Tag: wheelchair
member name: Speedy - Support Veterans
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May 08, 2008 04:21 PM EDT --
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - In one corner an aggressive panhandler. In the other a disabled, wheelchair-bound Vietnam veteran who turned out not to be the underdog.
When the two met up five days ago in . . .
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July 19, 2007 03:51 PM EDT --
The seventh annual “Kids Day at the Games” in Milwaukee on Friday, June 22nd introduced local children with disabilities to the world of adaptive sports through the mentoring of athletes attending . . .
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July 31, 2008 09:25 AM EDT --
By Katie Spielberger CCW Staff Writer
JUNEAU - Nobody will tell you that it's easy to finish a marathon - it takes ambition, perseverance, courage and months of training.
Holly Koester is no . . .
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August 29, 2008 08:42 AM EDT --
A second wave of athletes heads to China today to compete in the 2008 Paralympics. The world's premier event for athletes with disabilities will feature a contingent of nine members of the Paralyzed . . .
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April 01, 2008 09:28 AM EDT --
The Washington Nationals open the 2008 regular season at home Sunday, March 30, and unveil Nationals Park-which was designed with input from the Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans). Nationals . . .
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May 28, 2008 09:33 AM EDT --
Washington, DC-In tennis, point-winning backhand shots can be delivered just as effectively from wheelchairs as they can by able-bodied players.
Throughout its 62-year history of service to our nation's . . .
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April 23, 2008 03:49 PM EDT --
A new Paralyzed Veterans of America Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Center, opened Friday, will equip disabled veterans with the tools they need to re-enter the job market following life-altering . . .
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May 13, 2008 11:26 AM EDT --
Popular SCI self-care guide now freely available on the web
Washington, DC -YES, YOU CAN! , Paralyzed Veterans of America's (Paralyzed Veterans) popular self-care guide for people with spinal . . .
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June 13, 2008 08:29 AM EDT --
AURORA- Gateway High School is host this week to over 120 wheelchair bound children.
The 25th annual Colorado Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp began Monday and will conclude Friday with an awards . . .
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June 25, 2008 09:39 AM EDT --
By Karen Cohilas - bio | email
June 24, 2008
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Folks who are wheelchair bound may soon be able to get around downtown easier. Albany public works has a . . .
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June 04, 2008 02:15 PM EDT --
Washington, DC-When participants of the inaugural 2008 Paralyzed Veterans' Golf Open tee off, they're not just aiming for a hole in one, but they are also helping severely disabled veterans transition . . .
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June 12, 2008 11:46 AM EDT --
By Connie Mertz
For The Daily Item
ELYSBURG -- Tuesday was another sweltering day for trapshooters at the Pennsylvania State Sportsman's Association State Trapshoot near Elysburg, but no . . .
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June 17, 2008 02:55 PM EDT --
NORTH RIDGEVILLE - Nearly 100 wheelchairs bound for Afghanistan were loaded onto a FedEx truck Monday at the Invacare distribution center.
Invacare, a medical product company based in Elyria, donated . . .
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June 19, 2008 09:09 AM EDT --
WASHINGTON - Another big change is come to taxi cabs in the District.
For the first time, wheelchair-accessible taxis will be available in D.C.
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning . . .
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June 04, 2008 02:29 PM EDT --
Later this summer, more wheelchair athletes from across the nation-veterans from the Greatest Generation to the latest generation-will gather to test their agility, athleticism and strength of spirit . . .
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June 17, 2008 11:06 AM EDT --
By Vahe Gregorian ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 06/15/2008
Am I dead?
Scott Winkler wondered in a haze after his freak accident with the U.S. Army in Tikrit, Iraq.
The words changed, but the . . .
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June 18, 2008 09:08 AM EDT --
The 28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games, scheduled for July 25-29 in Omaha, Neb., will attract more than 500 veterans with disabilities; it has become the largest annual wheelchair sports competition . . .
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June 25, 2008 09:47 AM EDT --
By ALLEN GEMAEHLICH
The Daily Sentinel
Monday, June 23, 2008
No one appreciates competing in sports more than Carl Andrews.
It's no wonder he rushes his wife, Carol, to complete the . . .
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July 29, 2008 03:52 PM EDT --
Every year, the National Veterans Wheelchair Games welcomes back familiar faces, whether they are new athletes who only started competing last year or seasoned competitors who go back decades. But for . . .
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June 14, 2007 11:32 AM EDT --
Over 500 disabled American heroes will converge on Milwaukee from June 19 – 23 to test their agility, athleticism and strength of spirit in the 27th National Veterans Wheelchair Games, the largest . . .
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