"I got hurt jumping on a trampoline," says Kennedy, now 24. "We were in the cheerleading gym..and I was all ready to go celebrate graduating from high school... and I remembered I'd seen my friend try this trick."A rehab center in Atlanta, Georgia, has a Wheelchair Rugby team that is very physical and that is where Talbot Kennedy now plays. His plans were to attend college on a cheer leading scholarship he had won earlier in the year.
But Kennedy landed on his head, damaging the vertebra in his upper neck. He was paralyzed from the chest down.
By this rehab center having a rugby team it is giving lots of people a second chance. Hopefully many people will be helped by this if they every loose their mobility.
Okay Emma...you've got the format and the mechanics of this down. You're doing a really good job with these posts. Now I'd like to see you work a little on your summaries. Before you worry about finding a quote or vocabulary or anything else, summarize the article in your own words. Then build your post around that summary. I'm not hearing your voice in this, and your voice should be the most important part of your posts...it's the whole reason for blogging in the first place.
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I think it's really great that now disabilities can't stop people from playing sports, I would be very lost without sports, as I'm sure some of these people felt before they knew their options.
ReplyDeleteAre there colleges out there that have handicapped sports teams? Because if people were planning on other types of scholarships to afford colleges they could still have the opportunity with a handicapped scholarship.
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