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Please check our CALENDAR for current activities and events (updated as of 7/9/2008 )

"ATHLETES...Start Your Wheelchairs"

Once again Ohio State Fair will host the 2cd Annual Wheelchair Sports Games.
...and we are currently drafting both youth and adult athletes to compete at the Ohio State Fair on
Sunday, August 10, 1-5pm at the new Sports Center Building.
 
In 2007 the Ohio Wheelchair Sports Association  Buckeye Wheelers, Moraine Minutemen Basketball teams and the Buckeye Blitz Quadriplegic Rugby Team  showcased their individual and team skills, along with their intense competitiveness, to entertain, even awe a crowd of Ohio State Fair-goers.  The Ohio Roller Girls served as our celebrity guest officials, and notable corporate donors such as Capital City Ice, CocaCola, Columbus Prescription Pharmacies, and Varment Guard Environmental Services helped make it all happen. Officials of the Ohio Expo Center were so impressed they invited the games to return in '08.
 
Do you know of a team or an individual athlete who would like to participate?  Please refer them to  Jim Coe, of the Columbus Advisory Committee on Disability Issues at (614) 258-3869 or contact at   jimcoesells@columbus.rr.com

Basketball

Basketball practice is now starting for the upcoming 2008-09 season.   Please contact Rick Morrison for more information.

Practice Saturday August 2, 10:00 am at  the Berliner Recreation Center on Greenlawn ave.

T-Shirts now available for purchase.


The Ohio Wheelchair Sports Association  held the 38th annual games in cooperation with The Paralyzed Veterans of America - Buckeye Chapter ,  The Ohio State University and the City of Columbus Recreation and Parks.  The 2008 results are now available.   Visit the Wheelchair Games Page or    Contact Bruce Schreiber Tel: 614.445.0761 for more information.

The OWG results are available on the following results page: <<Click Here>>.


HandCycling

Refreshments provided, please RSVP Teri for lunch; current OWSA membership
needed ( $15 annual dues )


Saturday August 16, 2008
   10:00am - 2:00pm Glacier Ridge  Dublin Ohio

Saturday  September 13, 2008
  10:00pm - 2:00pm   Three Creeks  Groveport Ohio
 

More information is available on the Handcyling page or contact Teri Fournier for more information 614.580.6806  << Click Here for Flyer >>


NWBA D3 National Tournament

Congratulations to the Hill on Wheels -Lexington KY  team.  The 2008 NWBA Division III National Champions.  The Hill defeated the Port City Spokesmen 64 - 54 for the title.  This is the first national title for the Hill on Wheels.  Joe Wittkamp of Jackson Ohio,  averaging 19.4 points per game, earned the tournament MVP award.

Visit the tournament page for more information 


Ohio Blitz -Quad Rugby

December 7, 8 and 9  Buckeye Blitz Quad Rugby Collision 8-team tournament. at the Ohio State University RPAC facility

The 6th Annual Columbus Collision wheelchair rugby tournament was held December 7th, 8th & 9th at The Ohio State University RPAC recreation center.  Information, results and photos will be posted soon.

We are looking for financial support, volunteers, donations, etc.. if you or someone you know would like to help support the team please contact me at (937) 470-4578 or email to bharbage@ohwcsports.org

Come out and see one of the fastest most exciting wheelchair sports in the world!!
 

A Pay to play fundraiser is scheduled for May 31st and June 1st at the Franklin Park Adventure Center.

The rugby team will be practicing once a month through July.    For more Quad Rugby information contact Brett Harbage at bharbage@ohwcsports.org 


Kroger Gift Cards   The rechargeable Kroger gift cards can now be purchased from any OWSA member or online. visit the Support page for additional information.


Pioneers Softball Information !

  

Slides/Video from the Pioneers 2007 National Wheelchair Softball Tournament games in Minnesota.


For more information on the Pioneers Contact: 
                Heston Anderson  at 614.864.6133 
            or Tammy Harbaugh 614.986.9211

 

 


In The News !

June 10, 2008   USA Today  -U.S. Women Out to Defend Gold Medal in Wheelchair Basketball

July 2008  From Dave Hartsek,  Lexington, Ky Tennis Camp with the Pros, 
July 22 - 23, 2008 << Click Here for Flyer>>

April 2008  Flyer:  Badger JR WC Camp   Registration Form,   June 23 - 25, 2008 

March 2008:  From  Paralyzed Veterans of America-Kentucky Indiana chapter 
2008 NWBA National Champions

April 10, 2008  xAble.com eMail News

April 10, 2008  Maryland First State to Pass Sports Equity Law for Students with Disabilities! 
from Baltimore Examiner. --Additional email: comments from Carl Rollins MD Representative from Dave Hartsek.

April 10, 2008  CBS News Video: CP can't stop Miss Iowa

April 7, 2008  Storybridge Video: It's a very cool story about Matt Scott and Jay
Baker.

March 2008,   Information on  the Desert Challenge Regional Games:   Friday, April 25 - Sunday, April 27, 2008    <Click Here for Flyer>    Events:  Aquatics, Archery, Boccia Ball, Track & Field, and Weight-lifting  

March 2, 2008  KNBC.com   Wheelchair Finish  for L.A. Marathon

March 2, 2008 Denver Post   Competitive skiing lifts spirits of disabled athletes - By Allison Sherry
The Denver Post

March 2, 2008  Anchorage Daily News  Musher in wheelchair realizes dream trip.

February 11, 2008  IndyStar.com Veteran wheelchair bowler hopes to revive interest in Indy

February 2008,  NBA.Com Cleveland Cavalliers  Wheelchair Cavs Co-Captain Juan Woidtke Selected to All-Star Wheelchair Classic Team

February 8, 2008  DailyIllini  Men's wheelchair basketball dominates tourney at Mizzou

February 7, 2008   NBA.com    NBA Announces NWBA All-Star Wheelchair Classic T1eams

February 3, 2008  Lakewood KWGN News2  Wheelchair Basketball tournament showcases athletes

Dempsey/Gray Paralympic Winners     From USA Table Tennis       Not only are Columbus, Ohio Clubmates Dempsey/Gray U. S. Open winners, but they’ll go on, as Lyn Doudna tells us (TTT, July-Aug., 1973, 24), to triumph at the Paralympics held at Stoke-Mandeville, England (near London). Mike, the Gahanna-Lincoln High senior, will win the Men’s Class 4 World’s Singles Championship from Israel’s Haigai, the titleholder “for the past eight years.” He’ll also partner his friend and former mentor John, the electronic technician at OSU’s Dodd Hall, to bring home the Men’s Class 4 World’s Doubles Championship, downing an Israeli pair, 3-1 in the final. “This is the first time in the 21-year history of Paralympic competition that U.S. competitors have won gold medals in table tennis.” 
Follow the link to read more from the book: by Tim Boggan
http://www.usatt.org/articles/history07/history07_04.shtml


News from ADA-Ohio:  

Additional:  Ken Campbell to be honored at ADA Award luncheon 

The ADA-OHIO Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that the late Ken Campbell will be the honoree at the annual ADA Award luncheon to be held on April 22 in conjunction with the Multiple Perspectives Conference.  Each year, specific individuals and businesses are honored for their significant contributions to the ADA.  The Award this year is a collaborative effort among ADA-OHIO, DBTAC:Great Lakes ADA Center, and the ADA Coordinator's Office at The Ohio State University. 

Mary L Vaughan
Executive Director,  ADA-OHIO (The Americans with Disabilities Act)
614-470-5410, Ext. 1 - direct voice mail
800-ADA-OHIO (800-232-6446)

The Eighth Annual Multiple Perspectives On Access,
Inclusion & Disability:
  Looking Back & Thinking Ahead

http://mpconference.osu.edu/

April 21-23, 2008 - Pfahl Executive Education and Conference Center,
The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
Over 30 concurrent sessions & two Pre-conference Sessions and

Disability Studies Highlights

A Poster Reception on Tuesday, April 22 from 4:30 – 7:00 PM ( Free & Open to the Public)

Highlighting student work related to disability seems the ideal way to welcome  the oldest journal in the field of Disability Studies to campus..  The Disability Studies Quarterly (http://www.dsq-sds.org/) is a peer reviewed multidisciplinary international journal of interest to scholars, public policy advocates, visual & performing artists, writers, and others concerned with disability and people with disabilities.  The journal is currently edited by two Ohio State University faculty members, professors Brenda Jo Brueggemann, English & Scot Danforth, College of Teaching and Learning who are also members of the Disability Studies steering committee, and published with support from the Ohio State University library. Please join us in wishing the editor’s good luck and welcoming the Quarterly to campus.

Concurrent Sessions (Registration Required http://mpconference.osu.edu)

Digital Shakespeare: "Twelfth Night" in American Sign Language

Peter Novak, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; University of San Francisco

 

Becoming Unbound: Representing "Madness" in Visual Culture

Jennifer Eisenhauer, Assistant Professor, Art Education, College of Art & Design, The Ohio State University

           

From Civil Rights to Human Rights: A Documentary Perspective

Marian Lupo, J.D., Ph.D., Disability Studies, The Ohio State University

Wendy Chrisman, Doctoral Student; Disability Studies, The Ohio State University

Michael Sasso, Doctoral Student, Disability Studies, The Ohio State University and Writing Center Director, The Ohio State University at Mansfield

           

Learning From History

Sue Curtis, Quality Assurance/Family Support Manager, Montgomery Developmental Center

Carolyn Akakpo, Qualified Mental Retardation Professional, Montgomery Developmental Center

           

Current Application of Independent Living & Deinstitutionalization Ideals: Interactions between People with Disabilities and Their Support Providers

Christine Kelly, PhD Candidate in Canadian Studies, Carleton University

           

Eugenics, Euthanasia & People with Disabilities: The Past, The Present, The Future?

Thomas Link, Advisor, Student Support Services (SSS); Students Advocating Potential Ability (SAPA); University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

 

Disability in Kenya

Brenda Brueggemann, Associate Professor, English; Associate Faculty, Comparative Studies; Associate Faculty, Women's Studies; Coordinator, Disability Studies Program; Co-Editor, Disability Studies Quarterly; The Ohio State University

Philip Armstrong, Assistant Professor, Comparative Studies, The Ohio State University,

Nina Berman, Associate Professor, Germanic Languages & Literature, The Ohio State University,

R. Brian Stone (Associate Professor, Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication Design, The Ohio State University

Marian Lupo, J.D., Ph.D, Disability Studies, The Ohio State University

           

An Excess of Access: Philosophical & Psychological Implications of Universal Design

Ryan Parrey, PhD Student in Disability Studies; University of Illinois at Chicago Kelly Munger, PhD Student in Disability Studies; University of Illinois at Chicago

 

Stigma, Disability, and Technology Access in Schools.

Jason Ellis, Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Schar College of Education; Ashland University

Carla Abreu-Ellis, Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Schar College of Education; Ashland University

 

Access to Higher Education: The Narratives of Six Students with Learning Disabilities

Carla Abreu-Ellis, Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Schar College of Education; Ashland University

Jason Ellils, Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Schar College of Education; Ashland University


TAASC - Programs      For current Information contact   Steve Ricker 

Message from:  Stephen Ricker   1/25/2008

I'm taking part in the TAASC Ski-a-thon to raise money for DISABLED SPORTS USA - please make a donation by visiting my Firstgiving page: http://www.firstgiving.com/stephenricker

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It is the intent of The Ohio Wheelchair Sports Association, a non-profit corporation, to encourage and promote the nurturing and development of individual and team adaptive competitive and recreational sports in the State Of Ohio.

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