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224workouts
February 3, 2012 disabled, recreation, sportsA cool site from a friend of mine up in Nova Scotia dedicated a recent post to Who Says I Can’t.
In the picture are the kids from Norex all wearing Who Says I Can’t logo gear!
Please visit: http://224workouts.com/2012/02/02/who-says-i-cant/
NECN interview about TV series
October 11, 2011 alcatraz, athlete, athletics, biking, book, cancer, disability, disabled, fighting back, fundraising, inspiration, media coverage, skiingOctober 10 — Newton, MA. Live on NECN talking about the new TV Series Who Says I Can’t. The TV Series pilot is in post-production and will be shown to the public for the first time on Oct 30 at the Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel in Boston from 1-4 at the Piers Park Sailing Center [...]
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2011 Alcatraz Sharkfest swim
July 4, 2011 alcatraz, amputee, athlete, athletics, disability, disabled, fundraising, inspiration, swimmingThe Alcatraz Sharkfest swim was 25 June 2011.
This was my 18th attempt to swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco. I did finish; I only say “attempt” because all the blather about Alcatraz as this formidable escape-proof prison calls all the escape efforts “attempts”. But of course, we are wearing wetsuits (mostly), are doing it during [...]
Filming Kelly Bruno for WSIC TV
July 2, 2011 amputee, athletics, biking, book, disability, disabled, duke, inspiration, prosthetic, prosthetics, self-confidence, self-esteem, sports, swimming, TVFilming for WSIC TV continues and last week was all Kelly Bruno.
Kelly’s quick thumbnail story is that she was born with a birth defect that included not having a fibula or a foot-ankle on her right side. It made her lower leg useless and it was removed at six months of age. She has never [...]
TV profile: Hugh Herr
June 3, 2011 climbing, disability, disabled, fighting back, inspiration, microprocessor knee, prosthetic, prosthetics, self-confidence, self-esteem, TVThe youngest of five siblings from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Hugh Herr was a prodigy rock climber: by age eight, he had scaled the face of the 11,627-foot Mount Temple in the Canadian Rockies, and by 17 he was acknowledged to be one of the best climbers in the United States.
In January 1982, while attempting to summit [...]
Katie Lynch award
May 21, 2011 disability, disabled, inspiration, respect, speakingOn May 20th I was the recipient of the 2nd annual Katie Lynch award for most inspirational speaker in Newton. At a breakfast event sponsored by the Mayor of Newton as part of the Newton Understanding Our Differences program, the Lynch’s themselves presented me with a most beautiful plaque. The award is named after [...]
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Next TV profile: Kelly Bruno
May 5, 2011 amputee, athlete, athletics, biking, disability, disabled, prosthetic, prosthetics, running, swimming, TVKelly Bruno, age 27 from Boca Raton, FL, is a Duke graduate and now a medical student at UNC Chapel Hill. She is also a world-record holding amputee runner and triathlete, a former contestant on the TV series Survivor: Nicaragua, and the next person we will profile in Who Says I Can’t the TV Series.
Kelly [...]
Guest post: Why Disabled Athletes Inspire the Able-Bodied
May 2, 2011 athletics, disability, disabled, fighting back, independence, respect, self-confidence, UncategorizedBio: Alexis Bonari is a freelance writer and researcher for College Scholarships, where recently she’s been researching culinary scholarships as well as republican school scholarships. Whenever she gets some free time, she enjoys watching a funny movie or curling up with a good book.
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The Double-take
April 27, 2011 athletics, confidence, disability, disabled, respect, self-confidence, self-esteem, skiing, sports, sympathyA while back I did a blog about staring.
Bottom line, no matter how many years go by, being stared at is not comfortable. The reason is that it highlights that you, the person being stared at, have something different about you and because of that you need to be put over here in a different group [...]
Who Says I Can’t TV – Maureen
April 20, 2011 amputee, athletics, boating, confidence, disability, disabled, fighting back, handicapped, independence, inspiration, recreation, sailing, self-esteem, sports, TVWe have a crew of 4 for the shoots. In all action shots we have 3 cameras. In interviews we have 2 cameras and a lighting person as well as a production assistant who runs around making the scene comfortable for all. Here is how this (and probably most) shoots went with Maureen McKinnon last [...]
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