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Redefining Disability

Let’s be real—people are unfamiliar with people with disabilities. At Move United, we believe sports have the power to change the world, pushing people further and bringing people closer. Through adaptive sports, we show what people with disabilities are capable of, fuel candid conversations, and incite the action it takes to build a world where everyone’s included. Redefining Disability is a podcast that focuses on the power of sport. Move United is looking forward to sharing how

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35:18

More Than Mountains

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2025/01/07

At the age of 14, Todd Huston’s legs got caught in the propeller of a boat and would eventually lead to one of them being amputated. Todd became a psychotherapist and clinical director of the Amputee Resource Center in California. He used his professional skills and personal experiences to help patients achieve more in their lives. To prove that anyone can overcome challenges he completed a world-record-setting Summit America expedition by climbing to the highest elevations of all

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37:19

CP Has Always Kept Me On My Toes

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2024/12/30

Zach Miller was born with cerebral palsy. He was introduced to para snowboarding at Winter Park through the Children’s Hospital in Denver. He started racing through NSCD, a Move United member organization then attended Ski Spectacular and met some of the U.S. Team at a race camp there. He also connected with Daniel Gale and Amy Purdy at Adaptive Action Sports, another member organization at Copper Mountain and went on to compete at the 2022 Paralympic Games in Beijing. But he’s not

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34:58

Things Were Rolling My Way

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2024/12/23

Eddy Hutchens has bowled out of a wheelchair since 1990. In 2003-04, he started subbing in a league and then was hooked. Eddy won his first national championship with the American Wheelchair Bowling Association in 2004, his my first year out. Now, he is president of the AWBA.

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33:25

Skiing is about Community

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2024/12/16

Cecile Brown had her foot amputated around the age of four or five and started skiing around the same time with Central Maine Adaptive Sports, a Move United member organization. She got into race skiing with Maine Adaptive Sports, another member organization, and has also started racing with her high school ski team. Just last week, she also attended race camp at The Hartford Ski Spectacular in Colorado.

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36:05

So You’re Saying There’s A Chance

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2024/12/09

Keith Gabel was introduced to snowboarding in 2000 and he quickly developed a love for the sport. In June 2005, he was involved in an industrial accident that crushed his left foot, ultimately leading to amputation. Three months later, he was back on the board. Now he is a 3X Paralympian and 2X Paralympic medalist.

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36:18

My Story Doesn't Really Start Until I Had My Accident

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2024/12/02

As a first generation American, Alex Godowksk’s family were all into skiing, but he wanted to snowboard. While in high school, Alex was involved in a motorcycle accident, which caused him to lose his right foot. Getting back on the mountain with BOEC in Breckenridge helped get Alex out of the hole he felt he was in. Right then, Alex decided that his life had to evolve around para snowboarding somehow. Now he is focused on competing in the sport at the elite level.

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35:34

I Don’t Need To Buy Shoes

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2024/11/25

Debra Freed enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at age 23. She became a jet engine mechanic with assignments in Maine and Japan. She saw a promo for wheelchair bowling at the 2004 National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Though she had never bowled in her life, she was like why not? She has now been selected for Para Team USA's International Bowling Federation's World Cup to be held in Hong Kong in January 2025.

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34:24

Always a Baller

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2024/11/18

rank Goebel II is a military veteran who served 11 years in a National Guard infantry unit. He’s been a bowler all of his life, becoming fascinated with the sport by age 5. He competed in high school, college, and as a league bowler. When he was 30, a neurological condition got worse and he uses a wheelchair most of the time to assist with everyday mobility. But the day he got his wheelchair, he went back to the bowling enter that night. He is currently secretary of the American

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37:14

Down A Leg, Up A Life

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2024/11/11

Sam Schaefer injured his foot during an Air Force training exercise. After 9 years of pain, he opted for amputation to get his quality of life back. He is now a personal trainer, fitness coach, and small business owner who enjoys kickboxing, disc golf, and many other activities. He recently completed a climb of one of Ecuador’s highest peaks with ROMP and is currently featured in the documentary, “The Power of Sports for Amputees.”

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31:04

I Thought That Dream Went Away

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2024/11/04

Emily Oberst was diagnosed with bone cancer when she was in eighth grade, which required surgery on her left leg. Sports was her life and basketball was her favorite sport. Eventually, she started playing wheelchair basketball for a local NWBA program in Milwaukee. She was recruited to play at the collegiate level for the University of Alabama but would transfer to the University of Illinois and studied sports management. Emily started playing for the women’s national team in 2017,

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34:48

Nobody Cares If I Fall

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2024/10/29

Tracy Danzey competed in track and swimming in high school. While attending Shepherd University and upon graduating, she kept an active lifestyle with activities like kayaking and hiking. At the age of 25, the intensive care nurse was diagnosed with cancer and would ultimately have her right leg amputated. In recent years, she has started to play with the U.S. women’s amputee soccer team, which will be competing at the inaugural Women’s Amputee Soccer World Cup in Columbia, November

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35:20

In My Mind, I Was Wiggling My Toes

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2024/10/21

Emi Perry grew up in Japan, but moved back to the United States in 2011 to attend college, where she studied exercise science. She was a runner before sustaining a spinal cord injury in 2017. She started competing in wheelchair racing and then para triathlon in 2022. Emi joined the resident team in Colorado Springs the following year and just represented the United States at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

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28:54

Reinventing the Wheel

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2024/10/14

After a life-changing car accident as a teenager, Judge Patricia Broderick had two choices: remain in the safe haven of her parents or reinvent herself and find a new path through life as a woman in a wheelchair. She chose the latter. Graduating from law school, her career spans from being a volunteer social worker in Ecuador to a senior judge in the District of Columbia. Judge Broderick also advocates for diversity and women's advancement in the legal profession. Her memoir,

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46:17

It's Not Why Me. It's Why Not Me?

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2024/10/07

Jason Tabansky grew up in South Texas. He spent over 15 years in the U.S. Army as a helicopter crewmember and instructor and had deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. He incurred a spinal cord injury due to an epidural abscess, which compressed his spinal cord. Jason participated in a golf clinic with Move United in 2018, but then really got into archery. He has competed in the Texas Regional Games and helped out with the Kinetic Kids program. But just last month, he won a gold medal at

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30:58

Sports Were Sports To Me

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2024/09/30

Chris Hammer was born with one hand, the result of a congenital condition. He grew up playing multiple sports such as baseball and ice hockey, but ran cross country in high school. He would continue distance running at Grand Valley State University. In 2013, he would also get into paratriathlon. The 4X Paralympian earned his first gold medal last month at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. He’s also been a coach, earned a master’s degree in sports administration and a PhD in sports

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32:12

An Athlete and An Advocate

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2024/09/24

Courtney Ryan was playing on the women’s soccer team at Metropolitan State University in Denver when she suffered an injury that left her paralyzed. She would be recruited by and transferred to the University of Arizona to play wheelchair basketball and finish her degree, winning a national title there as well. At the 2020 and 2024 Paralympic Games, she has been an integral member of Team USA’s medal efforts. In addition to being a player, she is also a coach. We talk about adaptive

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34:51

It's Invisible, Until It's Not

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2024/09/17

Casey Orndorff was born with cerebral palsy. He got started in sports by joining his track team in high school and then the cross country team his senior year. This propelled him to earn a cross country scholarship to West Virginia Tech, where he competed all four years and served as the team captain. As an adult, he has continued to compete in a number of events, including the Little Rock Half Marathon, the UCO Endeavor Games, and The Hartford Nationals conducted by Move United

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33:08

It Was Game on From There

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2024/09/09

On August 27, 2007, an IED destroyed the vehicle that U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Matthew Scholten was riding in near Bagdad, Iraq, causing a spinal fusion, traumatic brain injury, and more. During recovery, Matthew was introduced to adaptive sports. He tried out for the Army Warrior Games team in 2016 and made it to the final rounds of selection. But since its inception, Matthew has been a part of the Kansas City Wheelchair Football Team, playing in the Championship game every year to

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34:29

A Leg Up On Life

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2024/09/03

Kendra Herber had a birth deformity when she was born that resulted in becoming an amputee at the age of 2. It's a title that she has both struggled with and felt extreme pride in throughout the years. Kendra has been a world ranked para triathlete, model, speaker, disability advocate, and high school teacher. She is also the author of “Whole: A Leg Up on Life.” She has also taken up the sport of tennis and is currently leading an adaptive tennis program in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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23:15

Everyone Is On An Equal Playing Field

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2024/08/26

When Zion Walker was in fifth grade, he started attending the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind in Staunton, Virginia. Around the age of 12, his older brother Sean was playing the sport of goalball and he wanted to follow in his footsteps. He also played basketball, ran cross country, and competed in track. As a blind athlete, goalball became his primary sport. He would move from his home in Winchester, VA to Washington DC and played there for a couple of years, before moving

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