University of Michigan Adaptive Sports and Fitness

09/25/2026

We are so excited to share that eight new wheelchair basketball instructional videos have been published on the University of Michigan Adaptive Sports & Fitness YouTube channel as part of the Adaptive Sports & Inclusive Recreation Initiative (ASIRI) Video Series.

Watch the new videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSDQtZx-qkj-IhO0oOdtnJVv09int2HHv

Wheelchair Basketball Videos 1-8 cover skills that include chair movement, dribbling, passing, defense, offense, and other fundamental drills. A big thank you to National Wheelchair Basketball Association Team USA athletes Brian Bell, Fabian Romo, and Paul Schulte and the U-M Wheelchair Basketball Team.

About the videos and ASIRI:
ASIRI’s mission is to increase awareness, knowledge, access, and participation in adaptive sports among students and teachers in the K–12 education system. Through ASIRI, we demonstrate how adaptive sports, including wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, sitting volleyball, and goalball, can be incorporated into general physical education and create meaningful opportunities for students with and without disabilities to participate. These new wheelchair basketball videos were developed in response to feedback from physical education teachers who requested more high-quality instructional resources to support their teaching of the ASIRI curriculum. The videos cover fundamental skills and drills, providing practical resources for educators, community programs, parents, students, and beginner wheelchair basketball players. These additional videos help make ASIRI resources accessible to a wider audience across Michigan and the United States.

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Introducing the Adaptive Sports & Inclusive Recreation Initiative (ASIRI) Video Series! The mission of ASIRI is to increase awareness, knowledge, access, and...

09/03/2026

Sharing on behalf of the "Visionaries Run Club":

We are a group of medical students at Michigan Medical School who have launched Visionaries Run Club, a running and walking club that partners athletes with blindness or vision impairment with trained volunteer guide runners to foster accessibility within the running community. We welcome participants of all experience levels, whether you'd like to be guided or be a guide. All ability levels and paces are welcome.

Please fill out the form if you're interested (https://bit.ly/VisionariesRun), and contact Annie Miall ([email protected]) if you have any questions.

Our next guided run is on September 19 at 10:00 AM. We'll meet at the parking lot at 1050 Wall St (southeast of Kellogg Eye Center) in Ann Arbor.

08/31/2026

We hosted our first ever wheelchair rugby clinic this past weekend Saline Community Education Middle School. The clinic was led by Wheelchair Rugby World Champion, Team USA co-captain, and Michigan Wheelchair Rugby Head Coach, Chuck Aoki.

It was a great day filled with theory, positioning, spacing, picking, strategy, and game play for new and developing athletes in the sport. We welcomed athletes from across the country and are thrilled to see the energy from these emerging athletes.

Stay tuned for the next one!

Photo Credit: Autumn Ewert

United States Wheelchair Rugby Association University of Michigan

08/18/2026

With the 5k just 12 days away, we're making a final push for registration. Please share, we'd greatly appreciate it! This is the registration link -https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Dexter/Unified5KDexter.

The Unified 5k is an inclusive 5k and 1 mile race at Hudson Mills in Dexter, MI on a flat, fast, and fully-paved course. The event raises money for the AdaptX adaptive equipment grant program that in the last year has donated running prosthetics, sports wheelchairs, and racing chairs to Michigan athletes. Register today at https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Dexter/Unified5KDexter. Come out to Hudson Mills, connect with our line-up of vendors and celebrate inclusion in endurance sports.

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08/11/2026

https://unified5k.org/race/dexter-mi-2026/

Join us on August 30th at Hudson Mills Metropark for the Unified 5KM!

07/21/2026

Last week we worked with Move United Sport to host the first "Michigan Adaptive Sports Collaboration Summit".

Whether you were able to join us in person or were unable to attend, we appreciate your commitment to advancing adaptive, inclusive, unified, and para sport opportunities across Michigan. The Summit was intentionally designed as the beginning of a larger statewide conversation. By bringing together organizations from education, healthcare, parks and recreation, nonprofit organizations, governing bodies, community programs, and other sectors, our goal was to start building stronger relationships, identify shared challenges and opportunities, and begin developing a more connected adaptive sport ecosystem throughout Michigan.

The ideas generated during these discussions will help shape future collaboration efforts, but this is only the first step. We want to ensure that voices from across the state, including those who could not attend, are reflected as we determine priorities and next steps.

To help us continue this work, we invite you to complete the following survey: https://forms.gle/o9EvaHs3Vgi3mX1z9

The survey includes opportunities to:
- Share additional thoughts from the activities
- Provide feedback on priorities for Michigan's adaptive sport community
- Identify collaboration opportunities and resources your organization can contribute
- Express interest in participating in future meetings and working groups

We anticipate sharing a summary of the summit findings, common themes, and proposed next steps with participants in the coming weeks. Our hope is to establish an ongoing statewide network that continues to strengthen communication, collaboration, and access to adaptive sport opportunities for individuals with disabilities throughout Michigan.

Thank you for your participation and your commitment to growing adaptive sports across our state. We look forward to continuing this work together!

Disability Network Washtenaw Monroe Livingston Ann Arbor Sports Commission Challenged Athletes Foundation Ann Arbor YMCA Mary Free Bed Wheelchair and Adaptive Sports Special Olympics Michigan Area 19

07/17/2026

Wheelchair Rugby Clinic: August 29th!

Individual training and team skills led by 4x Team USA Paralympian and Michigan Wheelchair Rugby Head Coach Chuck Aoki

https://rsvp.umich.edu/event/2026WheelchairRugbyClinic/summary

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07/09/2026

We're excited to be back at Hudson Mills in Dexter on August 30th for our 2nd Annual Unified 5k with Adapt X

Registration is open so sign-up today!
https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Dexter/Unified5KDexter

Roll, Push, Cycle, Walk, Run, Skip, Jump - all are welcome!

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07/08/2026

At the 2026 (3rd) Miller Family Open we launched some new features to make the event more engaging - we worked with the Palatine Pack Timing Company to live stream all events and host a pre-show. Enjoy some of the interviews with our staff and athletes below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FLVi2UisZk

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06/26/2026

2026 Miller Family Open Live Results and Streaming Links!

Results: http://results.tfmeetpro.com/Chris_Quick/2026_UoM_Miller_Family_Open/

Day 1 Live Stream -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQq4ZfsyyU8
Day 2 Pre-Show -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApnYXECleEI
Day 2 Live Stream -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8muItwU7WM

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