U of M students with disabilities sponsor wheelchair basketball exhibition at halftime of Gopher game

When: 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28
Where: Williams Arena, 200 University Ave. S.E., Minneapolis

Contacts: Rachel Garaghty, Disabled Student Cultural Center, (612) 624-2602, gara0030@umn.edu
Bob San, University News Service, (612) 624-4082

The University of Minnesota Disabled Student Cultural Center (DSCC) and Office of Disability Services will host a wheelchair basketball exhibition game at halftime of the Gopher women's basketball game against Indiana around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at Williams Arena, 200 University Ave. S.E., Minneapolis.

The game will feature a team from Courage Center made up of athletes with disabilities and a team from the U of M Adapted Sports Club, made up of students with or without disabilities.

“One of the objectives of the game is to raise awareness about opportunities on campus for people with disabilities to become more physically active and to participate in recreation and sports,” said DSCC President Rachel Garaghty.

The Adapted Sports Club plays wheelchair basketball every Friday at the U of M Recreation Center. The Adapted Sports Club was formed last spring, becoming the first recreation club at the university designed for students, faculty and staff with or without disabilities.