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In This Issue...
- Tennis for People of ALL Abilities
- Messages from Founder & Exec Director
- SportsAbility Sampler at Family Cafe
- Big Kahuna
Tennis for People of ALL Abilities
Wheelchair tennis was invented in the United States in 1976 when 18-year-old Brad Parks lost the use of his legs after a tragic accident. He discovered the rehabilitative qualities of playing tennis in his wheelchair and began to teach others the sport through training clinics. Enthusiasm for the sport took the West Coast by storm, and eventually led to global popularity. More
Information for People with a Spinal Cord Injury:
English / Spanish
Information for People with a Brain Injury:
English / Spanish
 Founder's Message: Springtime!!
David Jones
Springtime in Florida is fabulous. We just held our 29th annual SportsAbility event and over 1,200 people of all abilities enjoyed another perfect weather weekend. Family, friends, volunteers, and professionals participated in the numerous recreation and leisure activities that were provided. More
 Executive Director's Message: Alike or Different?
Laurie LoRe-Gussak, MBA, CAE, IOM
The time is now for thinking more about what we have in common rather than our differences. The constant barrage of negative stories can be overwhelming. To be honest, I’m tired. You may ask, what does that have to do with sports and recreation? More
 SportsAbility Sampler at the Family Cafe in Orlando - June 7-9, 2019
Join the fun for adaptive recreation, education sessions on all types of topics and networking. This program has become the largest disability conference in the United States! Some of the activities you may experience are:
- Gatorland Animal Show
- Tennis
- Baseball
- Archery
- SCUBA
- Hoverball
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4th Annual Big Kahuna Paddle Challenge - September 22nd!
Enter your organization in Tallahassee’s Voyager Canoe Race to support Florida Disabled Outdoors Association & SportsAbility! Get your friends together for a teams of 10-14 Paddlers in Giant Voyageur Canoe. Teams have two opportunities to race 400 yards against the clock. The 2 fastest will compete head to head to be BIG KAHUNA! We can even find a team to paddle for you! No experience necessary and it will be FUN!! More
Save the date for SportsAbility Tallahassee - April 2-4, 2020!
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