Opportunities for adaptive sports are on the rise across the United States and the world. Getting involved with adaptive sports is one way to assist individuals with disabilities in the potentially abrupt transition from a rehabilitation center to the community.
The Adaptive Sports Foundation (ASF) in Windham, NY, is an example of what types of sports are offered to individuals with a disability.
"It takes a good year or so before it really hits you.it takes a few years to find out what's really going on.what you can't do anymore," says Tom Trevithick, a Level III alpine/Level III adaptive ski instructor for ASF. After a short time watching people ski, he thought to himself "I can do that."
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