“Extreme
Wheelchair Tricks”
www.youtube.com/
Aaron
Fotheringham, a young extreme sports athlete shows off
the purported first
ever backflip performed by a person in a wheelchair (as well as the many gaffes
he suffered through to get to such heights).
Forward to: your X-games loving nephew
“Extreme Wheelchair Skateboarding and Rollerblading”
www.youtube.com/
Despite some shaky camera work (weak-stomached audience members beware),
this clip effectively exhibits a novel way in which some folks
combine a love of motion with their available ‘tools.’ With the gentleman
in the wheelchair acting as the motor (and cruising at a rapid speed himself),
his two companions swerve in and out of his ‘wake,’ pulled on
a rope down a wide residential street. A fun variation on the game “follow
the leader”!
Forward to: bored friends on a sunny day
“Wheelchair Dance 2006”
www.youtube.com/
If you’ve never heard of wheelchair ballroom dancing, here’s a
great introduction. Enjoy the choreography and glitz as wheelchair users
dance with able-bodied partners, with each other, and solo, rivaling their able-bodied peers
in both grace and skill.
Forward to: folks looking for
a fun new activity to share with a loved one
“Electric
Wheelchair Hockey”
www.youtube.com/
Check
out this footage from a tournament held in the Czech Republic
recently and you’ll see why electric
wheelchair hockey is joining the ranks of such popular
sports as wheelchair basketball and rugby. Watch the
exciting kinetic action and camaraderie on display here,
and try not to be more than a little jealous.
Forward to: a friend who thinks wheelchair users aren’t
athletic
“Parapalegic Canoes Mississippi
River”
www.youtube.com/
This
clip chronicles a British paraplegic canoeist as he
finishes an unsupported expedition, canoeing down the Mississippi
River with two able bodied friends. Featuring
both footage of the trek itself as well as some news coverage devoted
to the formidable feat, it will leave you impressed and in-spired.
Forward to: your out-doorsy uncle
