SOCD40H3 Lecture : rick hansen.doc
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Rick hansen was born august 26, 1957 in port alberni, bc. Was a very active child loving to go fishing, camping and play any sport. Age 15, while hitchhiking home at the back of a pickup truck, truck started to skid and rick was thrown out of the truck paralyzing him. First person to graduate phys ed with a disability http://www. rickhansen. com/code/navigate. aspx?id=15 1. As a para athlete rick has won 19 marathons, 6 paralympic medals , competed internationally in other sports like wheelchair basketball, racquetball, tennis and volleyball. Award lou marsh award in 1983 http://www. rickhansen. com/code/navigate. aspx?id=16 2. Becoming paralyzed made rick see how society saw disabled people, saw injury before seeing the person http://www. rickhansen. com/code/navigate. aspx?id=165 3. Rick would use crutches in school instead of wheelchair, even though wheelchair much easier because he believed it would heighten the perception of his disability. http://www. alive. com/6048a15a2. php?text_page=1 4.
