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Together in the Spirit of International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2016

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Today, December 3, marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2016.  Each year is a theme, and this one is: Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want, creating a more inclusive and equitable world for persons with disabilities.  Geoff returns home today after a week out at Ski Spectacular in Breckenridge, Colorado.  Breck… Continue reading Together in the Spirit of International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2016

Adaptive Adventure · Through the Power of Sport

Owen’s Ride: One 16 Year Old’s Quest for Adaptive Sports Awareness

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Watch out East Coast: here comes a 16 year old boy kind of hurricane in the form of Owen, Bryce and Matthew.   This summer, Owen will use the East Coast Greenway to cycle 2,900 miles from Calais, Maine to Key West, Florida to build awareness for Adaptive Sports Awareness, a non profit organization he… Continue reading Owen’s Ride: One 16 Year Old’s Quest for Adaptive Sports Awareness

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Autumn and Atrophy: Once the Leaves Leave…

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You realize how much your kid listens to your conversations with your spouse when your 6 year old son is worried he’ll get pressure sores on his bum from some new pants which have buttons on the rear pockets.  I try to explain that Dad is afraid of pressure sores because he doesn’t have much… Continue reading Autumn and Atrophy: Once the Leaves Leave…

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Eastern Adaptive Sports Officially Welcomes Chief Motivational Officer Geoff Krill

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Our fundraising season for Eastern Adaptive Sports will be a short one this year as the days grow darker and leaves change color, and we truly speak from our hearts about how much we appreciate the support.  Finally, we have received our official non-profit status from the IRS.  Whoop whoop!  I’m really proud of my… Continue reading Eastern Adaptive Sports Officially Welcomes Chief Motivational Officer Geoff Krill

Adaptive Adventure · Adaptive Parenting (an adventure itself) · Family life · Through the Power of Sport

#WeAreAllSportsFans #3: Did You Know in Addition to the Paralympics September is Also Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month?

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Doesn’t every little girl want a Paralympic wheelchair racing Barbie doll? Ours did when she was four, and it remains one of her favorite toys because “wheelchair racing Barbie is so fast and has good clothes” in her words.  Echoed further at the Circle Triathlon yesterday, which we compete in as a family, she asked… Continue reading #WeAreAllSportsFans #3: Did You Know in Addition to the Paralympics September is Also Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month?

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What Kids Teach Us About Ability: #WeAreAllSportsFans Part 2

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Two boys in these photos.  One is wearing footie Batman PJ’s on a hot summer evening, and the other, his buddy Logan, is sporting more sensible shorts and t-shirt, along with a pair of crutches.  They are playing soccer in our back yard. Together.  For over an hour. Until it was too dark to see… Continue reading What Kids Teach Us About Ability: #WeAreAllSportsFans Part 2

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#WeAreAllSportsFans

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My second “public support and sharing of a hashtag” ever: #WeAreAllSportsFans.  The first being #endpianoviolence, which if you haven’t checked out Meredith Koch’s story, you ought to.  The goal of the #WeAreAllSportsFans campaign, launched by Mpower Sports and Recreation on Aug. 1, is to reach the international sports community and sports fans worldwide and have… Continue reading #WeAreAllSportsFans

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Daddy, I Think God Must Use a Go-Pro…

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I don’t always give Geoff enough credit when he has a GENIUS parenting idea, but this one set us up for 1300 miles of relative peace and quiet in the car headed west, which as parents of small children know is no easy task.  I also barricaded the space between them so they couldn’t physically… Continue reading Daddy, I Think God Must Use a Go-Pro…

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Thinking about Independence on Independence Day…

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about personal independence and how it means different things for different people.  We’ve crossed this incredible turning point in our parenting development with Geoff being able to take our kids places alone without the threat of one of them running away or getting some place “inaccessible”where he might not… Continue reading Thinking about Independence on Independence Day…