Sachin V. Walker Wheelchair

Have you ever been paralyzed before, or had an accident that caused you to stop playing a sport? In passage 1, Paige Taylor talks about how you can play a sport while you are disabled. In passage 2, Sachin V. Walker talks about St.Germaine and how he has recovered with his use of the wheelchair. Wheelchairs exist for people who are disabled,allowing them to play their sport.These wheelchairs allow athletes to participate in a variety of sports. The wheelchairs are made of light metal,allowing athletes to move quickly and easily.The wheels are tilted, so it gives them balance for rapid,sharp turns.Some athletes who do not have enough arm strength to propel their chairs can use special levers attached.Other wheelchair athletes use chairs with motors.Many of the wheelchairs are designed for particular sports.

In racing,the chairs are long and sleek to reduce wind drag.A single front wheel is guided by a steering mechanism.St.Germaine loved hockey so he had a special designed wheelchair just for hockey.Players sit on steel-tube sleds that ride on skate blades, and two shortened hockey sticks to move the puck and their sleds across ice.
Specially designed wheelchairs allow disabled athletes to participate in sports.Wheelchairs have made a major improvement to all the people who are hurt and do not have the ability to walk,throw,or hit.Wheelchairs have enabled physically challenged athletes to participate in sports.There are different wheelchairs for different sports.With the wheelchair athletes can participate in