What's it like living with a disability?

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:38:00 -0400
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When Minda Dentler was a baby she contracted polio, which paralyzed her legs. Adopted by an American family, she grew up watching other kids run and jump. It wasn't until she was at university that she finally felt the wind through her hair -- and now she is an Ironman world champion. Dentler gives her Brief but Spectacular take on living with a disability.

https://youtu.be/DAS7SacuRHY

The captioned video is three and a half minutes covering her experience and spectacular journey from hating recess to loving the wind in her hair. The transcript is available here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/brief/318333/minda-dentler

As we raise awareness about the intersection of Disability with campus life, UMBC has an Adaptive Sports Committee, which works with students and also hosts adaptive sports events like wheelchair basketball (see postings here: https://www.facebook.com/umbcadaptivesports). If you, or your student group are interested in participating, reach out to the organizer via yomiyuf1@umbc.edu for more details.