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"Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start."
-- Nido Qubein
Nationally, people with disabilities are unemployed in much higher numbers than people without disabilities. In 2020, just 17.9 percent of people with disabilities were employed compared to 61.8 percent of those who do not have disabilities.
Home Game (TV series)
Season 1
No. Title Featured sport Original air date
4 "Roller Derby" Roller Derby
26 June 2020
In Austin, Texas, skaters find an inclusive and supportive community in roller derby, a competition that blends high speed and physical combat.
5 "Kok Boru" Buzkashi
26 June 2020
In Kyrgyzstan, players throw themselves into the national sport of kok boru, a rough polo-like game played on horses -- with a dead goat as the ball.
7 "Makepung Lampit" Makepung Lampit
26 June 2020
Unique to Bali's Jembrana region, Makepung Lampit puts its own spin on drag racing. The vehicle is a water buffalo, the track a flooded rice field.
"The Blue Bird of Happiness" is a Finn-made video game based on electric wheelchair joystick controls.
In Terramagne-America, hospitals often have a wheelchair obstacle course where clients can learn skills and test different models before deciding what to ride home. Common features include different surfaces (e.g. tile, gravel, grass, mud), maneuverability challenges (e.g. weave poles, parking places), and terrain obstacles (e.g. slopes, curbs, thresholds).
"Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start."
-- Nido Qubein
Nationally, people with disabilities are unemployed in much higher numbers than people without disabilities. In 2020, just 17.9 percent of people with disabilities were employed compared to 61.8 percent of those who do not have disabilities.
Home Game (TV series)
Season 1
No. Title Featured sport Original air date
4 "Roller Derby" Roller Derby
26 June 2020
In Austin, Texas, skaters find an inclusive and supportive community in roller derby, a competition that blends high speed and physical combat.
5 "Kok Boru" Buzkashi
26 June 2020
In Kyrgyzstan, players throw themselves into the national sport of kok boru, a rough polo-like game played on horses -- with a dead goat as the ball.
7 "Makepung Lampit" Makepung Lampit
26 June 2020
Unique to Bali's Jembrana region, Makepung Lampit puts its own spin on drag racing. The vehicle is a water buffalo, the track a flooded rice field.
"The Blue Bird of Happiness" is a Finn-made video game based on electric wheelchair joystick controls.
In Terramagne-America, hospitals often have a wheelchair obstacle course where clients can learn skills and test different models before deciding what to ride home. Common features include different surfaces (e.g. tile, gravel, grass, mud), maneuverability challenges (e.g. weave poles, parking places), and terrain obstacles (e.g. slopes, curbs, thresholds).
