UBC’s Tim Stainton, a specialist in disability history, talks about Canada’s role in the campaign for greater rights and recognition for the disabled.
UBC’s Tim Stainton, a specialist in disability history, talks about Canada’s role in the campaign for greater rights and recognition for the disabled.
The Paralympic sledge hockey competition is unfolding at UBC’s Thunderbird Arena, which has been refurbished so that the ice surface extends into the bench areas and penalty boxes.
On March 11, 2010 UBC will become one of only 13 community stops on the Paralympic Torch Relay. Just one day before the 2010 Paralympic Games begin in Vancouver, the Paralympic Torch will zig zag through UBC Point Grey campus, kick-starting the Paralympic experience. Read more: http://www.webcommunications.ubc.ca/ubc2010/whats-on/paralympic-torch-relay/
The players bench areas for the Paralympic sledge hockey tournament at UBC’s Thunderbird arena will be ice, allowing the players to glide on and off the rink.
The University of British Columbia and Kickstart, a community organization dedicated to promoting art and artists with disabilities, present the exhibit Out From Under from Ryerson University’s School of Disability Studies. The exhibit will be featured at UBC Robson Square from March 9-21 coinciding with the 2010 Paralympic Games as part of the Cultural Olympiad.
UBC researchers tested waxes and grinds in every snow condition in Whistler to ensure that Canada’s Paralympic athletes have the best equipment when they compete in the 2010 Games.
A discussion entitled Peak Performance: The Path to Exceptional Athletic Achievement will be presented by UBC Celebrate Research Week and the Providence Heart + Lung Institute. Scientists and psychologists that work directly with the world’s greatest athletes, professional sports teams and 2010 Olympians will share their stories about the latest advances in the science of [...]
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