Our Mission
AdaptX addresses the primary barriers and improves the health and fitness of individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities through education, advocacy, accessibility, and scholarship.
2024 Boston Marathon
This Spring, Jacob and I will be one of the 12 wheelchair duos lining up for the Boston Marathon after qualifying for the race with a 2:55 marathon this past May in Martha’s Vineyard.
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Education
Educating Individuals and Organizations on the Fundamentals and Theories of Inclusive and Adaptive Fitness
The revisions and additions to the AdaptX course and the dissemination of new educational content has been a central focus of our organization’s efforts over the past year. We have experienced positive traction sharing the curriculum of the course with staff and students at the University of Michigan, Arizona, Massachusetts, Colorado, and Arizona State, among others. The course is now offered in cohorts for entire organizations or completely asynchronously and self-paced for individuals. This format will allow us to scale and reach more health and fitness professionals while still providing coaches with the opportunity to engage with our staff directly so we can guide you through the development of inclusive programs.
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We Also Were Contracted to Co-design Three Graduate Level Courses for Education Professionals with Tim Morris, MEd
AdaptX Podcast
Over the past year and a half, we recorded and produced forty-four episodes of the AdaptX Podcast featuring a wide variety of guests within the inclusion and fitness space. The podcast has not only led to valuable connections with our guests but has also aided us in creating diverse content to supplement the AdaptX Course and share with our audience.
Episodes
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![A graphic of Jesi Stracham, who uses a wheelchair and wears a white tank, is against a white background with the episode's title below the wheelchair.]()
Jesi Stracham
#001 - Excelling After SCI
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![A cutout of Jaden in a racing wheelchair while wearing a helmet the number '5' is against a white background with the episode's title below.]()
Jaden Movold
#002 - Paralympic Aspirations and Advocating for a More Accessible New Zealand
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![A teal and white graphic with Roll Mobility's logo in the center. Roll Mobility's logo is a black background with a white, green, and red wheelchair user symbol at the center]()
Roll Mobility
#003- A Mobile Solution for Discovering Accessible Spaces and Communities
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![Zach is wearing a black Precision Hydration shirt and a backward hat holding onto his green Ku Cycle bike.]()
Zachary Josie
#004- “Becoming the Fastest Athlete with Dwarfism”
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![A picture of Austin Roth, a young man with dark, black hair and a beard stands on top of a podium at he TYR Championship. The title of the episode is overlayed over this image.]()
Austin Roth
#005 - Disability Identity in Sport
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![Tim Morris, a young man with light brown hair and a beard looks into the distance as he sits in front of the Rick Hoyt Research Lab in his wheelchair. The title of the episode is overlayed on this image.]()
Tim Morris
#006 - Perspective, Perseverance, and Patience: Tim Morris on Life with SCI
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![A black cell phone featuring the title's episode and a play button is on the left side of the image, overlayed on an image of a young, athletic man using a piece of Equip Products's adaptive equipment.]()
Equip Products
#007- Incremental Accessibility: Designing Adaptive Solutions for the Fitness Industry
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![An image of John Mckenzie, a man with a dark beard and a black hat, sits in his wheelchair in the Rick Hoyt Research Lab while recording a podcast episode. The title of the episode is overlayed on this picture.]()
John McKenzie
#008 - 17 Years Later: Normalizing Disability and Finding Faith After Injury
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![Mary McManus smiles after finishing the Boston Marathon while wearing an aluminum blanket. There is a blue, ombre graphic towards the bottom of the screen, which features the title's episode and a play button.]()
Mary McManus
#009 - Running Her Own Race: Mary McManus on Endurance Sports, Resilience, and Life with Post-Polio Syndrome
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![A white graphic. There is a black, rounded square with a teal accessibility symbol. Within the square, the title of the episode is centered with the Inclusive Sport Design and AdaptX Podcast logos below the title.]()
Inclusive Sport Design
#010 - Models of Inclusion with Inclusive Sport Design
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![The background of the image is a dark picture of Evan, a young man with light brown hair, deadlifting while wearing wearing a lifting belt. The title of the episode is overlayed on top of the background with a circular headshot of Evan below the text]()
Evan Schwerbrock
#011 - Applying Lived Experiences to Coaching and Competing with Evan Schwerbrock
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![Two, circular images sit next to one another, centered against a dark background of an inclusive road race. One image is a headshot of Terence Reuben, who smiles while wearing sunglasses. The other image is the My Team Triumph logo.]()
Terence Reuben
#012 - Promoting High Performance and Community in Fitness and Endurance Sports
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![A dark grey graphic that has the episode title and AdaptX Podcast logo on the left side and a headshot of Brad Clark on the right. In the image, Brad, who is a young man with light brown hair, wears a white NAFF shirt while posing next to a dog.]()
Brad Clark
#013 - Rewriting the Narrative on Training Diverse Populations with Brad Clark
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![Georgia Carmichael, a young, athletic woman with blonde hair, does an overhead medball slam while seated in her bright yellow wheelchair in a large gym. The title of the episode is overlayed on this image.]()
Georgia Carmichael
#014 - The Role of Sport in Facing Terminal Illness featuring Georgia Carmichael
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![Sam. a left leg amputee, is posed with his arms crossed in front of him while wearing a white tshirt. Sam is a young, athletic man with light brown hair and a beard. The title of the episode is overlayed on this image.]()
Sam Schaefer
#015 - “How Losing My Leg Helped Me Find My Purpose”
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![A graphic with a dark grey background. A cutout of Gina Campbell, a young woman with short, brown hair, is on top of a teal circle. Below Gina, the title of the episode and streaming information is in white text.]()
Gina Campbell
#016 - Systems and Strategies to Make Functional Fitness Accessible with Gina Campbell
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![A white graphic with the AdaptX Podcast and Inspirations Fitness logos at the top. A play button section with a cover photo of a left leg amputee is in black and white to the left of the episode title and play button.]()
Bob Mitchell
#017 - Improving Health and Fitness Resources for Amputees
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![Brad McCannell, a blonde man with short hair, wears a black quarter zip while sitting in high black and steel wheelchair. A golden retriever service dog sits rested on his lap. The title of the episode is overlayed on this image]()
Brad McCannell
#018 - Defining Accessibility with Industry Leader Brad McCannell
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![A cutout of Tony Jacobsen, a man with a light grey beard while holding his "Disable Your Disability" book, is on the left side of the white background. The title of the episode and streaming information is on the right side of the image in dark grey]()
Tony Jacobsen
#019 - Building Independence & Inclusive Communities Through Shared Lived Experience
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![A cutout of Dane Stair is in the center of the screen against a teal semicircle. Dane, a smiling young man with short brown hair and a beard, wears a black NeuAbility collared shirt and black rimmed glasses. The title of the episode is above Dane]()
Dane Stair
#020 - Applying the Social Model of Disability to Adaptive Training Environments with Dane Stair
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![Tim Alexander, a young man sitting in a wheelchair with a black YMCA shirt, and Brendan Aylward, a young man with a grey zip up, pose while smiling and shaking hands. The title of the episode is overlayed on this image in white font.]()
Tim Alexander
#021 - "We Just Need It To Be Possible" - Emmy Award Winning Speaker, Tim Alexander, On the Role of a Growth Mindset in Recovery
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![A man in a colorful patterned shirt sitting in a wheelchair, smiling at the camera, with the text 'adaptX podcast' and the title 'A Trailblazer in Accessibility for Tech Giants: Jake Hytken's Journey in Inclusive Strategy and Design' overlayed on the image.]()
Jake Hytken
#022 - A Trailblazer in Accessibility for Tech Giants: Jake Hytken’s Journey in Inclusive Strategy and Design
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![A woman in athletic gear holding an American flag behind her, smiling. The background features text indicating a podcast episode about endurance sports with Becca Pizzi.]()
Becca Pizzi
#023 - Running the Seven Continents: Becca Pizzi on Life as a Leader in Endurance Sports
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![Two smiling people, one wearing glasses, holding a tray with sandwiches at a coffee shop, with bakery items and a display case in the background.]()
Mackenzie Edinger
#024- The Advantages of an Inclusive Workforce with Mackenzie Edinger of Inclusion Coffee Company
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![Two men standing behind bicycles with one man wearing a red hoodie and the other wearing a black shirt. There are two children in front wearing winter clothing and hats. The image promotes a podcast episode about training for the 2024 Boston Marathon with coach Steve Sinko.]()
Steve Sinko
#025- Our Approach to Training for the 2024 Boston Marathon: My Coach, Steve Sinko
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![A person wearing a blue soccer jersey with the number 10, using a prosthetic leg to kick a soccer ball on the field, with trees in the background.]()
Nico Calabria
#026 - Nico Calabria: The Growth of Amputee Soccer, Education, Etiquette, and Disability Bias
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![Promotional graphic for a podcast titled 'Advocacy and Actions for a More Accessible World' with Dawn Oates. Features a woman in a black sparkly outfit holding and dancing with a man in a wheelchair, both smiling, with a broke bicycle wheel above them. The podcast is available on Spotify, Amazon, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts.]()
Dawn Oates
#027- Dawn Oates: Advocacy and Actions for a More Accessible World
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![Promotional image for adaptX podcast featuring Kim Knackstedt, with a woman in a cream blazer smiling, set against a plain background, with podcast info and logos at the bottom.]()
Kim Knackstedt
#028 - Drafting Disability Policy in the White House, Access, and Equity with Kim Knackstedt
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![Promotional poster for a podcast titled 'Ableism and Accessibility in Healthcare' featuring Sarah Skeels. The poster includes a photo of Sarah Skeels, a woman with curly gray hair, speaking into a microphone while seated in a wheelchair. The poster displays logos for adaptx podcast, Spotify, Amazon, Google, and Apple Podcasts, indicating where the podcast is available.]()
Sarah Skeels
#029- Ableism and Accessibility in Healthcare: Sarah Skeels on Models of Disability, Diversity, and How Patients Become Participants
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![Podcast episode cover featuring Dusti Giannelli, smiling man in a suit, with an American flag in the background, discussing deafness, disability normalization, and social offense.]()
Dustin Giannelli
#030- Dustin Giannelli on Deaf vs deaf, Normalizing Disability, and How to “Be On Offense”
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![Young man with glasses smiling and holding a USA Olympic gold medal, promoting a podcast episode about Wyatt Spalding becoming a Special Olympics athlete and advocate.]()
Wyatt Spalding
#031- Wyatt Spalding on Beating the Odds to Become an Elite Special Olympics Athlete and Advocate
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![Promotional graphic for the adaptX podcast featuring Tom Otis, with bold title and labels indicating episode 32 about pioneering innovation in neurodegenerative disease research, available on various streaming platforms.]()
Tom Otis
#032- Tom Otis: Pioneering Innovation in Neurodegenerative Disease Research
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![Two smiling men in a warehouse, one older with gray hair and beard, the other younger with short dark hair, both wearing black shirts with a colorful logo that says "John's Crazy Socks." The older man has his hand on the younger man's shoulder. Shelves with boxes are in the background. The image promotes an episode of the AdaptX podcast about inclusion and spreading happiness with John and Mark Cronin.]()
John and Mark Cronin
#033- The Value Proposition of Inclusion and Spreading Happiness with John and Mark Cronin
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![Podcast promotional graphic for 'adaptX podcast' titled 'The future of haptic technology in user experience and accessibility,' featuring a photo of Enzo Caruso, episode 34, with logos for Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and other platforms.]()
Enzo Caruso
#034- The Future of Haptic Technology in User Experience and Accessibility with Enzo Caruso
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![Podcast cover image featuring Ken Walsh, promoting episode 35 about mental health, disability, and fitness.]()
Ken Walsh
#035- Challenging the Stigma of Mental Health and Invisible Disability Through Fitness with Ken Walsh
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![A man with a beard and tattoos on his arms, wearing a light-colored button-up shirt, standing against a dark background with logos and text for a podcast episode featuring Tommy Trout about transforming Australia’s inclusive fitness landscape.]()
Tommy Trout
#036- Tommy Trout on Transforming the Inclusive Fitness Landscape in Australia
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![A smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a black cap and earrings, stands outdoors in front of a tree. The image promotes a podcast episode titled "The Phoenix's Role in Facilitating Resilience and Recovery through Recreation and Community with Dr. Jacki Hillios," with logos for The Phoenix and AdaptX Podcast, and mentions availability on various platforms.]()
Jacki Hillios
#037- The Phoenix’s Role in Facilitating Resilience and Recovery through Recreation and Community with Dr. Jacki Hillios
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![Podcast cover for 'AdaptX Podcast, Episode 38: Assessing Attitudinal and Structural Barriers to Inclusive Fitness' featuring a smiling man in a dark suit jacket and white shirt on a gray background.]()
Scott McNamara
#038- Assessing Attitudinal and Structural Barriers to Inclusive Fitness
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![Promotional graphic for the adaptx podcast featuring Joslynn Bigelow, discussing frameworks for effective instruction and inclusion in sport, with logos for Down Syndrome Sports of America and Apple Podcasts.]()
Joslynn Bigelow
#039- Frameworks for Effective Instruction and Inclusion in Sport with Joslynn Bigelow
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![Promotional graphic for a podcast episode featuring Dr. Keith Darrow, discussing the link between hearing loss, physical health, and cognition, with logos of Hearing Brain Centers of America and adaptX podcast.]()
Keith Darrow
#040- The Correlation Between Hearing Loss, Physical Health, and Cognition with Dr. Keith Darrow
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![Podcast cover titled 'Preparing for the Paris Paralympics with Chuck Aoki,' featuring a young male athlete with a prosthetic arm holding a volleyball, and a smiling young man in a wheelchair holding a volleyball, both wearing sports jerseys.]()
Chuck Aoki
#041- Preparing for the Paris Paralympics with Chuck Aoki
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![A podcast cover for episode 42 featuring Greg Vanderbeek discussing scaling adaptive equipment manufacturing and collaborating with consumers. The background shows a modern industrial workshop with people working and equipment, with logos for AdaptX Podcast and University of Colorado.]()
Greg Vanderbeek
#042- Scaling Adaptive Equipment Manufacturing and Collaborating with Consumers featuring Greg Vanderbeek
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![Podcast cover art featuring Hayley Kavanagh with disability and motor skill development themes, showing a smiling blonde woman, a crowd with medals, and logos for Special Olympics Ireland and AdaptX Podcast.]()
Hayley Kavanagh
#043- Hayley Kavanagh on Motor Skill Development, Disability, and Inclusive Sport in Ireland
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![A man in a wheelchair wearing a black baseball cap, sunglasses, a black shirt, and athletic gear, smiling and giving a thumbs-up gesture. The background includes the logos of Achilles International and adaptX podcast, with episode details about accessibility, adaptive sports, and success]()
Joe LeMar
#044- Achilles, Accessibility, Adaptive Sports, and the Six Cs to Success with Joe LeMar
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The 2024 Unified 5K and AdaptXpo
Get Involved
On Saturday, June 1st, AdaptX will host the 2024 Unified 5K and AdaptXpo, an inclusive road race and expo that shares the multifaceted value of accessibility with our local community. Our vendors will display strategies to make spaces and services accessible, technology to measure health and performance, and products to improve your running, while over 250 race participants will walk, run, roll, and row the 5K and One Mile route.
We are grateful to all of the companies and local business that made the expansion of our annual event possible. It is a privilege to provide the community with the opportunity to engage in an inclusive and accessible race.
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Speaking Engagements
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