Book Description
For twenty-five years, Hal O’Leary and the Winter Park Handicap Ski Program have been the acknowledged leaders in adaptive skiing for more than fifty disabilities and have become the model for other programs around the world. This guide is essential for instructor and student alike. The manual covers skiing for the visually and hearing impaired as well as the physically and developmentally disabled.
About the author
Hal O’Leary has received world-wide recognition for his achievements in pioneering ski instruction for children and adults with disabilities. As founder and director of the National Sports Center for the Disabled, Winter Park, Colorado, Hal has traveled throughout the world to assist with the development of programs similar to the one at Winter Park. His numerous awards include induction into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1990, the James Brady Award by the Colorado Sports Council in 1993, and most recently the election in 1994 to the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame.
