SBA's YAA Blog - June 2005 Archives

June 2005

SBA Conference Time! (18:03) - Well – we are off to Minneapolis! Bogging will be bite – but hopefully we will have some updates on what is going on!... | 192 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Introducing a Wheelchair Tennis Sensation (14:44) - Rebecca Kelly, a new resident in Warrnambool, Australia, is attempting to set up a wheelchair tennis association and competition in her new home. Rebecca is 29 years old and is an individual leading an active life with spina bifida –... | 14 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Allowing infants with spina bifida to die. (16:06) - Most people in this day and age wouldn’t even consider the question of whether a child born with spina bifida should be treated. Unfortunately, it wasn’t always so and a recent article in the New York Times examines the historical... | 28 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Aaron White could "take" Allen Iverson (10:46) - Aaron White isn’t bashful – in fact, he claims he could “take” Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers. According to Aaron, a guard on the Magee Sixers basketball team in Philadelphia: If you put [Iverson] in a wheelchair, I could probably... | 17 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Defying the Odds (12:17) - It is a time of graduations and celebrations and we all need to stop and congratulate those in the spina bifida community who have worked so hard to achieve their own personal goals. Take Rachel Snelling, for example. Rachel, from... | 28 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sibling Research Project (16:12) - SIBLING RESEARCH PROJECT Volunteers 11-18 years of age with a brother or sister with spina bifida and their parent are needed to take part in a study conducted through Virginia Commonwealth University. The study's purpose is to increase understanding of... | 193 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

A Life Uninterrupted - Nate Williams (19:37) - Nate Williams leads a normal teen’s life – crazy, hectic and a little off-kilter. Nate, who will turn 18 next Saturday, is a bona-fide teenager. He occasionally asks the bus driver to drive past the pretty girls at cheerleading practice.... | 16 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Rupa Chandrashekar Earns Doctorate in Rehabilitation (19:32) - Congratulations to Rupa Chandrashekar who received her doctorate degree in rehabilitation. Rupa was one of the ‘Top Stories’ in the TheSouthern.com online newspaper. Rupa's dissertation focused on people with disabilities, but she said it wasn't completely due to her own... | 22 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Paralympian Tanni Grey Thompson Discusses Motherhood and Spina Bifida (18:59) - From the London Financial Times: As an elite athlete who is disabled, I am in a minority. That is even more the case now that I am also a parent. But I have never felt that my life has been... | 10 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Artistic Opportunities in New York City (21:51) - According to The Village Voice, a newly renovated artistic space is available for artists with disabilities. Pure Vision Arts, is an artist gallery in Chelsea, New York working in conjunction with The Shield, a not for profit organization. The two groups... | 169 Trackbacks | 0 Comments