You are invited to help us raise campus awareness about accessibility by participating in a wheelchair basketball game with
the Maryland Ravens, whose mission is to build cooperation and foster
relationships between people with disabilities and their community.
The
Ravens organization provides the equipment, a brief training clinic for
players of all abilities (with or without disability), and a very
entertaining game! You
and your teammates (volunteer campus partners of staff, faculty and
students) provide the effort for a very enjoyable, mixed-ability game on
wheels.
Come
out, ready to play and learn via this fun and supportive experience and
strengthen the UMBC community as the Maryland Ravens build teamwork and
cooperation between people with physical disabilities and able-bodied
people. This event has been a great success in the past and we need you to continue the tradition as a player or spectator. Bring a friend or colleague, and let's raise awareness about disAbility together!
WHEN: April 25, 2018 in the RAC Arena
Clinic at 4:30 pm --- Learn how to navigate the game using a specialized wheelchair and shoot hoops with the team!
Game: 5 pm --- Tipoff! Use the skills you gained from the clinic and play in the game!
Meet and greet after the game: 6:30-7pm--- Meet the players from the Maryland Ravens!
The Maryland Ravens are a non-profit organization based in Baltimore that strives to help physically challenged and able-body people build a sense of teamwork, cooperation, and community involvement. Learn more about them here: http://www.marylandravens.org/
*This
event is being offered in partnership by UMBC's Recreation &
Physical Education Department (Athletics), the Office of Accessibility
& Disability Services, Student Disability Services, Adaptive Sports
Group, Pi Kappa Phi, and Global Brigades.