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Want to add an exciting new activity to your life? Abilities Expo showcases a wide range of special events that not only entertain, they also give you the opportunity to test your own skill, expand your interests and find out how you can become involved in the local Houston area.
More events added each week. Check back for details!
- Try a host of different adaptive sports
- Transform your face at the face painters
- Learn how to work with assistance dogs
- Experience the future of assistive technology today
- See the newest features available for manual and power wheelchairs
* Please note dates and times of events are subject to change without notice. Please check the schedule at the show for final times and events.
Abilities Expo is not responsible for the materials or opinions of the speakers.
Events & Activities At-A-Glance
Friday, August 27, 2010
All Day
Wheelchair Choice
11:30am - 3:00pm
Clinic for Wheelchair Super X Fun Course
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Chair Yoga
1:00pm -3:00pm
Meet Jesse Billauer, LoFric Patient Ambassador, Founder of Life Rolls On
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Table Tennis
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Music and Comedy with BJ Davis
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Competitive Billiards
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Wheelchair Line Dancing
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Wheelchair Super X Fun Course
Saturday, August 28, 2010
All Day
Wheelchair Choice
10:30am - 3:00pm
Clinic for Wheelchair Super X Fun Course
11:00am - 11:30am
Assistance Dogs Demonstration
11:30am - 12:00pm
Table Tennis
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Wheelchair Tennis
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Face Painting
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Competive Billiards
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Handcycling
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Wheelchair Super X Fun Course
Sunday, August 29, 2010
All Day
Wheelchair Choice
11:30am - 2:00pm
Clinic for Wheelchair Super X Fun Course
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Table Tennis
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Face Painting
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Sled Hockey
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Competitive Billiards
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Wheelchair Super X Fun Course
Events & Activities Descriptions
** More events added each week. Check back for details!
Be sure to also check out the FREE Workshops for great information on important topics.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2010
All Day
Wheelchair Choice
Gaining access to the seating and mobility equipment that best suits your needs is one of the most important quality of life aspects for wheelchair users. Visit the Users First Alliance booth all day long to personally meet a Users First Alliance representative. Reps will provide you with helpful worksheets to ensure you meet all the exhibitors on the show floor who have seating and mobility equipment for you to see. Whether you’re using a manual or a power wheelchair, understanding the options available to you is critical to getting the best wheelchair possible.
11:30am - 3:00pm
Clinic for Wheelchair Super X Fun Course
Trevor Snowden, creator of Trevair Chair
Wheelchair Super X is a fun obstacle course that is open to everyone regardless of ability. Enjoy the course in a Trevair Chair with Electric Scooter or ride it in your own chair. Trevair Chairs are active lifestyle chairs that are designed with more suspension to reduce the shock and strain to your back. Inventor Trevor Snowden and his staff will be available to assist you with trying the course. Come back at 3:30pm to challenge other attendees on the course.
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Chair Yoga
Guruatma Khalsa, Yoga Therapist and Certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Yogic Tools
Learn more about yoga from local Houston yoga therapist and instructor Guruatma Khalsa. She will share with you ways of practicing yoga from a chair or wheelchair and also introduce attendees to gong meditation and breathing exercises (Pranayam). The benefits of yoga for people with disabilities as well as chronic and critical illness are highly effective and deeply transformational. Attendees at the local Houston class report lowered blood pressure, improved breathing capacity and balance, and reduced stress and tension. The presenter has personally used yoga and meditation to lift herself out of the damage and impact of a severe physical challenge.
1:00pm -3:00pm
Meet Jesse Billauer, LoFric Patient Ambassador, Founder of Life Rolls On A former star athlete and competitive surfer, Jesse Billauer experienced a surfing accident at age 17 that left him a quadriplegic. Jesse knew his life was forever changed, but was inspired to motivate others to live life to the fullest. He went on to found Life Rolls On, a non-profit foundation dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people with spinal cord injuries, and speaks around the country about how quickly life can change, and that no matter how bad things may appear, happiness is just a positive thought away. You can meet Jesse from 1:00pm - 3:00pm at the Astra Tech, Inc. booth. See the show directory on-site for the booth location.
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Table Tennis
Check back soon for details.
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Music and Comedy with B.J. Davis
B.J. Davis
Singer/Songwriter/Comedian B.J. Davis shares his music and comedy with a mini-concert that is guaranteed to make you laugh, touch your heart and soothe your soul! You don’t want to miss this special performance! For more information about B.J. visit www.bjdavis.org
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Competitive Billiards
Hydred Makabali, Semi-professional Pool Player
Sponsored by Colours Wheelchair
Meet semiprofessional pool player Hydred Makabali as she shows off her skills playing pool, a sport that has recently gained recognition for its pure recreation value. Hydred, who uses a wheelchair, began playing pool as part of her therapy following her injury. Hydred will demonstrate adaptive techniques for the sport, play against several other players and give attendees a chance to try the game for themselves. It's a lot of fun, picking up a pool stick, shooting the array of balls and practicing over and over to get the shots just right!
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Wheelchair Line Dancing
Line dancing is just one of many dance options that have opened up for wheelchair users in recent years. Wheelchair dancing continues to grow in popularity around the globe - with more and more dance centers are offering wheelchair dance all the time. Enjoy a demo of wheelchair line dancing by local Houston dancers and then join the group to try it out for yourself. Wheelchair dancing is open to all attendees regardless of the type of wheelchair you use.
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Wheelchair Super X Fun Course
Trevor Snowden, creator of Trevair Chair
Sponsored by Trevair Chair, Abilities Expo, Fornos Law Firm, Chloe Magazine, PMW, X-Core, and Ralph's Riders
This event is fun and open to everyone regardless of ability! Enjoy yourself as you ride around this cool obstacle course. Use your own chair or transfer to a Trevair Chair with Electric Scooter. Trevair Chairs, developed by wheelchair athlete Trevor Snowden, are active lifestyle wheelchairs that are specially designed with more suspension to reduce the shock and strain to your back. Trevor himself will be on hand to demonstrate the course and assist attendees with questions and skills. Wheelchair Super X provides a great opportunity to try out a different type of wheelchair!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 2010
All Day
Wheelchair Choice
Gaining access to the seating and mobility equipment that best suits your needs is one of the most important quality of life aspects for wheelchair users. Visit the Users First Alliance booth all day long to personally meet a Users First Alliance representative. Reps will provide you with helpful worksheets to ensure you meet all the exhibitors on the show floor who have seating and mobility equipment for you to see. Whether you’re using a manual or a power wheelchair, understanding the options available to you is critical to getting the best wheelchair possible.
10:30am - 3:00pm
Clinic for Wheelchair Super X Fun Course
Trevor Snowden, creator of Trevair Chair
Wheelchair Super X is a fun obstacle course that is open to everyone regardless of ability. Enjoy the course in a Trevair Chair with Electric Scooter or ride it in your own chair. Trevair Chairs are active lifestyle chairs that are designed with more suspension to reduce the shock and strain to your back. Inventor Trevor Snowden and his staff will be available to assist you with trying the course. Come back at 3:30pm to challenge other attendees on the course.
11:00am - 11:30am
Assistance Dogs Demonstration
More than ever assistance dogs are meeting the needs of people with different disabilities. Meet several assistance dogs and their human partners. Watch them demonstrate the many ways they work together to achieve independence in various areas of their lives. Following the demo, join us to learn some of the basic commands for the dogs.
11:30am - 12:00pm
Table Tennis
Check back soon for details.
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Wheelchair Tennis
Local Houston players will be on hand to demonstrate wheelchair tennis and teach attendees who would like to learn more. Wheelchair Tennis is one of the fastest growing wheelchair sports in the world! It follows the same rules as able-bodied tennis, except the wheelchair tennis play is allowed two bounces of the ball. Adaptive sports like wheelchair tennis offer people with all types of disabilities an outlet to play sports competitively and in recreational programs.
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Face Painting
Houston Face Painting
Kids will delight at the opportunity to transform their face into a beautiful butterfly, a swashbuckling pirate, or a sweet kitten! Stop by the face painter’s stand between 1:00pm and 3:00pm for a complimentary face painting. Select designs only. Paints are FDA approved professional face paints and wash off with water. Just for kids, ages 18 and under.
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Competitive Billiards
Hydred Makabali, Semi-professional Pool Player
Sponsored by Colours Wheelchair
Meet semiprofessional pool player Hydred Makabali as she shows of her skills playing pool, a sport that has recently gained recognition for it's pure recreation value. Hydred, who uses a wheelchair, began playing pool as part of her therapy following her injury. Hydred will demonstrate adaptive techniques for the sport, play against several other players and give attendees a chance to try the game for themselves. It's a lot of fun, picking up a pool stick, shooting the array of balls and practicing over and over to get the shots just right!
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Handcycling
Adaptive Sports Department, TIRR Memorial Hermann
Handcycling is a form of adaptive cycling that enables athletes of all abilities to ride a “bike” exclusively using the upper body. Unlike many other adaptive sports handcycling works to create integrated cycling opportunities for wheelchair users and athletes with lower-mobility impairments. This demonstration will give you an opportunity to see the sport in action and also try it for yourself as well.
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Wheelchair Super X Fun Course
Trevor Snowden, creator of Trevair Chair
Sponsored by Trevair Chair, Abilities Expo, Fornos Law Firm, Chloe Magazine, PMW, X-Core, and Ralph's Riders
This event is fun and open to everyone regardless of ability! Enjoy yourself as you ride around this cool obstacle course. Use your own chair or transfer to a Trevair Chair with Electric Scooter. Trevair Chairs, developed by wheelchair athlete Trevor Snowden, are active lifestyle wheelchairs that are specially designed with more suspension to reduce the shock and strain to your back. Trevor himself will be on hand to demonstrate the course and assist attendees with questions and skills. Wheelchair Super X provides a great opportunity to try out a different type of wheelchair!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2010
All Day
Wheelchair Choice
Gaining access to the seating and mobility equipment that best suits your needs is one of the most important quality of life aspects for wheelchair users. Visit the Users First Alliance booth all day long to personally meet a Users First Alliance representative. Reps will provide you with helpful worksheets to ensure you meet all the exhibitors on the show floor who have seating and mobility equipment for you to see. Whether you’re using a manual or a power wheelchair, understanding the options available to you is critical to getting the best wheelchair possible.
11:30am - 2:00pm
Clinic for Wheelchair Super X Fun Course
Trevor Snowden, creator of Trevair Chair
Wheelchair Super X is a fun obstacle course that is open to everyone regardless of ability. Enjoy the course in a Trevair Chair with Electric Scooter or ride it in your own chair. Trevair Chairs are active lifestyle chairs that are designed with more suspension to reduce the shock and strain to your back. Inventor Trevor Snowden and his staff will be available to assist you with trying the course. Come back at 3:30pm to challenge other attendees on the course.
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Table Tennis
Check back soon for details.
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Face Painting
Houston Face Painting
Kids will delight at the opportunity to transform their face into a beautiful butterfly, a swashbuckling pirate, or a sweet kitten! You can even get the Abilities Expo logo! Stop by the face painter’s stand between 12:30pm and 2:30pm for a complimentary face painting. Select designs only. Paints are FDA approved professional face paints and wash off with water. Just for kids, ages 18 and under.
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Sled Hockey
Adaptive Sports Department, TIRR Memorial Hermann
Sled hockey, also known as sledge hockey, allows people with physical disabilities to play ice or floor hockey. It's one of the most popular sports in the Paralympic Games and is fast, exciting, competitive, and can be rough-and-tumble. Come see what the sport, which is new to the Houston area, is all about at this demonstration and have the chance to try the sport yourself as well.
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Competitive Billiards
Hydred Makabali, Semi-professional Pool Player
Sponsored by Colours Wheelchair
Meet semiprofessional pool player Hydred Makabali as she shows of her skills playing pool, a sport that has recently gained recognition for it's pure recreation value. Hydred, who uses a wheelchair, began playing pool as part of her therapy following her injury. Hydred will demonstrate adaptive techniques for the sport, play against several other players and give attendees a chance to try the game for themselves. It's a lot of fun, picking up a pool stick, shooting the array of balls and practicing over and over to get the shots just right!
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Wheelchair Super X Fun Course
Trevor Snowden, creator of Trevair Chair
Sponsored by Trevair Chair, Abilities Expo, Fornos Law Firm, Chloe Magazine, PMW, X-Core, and Ralph's Riders
This event is fun and open to everyone regardless of ability! Enjoy yourself as you ride around this cool obstacle course. Use your own chair or transfer to a Trevair Chair with Electric Scooter. Trevair Chairs, developed by wheelchair athlete Trevor Snowden, are active lifestyle wheelchairs that are specially designed with more suspension to reduce the shock and strain to your back. Trevor himself will be on hand to demonstrate the course and assist attendees with questions and skills. Wheelchair Super X provides a great opportunity to try out a different type of wheelchair!
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