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ANNOUNCER: From our neighbourhood to yours...
For Accessible Media, I'm Bob Short.
My experience watching
the Lethbridge Wheelchair Basketball Association today
has shown me that when everyone's playing in the chair,
there is no disability.
Mary Dyck is the Vice President of the Lethbridge
Wheelchair Basketball Association.
We just thought, well, let's just give it a try.
And, actually, what's happened is we reformed the association.
It was there but we changed the executive
to who is currently involved.
We've had probably more than 10 people every night
and it allows the people that really want to play,
an opportunity because they have companionship,
they have friendship,
they have an opportunity to be active.
SHORT: At 14 years old, Hunter Graves
is the youngest participant.
I was born with Spina bifida
which is a birth defect that
you were born with a hole in your spine.
So that limits my mobility.
I really enjoy the sport.
It gives me a chance to be equal to the rest of my players.
Usually, at school, I'm the only one in a chair.
So it gives me a chance to be on the same playing field
as the rest of the players.
SHORT: Ross Sampson is one of the participants in the association.
To get out and have some fun and get a little exercise.
We have a wide variety of people here tonight.
Able-bodied, disabled. Everybody's just having fun
and that's what it's all about.
SHORT: Makrina Morozowski enjoys the competition of the league.
It's always nice to have some fun.
I mean, we don't keep score
but you always try to get a few more points than the other team.
So I've been playing for one and a half years,
and it's just a fun, fun night
to go out and play some basketball.
I walk with crutches. So playing stand-up ball
isn't really going to go too well.
So this way I can wheel around, I can dribble, I can pass,
I can shoot. And I'm just trying to get better.
SHORT: For Accessible Media, I'm Bob Short.