ADAPTIVE SPORTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR VETERANS WITH SPINALS CORD INJURIES: COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ARE KEY TO A YEAR-ROUND ADAPTED SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR MILWAUKEE VETERANSMULHOLLON, SHAUNEECASEY, JOYCEPalaestra
Angle Oar’s adaptive paddle systems make kayaking accessible to more individuals, regardless of age, injury or ability, and provide solutions that enable experienced kayakers to continue their passion for years to come.
One of the key aspects of inclusive practices in adaptive skiing involves the use of specialized equipment to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals. For example, sit-skis are designed for those who have limited or no use of their legs, such as paraplegics and those with spinal cord in...
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Jones, and learned how difficult it was for injured veterans — triple amputees, quadriplegics, vets with traumatic brain injuries — to access the world of gaming, and how time-consuming it was for Jones, a mechanical engineer who started the organization in 2012, to modify equipment for them...
Adaptive Sports and Equipment for Veterans with Spinal Cord Injuries: Community Partnerships are Key to a Year-Round Adapted Sports Programs for Milwaukee VeteransShaunee MulhollonJoyce Casey
Automotive adaptive equipment has a history almost as long as that of the automobile— the earliest adaptations date back to 1918, when Model T Fords were adapted for disabled World War I veterans. Simple mechanical hand controls and extension devices became available after World War II and the...
for physical and mental quality of life was conducted. Standardized mean difference (SMD) was used as a measure of the mean size effect. The statistical heterogeneity, the risk of bias, and the quality of evidence were evaluated. Eight studies met the inclusion criteria and four of them were...