Athletes with disabilities aren’t ‘inspiring,’ we are fortunate to overcome barriers
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March 9, 2022
I began covering blind sports in 1987 after medaling in my first Boston Marathon (Visually Impaired division) and receiving from the state a computer to make a writing career accessible. I’ve cherished moments when work and disability dovetailed with…
Athletes warned over personal phones in Beijing
Olympic athletes from several countries – including the United States – are being encouraged to leave their personal cell phones and laptops at home next month due to cyber surveillance concerns at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Dutch newspaper De…
Black Stanford athletes mentor at-risk communities
Sitting in a classroom in Burkina Faso, a country in West Africa, an 11-year-old Ousseni Bouda made a decision that might’ve changed his life forever. That particular day the choice was between school or attending a soccer tryout. So he left in the…