{"id":132493,"date":"2017-12-15T08:28:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T13:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=132493"},"modified":"2023-06-27T13:06:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:06:30","slug":"swish-wheelchair-basketball-comes-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2017\/12\/swish-wheelchair-basketball-comes-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Swish! Wheelchair Basketball Takes the Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wondergridgallerylightbox_options_53\" data-skinsfoldername=\"skins\/default\/\"  data-jsfolder=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/wonderplugin-gridgallery\/engine\/\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wonderplugingridgallery\" id=\"wonderplugingridgallery-53\" data-gridgalleryid=\"53\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" data-skin=\"threecolumns\" data-style=\"masonry\" data-categorylist=\"[{&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;all&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Show All&quot;}]\" data-enabletabindex=\"false\" data-masonrymode=\"true\" data-random=\"false\" data-shownavigation=\"true\" data-shownavcontrol=\"true\" data-hidenavdefault=\"false\" data-nohoverontouchscreen=\"false\" data-hoverzoomin=\"false\" data-hoverzoominimageonly=\"false\" data-hoverzoominimagecenter=\"false\" data-hoverfade=\"true\" data-responsive=\"true\" data-mediumscreen=\"true\" data-smallscreen=\"true\" data-showtitle=\"true\" data-showtexttitle=\"false\" data-showtextdescription=\"true\" data-showtextbutton=\"false\" data-overlaylink=\"false\" data-donotaddtext=\"false\" data-lightboxnogroup=\"false\" data-lightboxcategorygroup=\"false\" data-usetemplatefortextoverlay=\"false\" data-usetemplateforgrid=\"false\" data-lightboxshowallcategories=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"false\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"true\" data-lightboxaddsocialmedia=\"false\" data-lightboxresponsive=\"true\" data-centerimage=\"true\" data-circularimage=\"false\" data-firstimage=\"false\" data-textinsidespace=\"false\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-lightboxshowsocial=\"false\" data-lightboxshowemail=\"false\" data-lightboxshowfacebook=\"true\" data-lightboxshowtwitter=\"true\" data-lightboxshowpinterest=\"true\" data-lightboxsocialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-lightboxenablehtml5poster=\"false\" data-categoryshow=\"false\" data-categoryhideall=\"false\" data-categorymulticat=\"false\" data-categoryatleastone=\"false\" data-addvideoplaybutton=\"true\" data-lightboxfullscreenmode=\"false\" data-lightboxcloseonoverlay=\"true\" data-lightboxvideohidecontrols=\"false\" data-lightboxresponsivebarheight=\"false\" data-lightboxnotkeepratioonsmallheight=\"false\" data-lazyloadimages=\"true\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-lightboxautoslide=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtimer=\"true\" data-lightboxshowplaybutton=\"true\" data-lightboxalwaysshownavarrows=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtitleprefix=\"true\" data-thumbwidth=\"90\" data-thumbheight=\"60\" data-thumbtopmargin=\"12\" data-thumbbottommargin=\"4\" data-barheight=\"64\" data-titlebottomcss=\"color:#333; 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He championed the launch of the Husky Adapted Sport Club at a meeting of the University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/equity.uconn.edu\/committee-on-access-and-accommodations\/\">Committee on Access and Accommodations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a great need and there are few programs,\u201d says Martin, who also serves as a consultant for the NCAA on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncaa.org\/about\/resources\/inclusion\/student-athletes-disabilities\">Inclusive Sports Model<\/a>. \u201cI think this is something that, in time, could be a benchmark program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the meeting, Martin noted the benefits that sports offer to young people, including those with disabilities, whether on the court, field, or in the pool.<\/p>\n<p>He himself has a particular interest in basketball. 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