All of his life, Tony Jackson loved sports. He liked the idea that two people, or two teams, would face each other and do their best. One would win, and one would lose. The drama appealed to him.

A marathon canoe racer since 1971, Jan Whitaker, of Henrietta, was teaching outrigger canoe lessons at the Genesee Waterways Center in Rochester in 1997 when she met a 9-year-old girl who had mobility impairment in her legs, requiring her to use leg braces. Whitaker, who had never before taught the sport to a person with disabilities, began showing her the ropes of outrigger canoeing, a type of canoeing that uses a canoe with a stabilizing pontoon, usually affixed to the left side of the canoe, to provide additional stability.

The stable doors opened for the first time Tuesday evening at the Renew Therapeutic Riding Center in Holland.

An organization that custom builds bikes and trikes for kids with disabilities gather at Sedgwick County Park Saturday for a celebration.

Louis Riccardi of Nutley does not view his wheelchair as a disability.

Supported by a four-wheeled walker, Cynthia Oyler extends her leg to send an oversize soccer ball flying between two orange cones.

There was one enthronement week event at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield Monday that touched the hearts of onlookers.

Late on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, when Adam Groener finished work at his customer service job with RockAuto on Odana Road, he got on his motorcycle, put on his helmet and punched up the band Apartment 26 on his MP3 player.

It’s said that on a horse a person who can not walk has the legs to run, a person who feels alone has someone to trust… and anyone whose disability presents special obstacles has the opportunity to over come them.

Inside the Gaithersburg gymnasium, Amy Marshall is frantically trying to organize her teammates for their first yearbook photo. Some don’t want to wear their ball caps, others can’t seem to stand still and their unofficial spokeswoman doesn’t hide her displeasure.