Have The Nerve Not-So-Short this episode!
You will hear the stories of three people who explain what sport means to them, because when it comes to disability and sport society may focus on physical strength or the medals, but it's so much more than that.
On this episode you hear from:
Tamsin Colley is an international athlete in para-athletics and cerebral palsy football studying Exercise Physiology at University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Gerry Hewson is a six-time Paralympian in wheelchair basketball. He currently coaches wheelchair basketball in New South Wales
Daria Alforova is a Para (Wheelchair) Dance Sport Coach from Ukraine who coached Ukrainian national team to multiple world championships, and currently runs Para Dance Sport Sydney.
Information in this episode:
Tamsin Colley (Wikipedia) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamsin_Colley
Tamsin Colley (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/tamsincolley/
ParaMatildas - https://www.paramatildas.com.au/
Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT - https://www.wsnsw.org.au/
Gerry Hewson (Wikipedia) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Hewson
Gerry Hewson (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/gerry_hewson_/
Paralympics Australia: Wheelchair Basketball - https://www.paralympic.org.au/sports/wheelchair-basketball/
Paralympics Australia: Para Dance Sport - https://www.paralympic.org.au/tag/para-dancesport
Para Dance Sport Sydney (Dance Around School of Dance) - https://dancearound.au/para-wheelchair-dance-sport/?i=1
Disability Sport Australia - Para DanceSport https://www.sports.org.au/para-dancesport
Para Dance Sport Sydney (Facebook) - https://www.facebook.com/ParaDanceSydney/
Credits
This episode has been written, produced and edited by Susan Wood. Logo art by Cobie Ann Moore.
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia is a for-purpose organisation that supports people with a spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions. For more information about our supports and services, visit our Resource Hub at https://scia.org.au/resource-hub/.
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