Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans from World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation

The true, inspiring story of the world’s first wheelchair athletes that has never been told before – until now! They were soldiers, sailors, and Marines from the US military who had been paralysed in combat during the Second World War. While undergoing treatment they organised the first ever wheelchair basketball teams within V.A. hospitals, which quickly spread across the nation. Told from the perspective of three of the veterans, the book describes their time in the military, their injuries and recovery, and their role in creating wheelchair basketball. It was the efforts of these men and their doctors that helped change society’s perception of disabled people and their treatment by the medical profession, while paving the way for laws that would make the world more accessible for the disabled.

Format: Kindle & Hardcover

Hardcover: 400 Pages

Language: English