Description
After a life-changing accident left Norma using a wheelchair, she had to find a new way forward and eventually found it through adaptive sports. Today, she competes in wheelchair softball and adaptive cycling as she prepares to take on El Tour de Tucson. Her journey offers a window into a larger challenge facing people with disabilities: being invited to an event is not the same as being able to fully participate. Through Team Access and its work with athletes, organizers and volunteers are learning to look beyond ramps and equipment to the barriers that can quietly keep people on the sidelines. As Norma prepares to cross the starting line, her story becomes about more than one race, it’s about the freedom, confidence and sense of belonging that can emerge when access is intentionally designed for everyone.
Producer: John DeSoto
Videographer: Nate Huffman, Clinton Willis, John DeSoto
Editor: Clinton Willis