The WheelinJazz Come to Town

I had the chance to meet and mingle with members of the WheelinJazz Team this weekend!!
the WheelinJazz are NBA Level Wheelchair Basketball Team that has ties to the Utah Jazz!! See because I am on the Disability Committee through city council I took part in helping the Southern Utah University here put on Disability Week! They had a number of Activities which included a table with different Challenges!! Stacking Cups.. reading through a Eye Mask that only had a pin sized hole on one side... Tracing the image of a star while looking at a mirror and staying inside a pair of lines shaped like the star then writing your name at the bottom of the star.. with ear plugs listen to instructions then carry out those instructions.. Taking a Wheelchair into a bathroom and bringing back a paper towel with no help!!

Screening of a Documentary Film titled Including Samuel (which I really enjoyed)) a class on campus had students put together a group verbal report about the history of the ADA rules and present to the class and the public was invited to come to these classes and listen.. so you can imagine the room was rather full on those days!!


there were panel discussions

1. about the hard of hearing and death
2. about the different community resources for the disabled
A. Vocational Rehab
B Southwest mental health services
C. Turn Community Services (where I live))
D. the university has their own student counciling services!!

and almost every day there was the Wheelchair basketball tournament and the only thing we told the students is at the final game there was a surprise for the winner!!!

and the surprise was the WheelinJazz came down from Salt Lake City to play the champion.. the wheelinjazz gave the other team a 10 point advantage even before the game started and they also decided to play the runner up too!!

THEN I was invited to Eat Dinner with them later that night!!

There is a website if you are able to donate anything

Thank you for donating to The Hull Foundation, Neuroworx, and the Junior Wheelin' Jazz. Our athletes are truly grateful for your generous gift. Without the thoughtful donations of individuals like yourself, our programs would cease to exist. Our annual budgetary needs consist of equipment (e.g. a sports wheelchair costs over $2,000), training facilities, and travel expenses. Rest assured that every dollar donated goes directly to our program.