However, there is a light! The real wheelchair sports enthusiast can participate in programs organized by All Access Sports in San Jose with collaboration of Far West Wheelchair Sports (www.fwwaa.org). I have been actively involved in the wheelchair basketball program as well as a youth program called 'Wheels On Fire'.
The basketball program takes place every Monday night from 6:45-8:45 at the Camden Community Center. This is a fantastic program for any wheelchair basketball enthusiast that loves a challenge is ready to have A LOT of fun and also get a great workout in!
The Youth programs include Wheels on Fire, a weekly sports practice in Camden Community Center, that takes place every Saturday from 1:30 to 4 and the Northern California Adaptive Sports Camp at San Jose State University which is one of the few overnight sports camps for kids with physical disabilities. This year the camp will take place on July 7th – 13th
You can see the pictures for some of the previous year's camps at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6sUSTd3JEw. If you know a kid with disability that wants to be active and try wheelchair sports please let them know about these programs!!
One of our fearless leaders relaxing after practice
San Jose has hosted regional wheelchair games and when I was a kid we traveled every summer to junior national wheelchair games. I was lucky to be able to do all that, and would be very excited to see that this remains a tradition. In the last few years, every summer our group attends San Jose City Council budget meetings to stress the importance of sports programs for the disabled and to prevent further cuts.
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