Enhancing Life through Sport for Persons with Physical Diabilities
"I've been an athlete all my life, my disability never changed that!"
Jason Regier
The purpose of the I’m an Athlete program is to enhance quality of life through sport. Persons with physical disabilities
face a variety of physical and social barriers to sport and physical activity. However,
research has consistently shown that adaptive sport enhances an individual’s health
and quality of life. The program, therefore, seeks to advance adaptive sport opportunities
through research, service, and promotion. To understand the importance of this program,
one simply needs to understand how adaptive sport changes lives.
Current Research Projects
EMG Analysis of Wheelchair Rugby Athletes
Sport-based Therapeutic Recreation: Perceived Outcomes and Implications for Research
Leisure Sport Outcomes among Persons with Physical Disabilities
Current Service
International Sport Classification
Nation's Cup in Limerick, Ireland
Copa Americas Power Soccer Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
