Wheelchair rugby

Rubin and Shapiro’s inspiring documentary, Murderball, associates with the notion of “masculinity” as expressed in Cynthia Barounis’ “Crippling Heterosexuality” by zeroing in on the combative habits of a quad rugby player, the essence of the sport, and the relationships of the players with their significant others. Murderball illustrates the game previously known as “Murderball,” now referred to as wheel chair rugby, and the experiences of Team U.S.A. and Team Canada to the 2004 Paralympics. It can be discussed that the reason for creating this documentary was to reveal the amount of rivalry that occurs between people with disabilities or how their lives have been changed from having to be in a wheelchair. As we watch the film, the continued theme of the movie is that if you believe in…

(2009) mentions “Murderball is a recent release and is one of very few documentaries about disability release as major motion picture”. Murderball is documentary about the sport of wheelchair rugby between the Canadian and United states men’s team. Peter (2012) describes “wheelchair rugby is the most thrilling and brutal sport in the Paralympics”. In able- body society wheelchair represent as weakness but wheelchair rugby break up stereotype of non- able body society (Lindemann, 2008 p,1). It…

Philly Rec Fest On September 27, 2014 I attended the Philadelphia Rec Fest at the Carousel House Recreation Center. It held activities for people with or without physical limitations including wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, rock climbing, and even scuba diving! I volunteered for this event rather than the other 5 events because I wanted to contribute to helping the people in our city of Philadelphia. It was amazing to see how many people came out to not only support the event, but…

Sukhsharn Johal SOCL 3310 Vincent Laus 7 December 2015 Murderball The individuals that are featured in Murderball defy stereotypes about disabled people. Some of the common stereotypes that disabled people face are: 1. Disabled people can’t have a life that is productive, and 2. Disabled people are dependent on others for help. The individuals in Murderball are challenging these stereotypes by participating in a sport called Rugby. When disabled people are playing in such a gut wrenching sport,…

Invacare offers a variety of product lines to consumers. Invacare is the leader of manufacturing and distributing medical equipment used in homes. Invacare’s product lines include power and manual wheelchairs, personal mobility, seating and positioning products, home care bed systems and oxygen systems. In addition to offering these products Invacare also offers service and repairs for their products to customers. One of the things that have contributed to the success of Invacare is the product…

In the short essays “On Being a Cripple,” by Nancy Mairs, and “Living Under Circe’s Spell,” by Matthew Soyster, two different authors expose what their life was like after being diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis). The first essay is a piece that discusses years of dealing with this chronic degenerative disease, reflecting on what it has taught the author, how it has made her a better person, and also talks a lot about how society should treat the disabled as normal people. The second is a…

• Greater Love is a poem written by Wilfred Owen where he mock romantic love for falling short in front of the brotherly-friendship bonds created during young men in war. • Wilfred Owen was an officer in World War I, however was sent to a hospital because he suffered from "shellshock". Here, he met poet Siegfried Sassoon, who played a part in influencing him to write poetry about war and the suffering of soldiers. He later returned to the war, where he was killed. Opening Statement and Title •…

Moreover, Mairs argues that the media through television and movies fail to depict physical disabilities as normal. Many of the examples that Mairs gives in her essay are similar to what I see in the media and feel as someone who interacts with disabled people. Therefore, I agree Mairs call for depicting “disabled people in the ordinary activities of daily life”. The lack of depiction in the media of disabilities as normal has caused many people to have a negative bias towards the disabled.…

Results. Wheelchairs provide mobility that can be either self-directed or partner assisted. Manual wheelchairs are the most common MAT device (Collins, 216) and allow the individual to self-propel or to be pushed by another person. Powered wheelchairs permit the user to easily control the direction and speed of the machine. Some powered wheelchairs allow occupants to adjust the seat position--some chairs can even fully recline to a sleeping position. Other wheelchairs are push-assisted--that is,…

Liberty can be defined as governmental, protected freedom of discrimination from both society and the government. Based off the support of many powerful politicians, the number of acts passed over several years, and the various programs created by the government, people with disabilities primarily gained liberty through governmental assistance beginning in the 1930’s. Throughout the 1900’s people with disabilities were viewed by society as feebleminded, useless, tragic, evil, and as defective…