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Welcome to The Adaptive Sports Podcast, the podcast where adaptive athletes take the spotlight. From wheelchair basketball courts to accessible golf greens, we bring you conversations that challenge stereotypes and celebrate grit, talent, and determination. Each week, we talk to disabled athletes, coaches, and advocates about the real wins and hard-fought journeys behind the scenes. These are the stories major media too often misses. The raw, honest, and game-changing conversations. Whether you're an athlete, ally, or just sports-curious, this podcast invites you to push play and discover what true strength sounds like.
Disability Media Network (DiMe) is the creator and producer of the Adaptive Sports Podcast, a series dedicated to centering disabled athletes and elevating the stories too often left out of mainstream sports media. Through candid conversations with athletes, coaches, and advocates across adaptive sports like wheelchair basketball and golf, DiMe brings authentic, unapologetic storytelling to the forefront.
As a platform built by and for the disability community, DiMe is committed to representation that is real, not idealized, or pitied, but human. The Adaptive Sports Podcast continues that mission: highlighting strength, strategy, and spirit while challenging outdated narratives about disability in sp
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The podcast focuses on various adaptive sports such as wheelchair basketball and golf, exploring themes of resilience, representation, and overcoming adversity. Episodes feature stories like that of Kelsey Kuch, an adaptive golfer discussing her journey of confidence building, and Daniel Wiseman, who shares his experience of overcoming cancer and surgeries to pursue his love for golf, ultimately challenging stereotypes around disability in sports.
Welcome to The Adaptive Sports Podcast, the podcast where adaptive athletes take the spotlight. From wheelchair basketball courts to accessible golf greens, we bring you conversations that challenge stereotypes and celebrate grit, talent, and determination. Each week, we talk to disabled athletes, coaches, and advocates about the real wins and hard-fought journeys behind the scenes. These are the stories major media too often misses. The raw, honest, and game-changing conversations. Whether you’re an athlete, ally, or just sports-curious, this podcast invites you to push play and discover what true strength sounds like.
Disability Media Network (DiMe) is the creator and producer of the Adaptive Sports Podcast, a series dedicated to centering disabled athletes and elevating the stories too often left out of mainstream sports media. Through candid conversations with athletes, coaches, and advocates across adaptive sports like wheelchair basketball and golf, DiMe brings authentic, unapologetic storytelling to the forefront.
As a platform built by and for the disability community, DiMe is committed to representation that is real, not idealized, or pitied, but human. The Adaptive Sports Podcast continues that mission: highlighting strength, strategy, and spirit while challenging outdated narratives about disability in sp
Born without her right hand, Sophia never saw disability as a barrier—just a chance to get creative. Inspired by her golf-loving dad, she turned weekend trips to the course into a lifelong passion. Sophia shares how sports built her confidence, the adaptations she’s made on the course, and her message to other young athletes redefining what’s possible in golf and beyond.
Key Topics:
- Growing up with limb difference and finding confidence through golf
- The influence of family in discovering adaptive sports
- Overcoming challenges with creativity and determination
- Inspiring the next generation of disabled athletes
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