Redefining Disability
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Let’s be real—people are unfamiliar with people with disabilities. At Move United, we believe sports have the power to change the world, pushing people further and bringing people closer. Through adaptive sports, we show what people with disabilities are capable of, fuel candid conversations, and incite the action it takes to build a world where everyone’s included. Redefining Disability is a podcast that focuses on the power of sport. Move United is looking forward to sharing how sports have made it possible for our nation’s top adaptive athletes, training tips from the best coaches and program leaders, and news on latest technology, equipment, and trends in the adaptive sports industry.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Description:
Let’s be real—people are unfamiliar with people with disabilities. At Move United, we believe sports have the power to change the world, pushing people further and bringing people closer. Through adaptive sports, we show what people with disabilities are capable of, fuel candid conversations, and incite the action it takes to build a world where everyone’s included. Redefining Disability is a podcast that focuses on the power of sport. Move United is looking forward to sharing how sports have made it possible for our nation’s top adaptive athletes, training tips from the best coaches and program leaders, and news on latest technology, equipment, and trends in the adaptive sports industry.
Language:
English
Episodes
Deal With This
4/22/2024
The U.S. Open Adaptive Surfing Championships World-Wide Tour, with a prize package of $200,000, kicked off last month and have events coming up in Hawaii and California in the coming months. Behind this effort is Stoke for Life founder Charles Webb, a paraplegic and world class adaptive surfer.
Duration:00:36:38
I Can Do Hard Things
4/15/2024
After graduating from high school, David Sarbonnet followed in his father’s footsteps and became a Navy Seal. But his military career was cut short after a parachuting accident left him paralyzed. Recently, he discovered paddlesports through the San Diego Canoe and Kayak Team and is now trying to make the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
Duration:00:31:54
A Culture of Yes
4/8/2024
At age two, RJ De Rama survived cancer but as a result lost some of his vision. By age 30, he was legally blind in both eyes. In 2006, he was part of an all-blind team that completed an 18 mile outrigger canoe race in Kona, Hawaii. Because of that experience, he became a founding member of the Makapo Aquatics Project, a Move United member organization based in southern California. Later this month, RJ will also be presenting at the Move United Education Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
Duration:00:34:54
I'm Not the Only One
4/1/2024
Emily Hoskins has been involved with wheelchair basketball for much of her life. She was a member of the St. Louis Rolling Rams through high school before attending the University of Illinois, where she was a part of a team won four consecutive national championships. She won a gold medal at the 2004 & 2008 Paralympic Games. She now coaches a program in Nashville, TN.
Duration:00:33:35
Living in the Closet About My Disability
3/25/2024
At age 23, Jamal Hill discovered he had a condition known as CMT disease, a neurological condition that affects the muscles in his arms and legs. His love of swimming, which he developed at a young age, continues to this day. He earned a bronze medal at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo and is aiming for something bigger in Paris. Jamal founded the Swim Up Foundation in an effort to teach one million students how to swim by 2028.
Duration:00:34:12
The Art of Kicking and Punching
3/18/2024
Brad Deminck is a 4th degree black belt in taekwondo and is the master instructor and head coach at Lakeshore Taekwondo Academy in Michigan. He also coaches the para taekwondo team.
Duration:00:32:51
Following the Black Line
3/11/2024
In 2008, Mallory Weggemann underwent a medical procedure that left her paralyzed from the waist down. But three months after the injury, she returned to the sport of swimming that she loved. The 3x Paralympian and 5x Paralympic medalist, who is also aiming to represent Team USA in Paris this summer is an author, business owner, commentator, producer, and mother.
Duration:00:32:18
What Sports Haven't I Tried?
3/4/2024
Zion Redington started playing wheelchair basketball as a youth in Tennessee and played a number of adaptive sports as well, competing at the Endeavor Games and other competitions. He is now the youngest member of the national wheelchair rugby team with the hope of making Team USA for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.
Duration:00:26:37
My First Word Was Ball
2/26/2024
Zack Shattuck discovered swimming in 2015, but didn’t start swimming competitively until college, where he swam for four years at Frostburg State University. The Mount Airy, Maryland native went on to compete at the 2020 Paralympics and recently earned a silver and bronze at the Parapan American Games in Chile. In addition to competing personally, he is also coaching.
Duration:00:31:33
The Girl Who Figured It Out
2/19/2024
As an infant in India, Minda Dentler contracted polio, resulting in the paralysis of her legs. As a young adult, she discovered the sport of handcycling. She would become the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship and would be nominated for an ESPN ESPY Award. She is also known for her popular TED Talk and is the author of the new children’s book, “The Girl Who Figured it Out.”
Duration:00:35:10
Ponies and Swords
2/12/2024
Victoria Isaacson is a wheelchair fencer with a goal of competing at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. In addition to being an elite athlete herself, she also coaches fencing and has recently completed her doctorate degree and is an occupational therapist.
Duration:00:33:56
Sports Saved My Life
2/5/2024
In June 2021, US Marine Corps Captain Andrew Hairston entered his first event as a handcyclist while still rehabbing at Walter Reed Hospital from an accident that resulted in the amputation of his leg. Later that year, he entered his first marathon. Now he is training hard to qualify for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. In addition, he is the founder of Salvage Life, a Move United member organization based in North Carolina.
Duration:00:36:34
Having to Evolve the Way You Fight
1/29/2024
Army Staff Sergeant Michael Kacer was injured as a result of a mortar attack in Afghanistan on June 18, 2008. In 2017, he started competing in Taekwondo, to help improve his mental health and confidence. He won a silver medal at the 2017 Pan Am Invitational and recently represented the United States at the Parapan American Games in Chile.
Duration:00:35:13
90 Miles An Hour On Ice
1/22/2024
Will Castillo was born in Colombia, South America and immigrated to the United States when he was five years old, living in Queens, New York. After 9/11, Will joined the US Army and served for ten years, including two deployments. The vehicle he was riding in was struck by an IED killing the driver and gunner. Will lost a leg, developed a traumatic brain injury and experienced Post Traumatic Stress. After depression and drugs, Will was introduced to the sport of para bobsled. As part of Team USA, he has won three national championships, two third place finishes at the World Cups in Germany and Lake Placid and 2022-2023 overall World Champion.
Duration:00:32:19
I Felt Like a Mermaid
1/15/2024
Sarah Bofinger began swimming before she could walk. At age six, she joined the Frederick Area Swim Team in Frederick, Maryland. She was born with hip dysplasia and had her first surgery at 4 months old. She's since had a total of seven hip surgeries. Sarah recently represented Team USA at the Parapan American Games in Chile.
Duration:00:26:23
I Needed To Be a Physical Being
1/9/2024
On October 28, 1989, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2 Rhonda Liddell was struck by a drunk driver, resulting in a permanent loss of range of motion and neuropathy in her right arm as well as damage to her shoulder and traumatic brain injury. She intends to compete in the sport of Para Skeleton at the Invictus Games in 2025 and also hopes to qualify for and attend a USGA Adaptive Open in the one-armed classification.
Duration:00:34:15
I Can Be Whatever I Want
1/1/2024
Max Togisala is a rising professional golfer who most recently placed 17th overall in the 2023 U.S. Adaptive Open at Pinehurst. Originally on track to play collegiate golf, his life took a dramatic turn in February 2022, when a skiing accident in Sun Valley, Idaho severed his spinal cord and left him paralyzed from the waist down. Adaptive golfing equipment, such as the VertaCat, enabled Max to play golf again, competing nine months after the incident.
Duration:00:30:51
This is My Thing
12/25/2023
David Horvath, who was born with spina bifida, discovered the sport of powerlifting through a gym class in high school and realized that it was the sport for him. He would then learn about DASA, a Move United member organization based in the St. Louis area, which helped him improve his skills. In 2021, he joined the U.S. national team and has competed in some Move United sanctioned competitions. Most recently, he represented Team USA at the Parapan American Games in Chile and has a goal of competing in the Paralympics.
Duration:00:31:55
Golf Literally Saved My Life
12/18/2023
While in Bahrain in 2001, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Charlene Williams experienced the onset of a detached retina, hearing loss, PTSD, and traumatic brain injury. She has tried a number of adaptive sports, but golf is the one that excites her the most. In addition to maintaining an active lifestyle, she is also working to complete her Ph.D.
Duration:00:35:54
Love the Wind in My Hair
12/11/2023
While serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, Chris Young was paralyzed in a plane crash in Alaska. He began adaptive skiing in 1986 and was named to the U.S. Disabled Ski Team in 1989. At the 1994 Winter Paralympics, Young won a gold medal in slalom. He would win another gold medal at the 2002 Winter Paralympic Games in Super G. Among his many other titles and wins, he won the X Games in 2015 in monoski. He has also gone on to coach a number of other Paralympians and adaptive athletes and in December 2023 was inducted into the Adaptive Sports Hall of Fame.
Duration:00:36:04