Professional athletes with Michigan Storm wheelchair rugby team demonstrated their skills Friday for Clarkston Elementary.
They were part of Disability Awareness Day, a series of speakers, demonstrations, and activities to educate students about obstacles in life and how people overcome them, said Kristy Ottman, chair of the event.
“We showed students things people use to get through the day,” Ottman said. “They talk to them, learn the story of why people are in wheelchairs.”
Rugby players Dave Mengyan and Andy Zimmer, who were both injured in automobile-related accidents, explained and demonstrated the sport.
“This is the only sport designed for people in wheelchairs,” said Mengyan, who has two nephews in the school.
For more information, check www.stormrugby.com.
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