Ohio
Wheelchair Sports Association Thank You to ALL of Our Sponsors
Please check our CALENDAR
for
current activities and events (updated as of 4/10/2008 )
The Ohio Wheelchair Sports Association
will hold the 38th annual games in cooperation with
The
Paralyzed Veterans of America - Buckeye Chapter , The Ohio State University and
the City of Columbus Recreation and Parks. The 2008 games will be held at The Ohio State
University May 15, 16 and 17,
2008 -- Visit the
Wheelchair Games Page or
Contact
Bruce Schreiber Tel:
614.445.0761 for more information.
NWBA
D3
National Tournament
Congratulations to the Hill on Wheels -Lexington
KY team. The 2008 NWBA Division III National Champions. The
Hill defeated the Port City Spokesmen 64 - 54 for the title. This is the first
national title for the Hill on Wheels. Joe Wittkamp of Jackson Ohio,
averaging 19.4 points per game, earned the tournament
MVP award.
Once again Ohio State Fair
will host the 2cd Annual Wheelchair Sports Games.
...and we are currently drafting
both youth and adult athletes to compete at the Ohio State Fair on
Sunday, August 10, 1-5pm at the
new Sports Center Building.
In 2007 the Ohio Wheelchair
Sports Association Buckeye Wheelers, Moraine Minutemen Basketball
teams and the Buckeye Blitz Quadriplegic Rugby Team showcased their
individual and team skills, along with their intense competitiveness, to
entertain, even awe a crowd of Ohio State Fair-goers. The Ohio Roller Girls
served as our celebrity guest officials, and notable corporate donors such
as Capital City Ice, CocaCola, Columbus Prescription Pharmacies, and Varment
Guard Environmental Services helped make it all happen. Officials of the
Ohio Expo Center were so impressed they invited the games to return in '08.
Do you know of a team or an
individual athlete who would like to participate? Please refer them to
Jim Coe, of the Columbus Advisory Committee on Disability Issues at (614)
258-3869 or contact at
jimcoesells@columbus.rr.com
We want to congratulate both Tim Kazee and Gary Blosser
on their induction into the NWBA hall of fame. Both honorees are members
of the OWSA - Ohio Wheelchair Sports Hall of Fame
.News from the NWBA:
Hall of Fame class announced
The following individuals, via the vote of the NWBA Hall of Fame Committee, have
been deemed worthy of the NWBA’s highest honor, selection to the Hall of Fame.
COMPETITORS
Tim Kazee:
Author of some of the greatest plays in the history of the game, plays that
prompted many NWBA aficionados to compare him to the greatest who have
played the sport of wheelchair basketball. A master of the dramatic steal
executed from Arkansas’ triangle-and-two defense, Kazee led the Arkansas
Rollin’ Razorbacks to 11 straight NWBTS, winning 5, in 1991, 1993, 1994,
1996 and 2000. He earned first-team, all- tournament status in ten of those
years, and second team once. He was the MVP in 1991, 1993, and 1994. Tim was
selected to represent the U.S. on Gold-Cup teams in 1990, 1994 and 1998,
winning 2 silvers and a gold. He played on the U.S. Paralympic teams in 1992
and 1996, garnering a gold medal followed by a bronze in Atlanta in 1996.
NON-COMPETITORS
Gary Blosser:
Served the NWBA as a coach, assistant commissioner and classifier for 20
years in the 1970s and 1980s. He organized and coached the Columbus Buckeye
Wheelers in 1971, a strong team that won regional titles in 1976, 1977 and
1978. As Chairman of the NWBA’s Classification Committee from 1978 to 1990,
he was primarily responsible for organizing the first workshops devoted to
teaching classification. As a result, he frequently volunteered to travel
throughout the U.S. training classifiers and evaluating players. He guided
the NWBA through difficult changes in the classification system, resolving
countless problems. Blosser symbolizes the type of varied and total
voluntary devotion to wheelchair basketball that lies at the heart of the
NWBA.
December 7, 8 and 9
Buckeye Blitz Quad Rugby Collision
8-team tournament. at the Ohio State University RPACfacility.
The 6th Annual Columbus Collision wheelchair rugby
tournament was held December 7th, 8th & 9th at The Ohio State
University RPAC recreation center. Information, results and photos
will be posted soon.
We are looking for financial
support, volunteers, donations, etc.. if you or someone you know would
like to help support the team please contact me at
(937) 470-4578 or email to
bharbage@ohwcsports.org
Come out and see one of the fastest most exciting wheelchair sports in
the world!!
A Pay to play fundraiser is scheduled for
May 31st and June 1st at the Franklin Park
Adventure Center.
The rugby team will be practicing once a month through July. For more
Quad Rugby information contact Brett Harbage at
bharbage@ohwcsports.org
Kroger Gift
Cards The rechargeable Kroger gift cards can now be
purchased from any OWSA member or online. visit the Support
page for additional information.
March 2008,
Information on the
Desert Challenge
Regional Games:
Friday, April 25 - Sunday, April 27, 2008<Click
Here for Flyer>Events: Aquatics,
Archery, Boccia Ball, Track & Field, and Weight-lifting
Dempsey/Gray Paralympic Winners
From USA Table Tennis Not only are
Columbus, Ohio Clubmates Dempsey/Gray U. S. Open winners, but they’ll go on, as
Lyn Doudna tells us (TTT, July-Aug., 1973, 24), to triumph at the
Paralympics held at Stoke-Mandeville, England (near London). Mike, the
Gahanna-Lincoln High senior, will win the Men’s Class 4 World’s Singles
Championship from Israel’s Haigai, the titleholder “for the past eight years.”
He’ll also partner his friend and former mentor John, the electronic technician
at OSU’s Dodd Hall, to bring home the Men’s Class 4 World’s Doubles
Championship, downing an Israeli pair, 3-1 in the final. “This is the first time
in the 21-year history of Paralympic competition that U.S. competitors have won
gold medals in table tennis.” Follow the link to read more from the book: by Tim Boggan
http://www.usatt.org/articles/history07/history07_04.shtml
Additional: Ken
Campbell to be honored at ADA Award luncheon
The ADA-OHIO Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that
the late Ken Campbell will be the honoree at the annual ADA
Award luncheon to be held on April 22 in conjunction with
the Multiple Perspectives Conference. Each year, specific
individuals and businesses are honored for their significant
contributions to the ADA. The Award this year is a
collaborative effort among ADA-OHIO, DBTAC:Great Lakes ADA
Center, and the ADA Coordinator's Office at The Ohio State
University.
Mary L Vaughan Executive
Director, ADA-OHIO (The Americans with Disabilities
Act)
614-470-5410, Ext. 1 - direct voice mail
800-ADA-OHIO (800-232-6446)
The Eighth Annual Multiple
Perspectives On Access,
Inclusion & Disability:
Looking Back & Thinking Ahead
April 21-23, 2008
- Pfahl Executive Education and Conference Center,
The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
Over 30 concurrent sessions & two Pre-conference Sessions and
Disability
Studies Highlights
A Poster Reception on
Tuesday, April 22 from 4:30 – 7:00 PM
( Free & Open to the Public)
Highlighting student work related
to disability seems the ideal way to welcome the oldest journal
in the field of Disability Studies to campus.. The
Disability Studies Quarterly
(http://www.dsq-sds.org/)
is a peer reviewed multidisciplinary international journal of
interest to scholars, public policy advocates, visual &
performing artists, writers, and others concerned with
disability and people with disabilities. The
journal is currently edited by two Ohio State University faculty
members, professors Brenda Jo Brueggemann, English & Scot
Danforth, College of Teaching and Learning who are also members
of the Disability Studies steering committee, and published with
support from the Ohio State University library. Please join us
in wishing the editor’s good luck and welcoming the Quarterly to
campus.
Digital Shakespeare: "Twelfth Night" in American
Sign Language
Peter Novak, Associate Dean, College of Arts and
Sciences; University of San Francisco
Becoming
Unbound: Representing "Madness" in Visual Culture
Jennifer Eisenhauer, Assistant
Professor, Art Education, College of Art & Design, The Ohio
State University
From Civil Rights to Human
Rights: A Documentary Perspective
Marian Lupo, J.D., Ph.D.,
Disability Studies, The Ohio State University
Wendy Chrisman, Doctoral
Student; Disability Studies, The Ohio State University
Michael Sasso, Doctoral
Student, Disability Studies, The Ohio State University and
Writing Center Director, The Ohio State University at Mansfield
Learning From History
Sue Curtis, Quality
Assurance/Family Support Manager, Montgomery Developmental
Center
Carolyn Akakpo, Qualified
Mental Retardation Professional, Montgomery Developmental Center
Current Application of
Independent Living & Deinstitutionalization Ideals: Interactions
between People with Disabilities and Their Support Providers
Christine Kelly, PhD
Candidate in Canadian Studies, Carleton University
Eugenics, Euthanasia & People
with Disabilities: The Past, The Present, The Future?
Thomas Link,
Advisor, Student Support Services (SSS); Students Advocating
Potential Ability (SAPA); University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Disability in Kenya
Brenda Brueggemann, Associate
Professor, English; Associate Faculty, Comparative Studies;
Associate Faculty, Women's Studies; Coordinator, Disability
Studies Program; Co-Editor, Disability Studies Quarterly; The
Ohio State University
Philip Armstrong, Assistant
Professor, Comparative Studies, The Ohio State University,
Nina Berman, Associate
Professor, Germanic Languages & Literature, The Ohio State
University,
R. Brian Stone (Associate
Professor, Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication
Design, The Ohio State University
Marian Lupo, J.D., Ph.D,
Disability Studies, The Ohio State University
An Excess of Access:
Philosophical & Psychological Implications of Universal Design
Ryan Parrey, PhD
Student in Disability Studies; University of Illinois at Chicago
Kelly Munger, PhD Student in Disability Studies; University of
Illinois at Chicago
Stigma, Disability, and
Technology Access in Schools.
Jason Ellis, Assistant
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Schar College of
Education; Ashland University
Carla Abreu-Ellis, Assistant
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Schar College of
Education; Ashland University
Access to Higher Education:
The Narratives of Six Students with Learning Disabilities
Carla Abreu-Ellis, Assistant
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Schar College of
Education; Ashland University
Jason Ellils, Assistant
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Schar College of
Education; Ashland University
TAASC - Programs
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Message from: Stephen Ricker
1/25/2008
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