Paralympics

Revolutionary orthotics help London para-throwers with Tokyo training

Two para-throwers with their eyes firmly set on representing GB at the Tokyo Paralympics next year are being helped along the way by Dorset Orthopaedic’s revolutionary silicone ankle foot orthosis, SAFO. AT Today 24 June 2019 … READ MORE

The Paralympic wheelchair maker

Vince Ross suffered a car crash at the age of 22, becoming a wheelchair user. He explains to the BBC’s Ellis Palmer how his Paralympic experience led him to create a successful wheelchair-making business in Liverpool. BBC News … READ MORE

Seven medals for Team Canada at the CP World Games

Sant Cugat, Spain – Canada opened the CPISRA World Games 2018 with seven medals in athletics; two gold, four silver, and one bronze. Jessica Tinney and Laura Calovini – Silver Medalists. Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports … READ MORE

‘The intensity is 100 per cent’: Sask. wheelchair fencer has Paralympic hopes after World Cup win

Ryan Rousell has been fencing for more than 10 years, wheelchair fencing for only a year and a half. Ryan Rousel trains in Asquith, Saskatchewan and won gold at a Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Montréal, Quebec, on April 29th, 2018. … READ MORE

‘This is not the end’ – Sledge hockey Paralympian shares hope, experience with injured Humboldt Broncos

Message from Kevin Rempel, who fought to walk again, gives insights into the road ahead after traumatic injury. Canadian Paralympian Kevin Rempel placed his sledge hockey sticks on the balcony of his Toronto condominium in memory of … READ MORE

She took up skiing to help with cerebral palsy, now she’s at the Paralympics

Para-alpine skier Mel Pemble of Victoria was true to her word. She was only 14 when she won two medals at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George. After that achievement, she said: “Some say I might be a bit young yet for … READ MORE

Paralympic dream for rider with cerebral palsy

Kim Scott’s goal is to represent Canada and won’t let anything, including cerebral palsy, get in her way. Kim Scott is spending five days training to achieve her dream of representing Canada at the Paralympics. Arnold Lim, Black … READ MORE

Canada Paralympic success inspires young Alberta sledge hockey athletes

Novice players gathered in Calgary to watch gold medal game on Saturday. The Paralympics have wrapped up in Pyeongchang, and Canada’s success is giving a group of young sledge hockey players inspiration that they too will one … READ MORE

Coach Ken Babey found new beginning with Canada’s para ice hockey team

63-year-old will lead Canadian squad into gold-medal showdown with U.S. Head coach Ken Babey, left, will guide Canada’s para ice hockey team in the gold-medal game against the United States at the Gangneung Hockey Centre on … READ MORE

Brian McKeever’s ‘relentless’ drive leads to historic Paralympic gold

Canmore, Alberta cross-country skier earns record 14th medal. Canada’s Brian McKeever cemented his legacy as Canada’s most successful Winter Paralympian with his 14th-career medal. Carl Recine, Reuters Vicki Hall, CBC … READ MORE

Paralympics give athletes another chance at reaching highest level

Regardless of how they got here, many Canadians have similar goals. Canada’s Paralympic team marches into the Pyeongchang athletes’ village for an official Canadian flag raising ceremony today in advance of the Games. Sasa … READ MORE

Paralympian headed to Pyeongchang prefers the downhill event

‘It’s the biggest, the baddest and the fastest’ says Kurt Oatway. Kurt Oatway will compete for Canada at the 2018 Paralympics in Peonchang, South Korea. CBC News Kurt Oatway is a sit-skier on the Canadian Paralympic … READ MORE

Home is where the heart is for Alana Ramsay

Canadian alpine skier aiming to end World Cup season on a high in Kimberley. Alana Ramsay is a four-time world championship medallist. Andrea Carloni for the IPC International Paralympic Committee February 7, 2018 Canadian Alana … READ MORE

Mehain named to integrated Commonwealth Games squad

Vernon Para-swimmer Sarah Mehain among 11 members named to full Canadian roster. Swimming Canada is nominating 11 Para-swimmers to its 2018 Commonwealth Games team – including Vernon’s Sarah Mehain – which will be the largest … READ MORE

Swimming the dream

Jack Gill is one step closer to reaching his Summer Games dream. The 13-year-old Upper Canada Swim Club (UCSC) member was recently identified as a potential athlete for the 2020 and/or 2024 Paralympics and was invited to take part in … READ MORE

Leaning into the Ogo – seated Segway

In a 2016 video, a man seated on a cool-looking modified Segway called an Ogo wowed viewers with a slick demo of the device’s hands-free driving capabilities. By simply leaning in the direction he wanted to go, the rider … READ MORE

Boy, 12, overcomes limited mobility and inspires friends to play sledge hockey

Yellowknife’s first such team has about 20 players, but only one actually requires a seated sled. Riley Oldford, 12, who has limited mobility, has inspired the formation of Yellowknife’s first sledge hockey team. Sarah Bridge … READ MORE

Shape-shifting wheelchair transforms from seated to standing

From autonomous wheelchairs to air-powered ones with no electronic parts, we have covered some pretty nifty innovation taking place in the world of wheelchairs. Another one to add to the collection is a wheelchair called … READ MORE

Calgary’s Morgan Bird determined to be a voice for Paralympic movement in Canada

“She found her niche, right. What she was called to.” Calgary swimmer Morgan Bird has been to two Paralympic games and currently has her name on nine Canadian records. Excelling in the pool is still her passion, but as Brendan … READ MORE

IPC Para-Nordic World Cup 2017 in Canmore

The Alberta World Cup Society is excited and proud to announce that Canmore will host the International Paralympic Committee Para-Nordic World Cup on December 7-18, 2017. With over 100 of the world’s best para-athletes, this … READ MORE

Calgary learn to ski and snowboard for persons with disabilities at Canada Olympic Park

7pm – 9pm Friday, December 1, 2017. Canada Olympic Park, meet on the 2nd Level of the Cafeteria for ticket pick up and directions Great way to get your snow legs back. Groups are led by top certified CSIA and CASI course conductors, … READ MORE

Alberta athlete shooting for podium at 2018 Winter Paralympics

‘He’s a good athlete, very focused, very determined,’ and he’s a contender. Derek Zaplotinsky is competing in paralympic cross-country skiing and biathlon. John Robertson CBC News By Adrienne Lamb, John … READ MORE

Bean bag toss brings together Alberta students with different abilities

They are focusing on what makes them similar. A student at Bert Church High School in Airdrie AB, participates in the Unified Sports program on Thursday. Justin Pennell CBC By David Bell with Justin Pennell, CBC News March 16, 2017 … READ MORE

Swedish adventurer reaches south pole in sit ski

On Dec. 21, 2016, Aron Anderson, a Swedish man, became the first person to reach the South Pole by sit ski. Anderson, a wheelchair user as a result of childhood cancer, completed a 21-day journey that took him some 398 miles from the … READ MORE

3D printed camera rig enables photographer to create

James has a life-threatening condition, but he’s desperate to leave his mark on the world. An amazing new device could help him create a very personal legacy. James Dunn, from Whiston, and his newly-adapted camera, with, left to … READ MORE

Shooting action sports photography as a quadriplegic

While playing baseball at the age of 21, an ill-advised slide into third base cost Loren Worthington the use of his limbs. 30 years later, he’s now a talented sports photographer whose work earned him a job capturing adaptive sports … READ MORE

Robotic exoskeleton powered disabled U.S. athlete to a prize in ‘robot olympics’

At age seventeen, most teenagers are worried about what major they’ll choose in college, or why that boy or girl they like won’t message them back, despite clearly having read their message on WhatsApp. Mark Daniel was dealing … READ MORE

Alberta climbers walk with exoskeleton in Foothills hospital research

Machine worth $100K is part of research project at Foothills hospital. Two Alberta climbers paralyzed this summer in separate climbing accidents in B.C. are getting a chance to walk again — for science. Paralyzed Calgary climber … READ MORE

Meet the competitors who dominated the first Cyborg Olympics

In pop culture, cyborgs can fly, throw cars, and blow up buildings. Nobody did any of those things at the world’s first-ever cyborg Olympics—the Cybathlon in Zurich, Switzerland, held earlier this month—but the action was just … READ MORE

Rock ‘n Roll adaptive cycling camp in Yosemite

Crossing over a lush grassy meadow on my handcycle, I stop on the wooden walkway to take in my surroundings — new spring growth on the trees juxtaposed with the sun’s illumination of giant granite walls. The thunderous sound of … READ MORE

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