National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) is composed of 181
wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people with varying physical disabilities that disqualify them from playing a non-disabled sport. These include spina bifida, birth defects, cerebral palsy, paralysis due to accident, amputations (of ...
teams within twenty-two conferences. Founded in 1949 by
Timothy Nugent
Timothy Nugent (January 10, 1923- November 11, 2015), who is best known as the "Father of Accessibility," founded the first comprehensive program of higher education for individuals with disabilities in 1948. He served as Professor of Rehabilitati ...
, the NWBA today consists of men's, women's, intercollegiate, and youth teams throughout the United States and Canada. The league is made up of various divisions for athletes ranging from the ages of 5 to 18 for junior divisions, and 7 adult divisions.
The
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair basketball. IWBF is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the sole competent authority in wheelchair ...
(IWBF) recognizes the NWBA as the National Organization for Wheelchair Basketball (NOWB) for the United States.
See also
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Wheelchair basketball in the United States
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Harry Vines (1938–2006), former NWBA president and Hall of Fame member
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Deborah Dillon Lightfoot (1956–2007), former NWBA secretary and Hall of Fame member
External links
National Wheelchair Basketball Association
Association
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1949 establishments in the United States
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people with varying physical disabilities that disqualify them from playing a non-disabled sport. These include spina bifida, birth defects, cerebral palsy, paralysis due to accident, amputations (of ...
Basketball leagues in the United States
Parasports organizations in the United States
Sports organizations established in 1949
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