Join Still Here Basketball on Tuesday, February 2nd for a special presentation by Author David Davis on his book WHEELS OF COURAGE: How Paralyzed Veterans from World War II Invented Wheelchair Basketball, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation.  This event is free and donations will benefit Adaptive Sports Ohio.

About Wheels of Courage: Wheels of Courage tells the stirring story of the soldiers, sailors, and marines who were paralyzed on the battlefield during World War II-at the Battle of the Bulge, on the island of Okinawa, inside Japanese POW camps-only to return to a world unused to dealing with their traumatic injuries. Doctors considered paraplegics to be "dead-enders" and "no-hopers," with the life expectancy of about a year. Societal stigma was so ingrained that playing sports was considered out-of-bounds for so-called "crippled bodies." 

About David Davis: Award-winning journalist David Davis is the author of "Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku" (Univ. of Nebraska Press), "Showdown at Shepherd's Bush: The 1908 Olympic Marathon and the Three Runners Who Launched a Sporting Craze" (St. Martin's) and "Marathon Crasher: The Life and Times of Merry Lepper, the First American Woman to Run a Marathon" (an eBook).   His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Smithsonian Magazine, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, SBNation, Deadspin, Vice. He started his career at the L.A. Weekly; his story about boxer Jerry Quarry was anthologized in the "Best American Sportswriting" series.  His first book, "Play By Play: Los Angeles Sports Photography, 1889-1989" (Angel City Press), was a companion to a photography exhibition he curated at the Los Angeles Central Library. He lives in Los Angeles.

ADAPTIVE SPORTS OHIO is a nonprofit organization established to remove barriers to ensure that individuals with physical disabilities have a chance to play, and utilize sport to elevate ability and empower futures. Donations can be made here.

STILL HERE BASKETBALL, INC. is a nonprofit organization guided by a mission of advancing the game of basketball through education, encouragement, and development of the game and its enthusiasts.  Our charitable objectives are accomplished through the granting of financial assistance to established charities and youth basketball players who may be in need of financial help in order to be able to participate in the game.