting, moderate breezes and bright sunshine prevailed during the five days of highly competitive, exciting racing between 32 disabled sailors in the 1989 Independence Cup. After 9 ...
3 Fall/Winter, 1989
Equity Outdoors: By George Szwender

Give me the patience to endure The shams that hang about To disregard the smashing blows Of those who only doubt. Give me the joy, the love of life Let it forever flare A bright and glowing ...
3 Fall/Winter, 1989
Tennis Everyone!: By Sheila Robertson

Fierce determination took Darlene Jackman to the Everest and Jennings Wheelchair Tennis Classic in Ottawa in July. Darlene Jackman is a fighter. Injured in a car accident when only 18 years old, ...
3 Fall/Winter, 1989
A Gift of Wings: By Alan Hobsen

Thamesford, Ont. He must have flown over the place hundred of times in his ultralight airplane, including once on his monumental journey to Vancouver from Halifax. But on January 4, 1988 Carl Hiebert ...
2 Spring/Summer, 1989