Skydivers with Disabilities

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502 topics in this forum

1. Sign Language and hurting hands  

   By skydivermom, November 13, 2007
   • 11 replies
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   • BillyVance
   • November 28, 2007

2. Deaf Skydivers at Mardi Gras boogie  

   By BillyVance, February 18, 2004
   • 17 replies
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   • ladyskydiver
   • March 3, 2004

3. Discsectomy and jumping  

   By marcin, December 28, 2005
   • 17 replies
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   • wingnut
   • May 1, 2006

4. Being Told I Can't  

   By obligaited, May 3, 2005
   • 13 replies
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   • cptchaos
   • August 2, 2006

5. FS Records  

   By AntonRB, August 14, 2013
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   • AntonRB
   • July 18, 2016

6. Why do I fall so fast?  

   By gimpboogie, October 5, 2010
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   • gimpboogie
   • October 11, 2010

7. Tibial plateau fracture  

   By blackdog, November 1, 2005
   • 7 replies
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   • PROGRESSIVE
   • February 24, 2012

8. Deaf - radio assistance  

   By Babyrosey, August 28, 2012
   • 7 replies
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   • Flackahamm
   • November 10, 2014

9. ADHD Meds  

   By lawrocket, October 11, 2004
   • 1 reply
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   • airtwardo
   • October 12, 2004

10. Cary Stephens  

    By rapter, January 19, 2010
    • 16 replies
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    • collinb
    • July 1, 2010

11. Mental Disabilities  

    By MiraCheskis, April 9, 2007
    • 10 replies
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    • boffin
    • October 15, 2007

12. Advice on removal of nail/rod from leg?  

    By repcool, July 15, 2007
    • 11 replies
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    • Andy9o8
    • October 21, 2011

13. paraplegic skydiving  

    By sky-bmw, January 21, 2007
    • 6 replies
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    • gimpboogie
    • March 31, 2008

14. Skydiving after heart valve replacement; specifically ones on coumadin  

    By lee091949, July 24, 2006
    • 2 replies
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    • Lindsey
    • August 8, 2006

15. Paralympic  

    By dunderhead1, September 17, 2008
    • 20 replies
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    • skyjulia
    • September 30, 2008

16. Remove/keep hardware.  

    By d123, March 27, 2008
    • 12 replies
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    • Brains
    • October 12, 2009

17. FINALLY got my 'A'  

    By skydude2000, July 8, 2008
    • 17 replies
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    • gimpboogie
    • September 18, 2008

18. Lake Wales DWR 2005: Successful Attempt on 7th  

    By mdrejhon, October 16, 2005
    • 19 replies
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    • flyangel2
    • October 21, 2005

19. tandem with a heart transplant  

    By slim_shady, September 10, 2009
    • 9 replies
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    • xtravrtsoul
    • September 30, 2009

20. Can I jump again ? please advise .....  

    By a_aryanpour, January 5, 2007
    • 8 replies
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    • pirana
    • July 12, 2007

21. Going left side thrown BOC  

    By tharshman, September 14, 2017
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    • tkhayes
    • September 17, 2017

22. Another ACL question!  

    By dan123c, September 19, 2006
    • 14 replies
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    • dan123c
    • December 29, 2006

23. 1st paraplegic solo jump in New Zealand  

    By Distabled, July 12, 2009
    • 12 replies
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    • SCR216
    • December 5, 2009

24. Dropzones that will take quadraplegics for tandems?  

    By A-DZ, October 28, 2012
    • 7 replies
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    • baronn
    • March 22, 2013

25. Hello everyone, i was wondering if you could help  

    By liebenberg, September 13, 2010
    • 11 replies
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    • Galenis
    • September 16, 2010

26. Loss of left hand but wanting to jump?!?!  

    By Bandit589, October 2, 2007
    • 9 replies
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • October 26, 2007

27. twisted lines  

    By onearmed-bandit, January 3, 2013
    • 9 replies
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    • andym148
    • June 26, 2014

28. Lonnie Bissonnette Interview: What Lies Within Us  

    By TizzyLishNinja, July 8, 2010
    • 7 replies
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    • TizzyLishNinja
    • July 28, 2010

29. Deaf World Record 2005 pictures...  

    By BillyVance, November 8, 2005
    • 15 replies
    • 8,222 views
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    • flyangel2
    • December 14, 2005

30. Wanting to tandem skydive and back issues  

    By Acole6357, July 2, 2016
    • 7 replies
    • 8,187 views
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    • PeteW
    • July 12, 2016

31. Jumping with Bad Cervical Problems  

    By warpedskydiver, November 19, 2009
    • 9 replies
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    • warpedskydiver
    • November 25, 2009

32. Aff Student learning how to deal and overcome  

    By drainbamaged, June 3, 2015
    • 5 replies
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    • sammielu
    • June 9, 2016

33. Is there an accuracy canopy compatible with an Odyssey container?  

    By PROGRESSIVE, September 2, 2008
    • 16 replies
    • 8,146 views
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    • rwieder
    • November 27, 2008

34. Double Amputee AFF  

    By faulknerwn, February 18, 2010
    • 13 replies
    • 8,141 views
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    • gimpboogie
    • March 21, 2010

35. Skydeafreefall  

    By SilentFreefall, January 3, 2006
    • 16 replies
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    • mdrejhon
    • January 16, 2006

36. Solo Skyvan jump 14,000ft Dale Elliott T10 complete paraplegic  

    By Distabled, October 31, 2010
    • 15 replies
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    • pancakefactory
    • January 12, 2011

37. Skydivers missing upper limbs  

    By jessicamarie, September 17, 2012
    • 10 replies
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    • mx757
    • September 28, 2012

38. SKYDIVING AFTER BADLY BROKEN ANKLE???  

    By ChristineDaffie, March 22, 2011
    • 8 replies
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    • adventurechick
    • March 23, 2011

39. Tandem for a tetraplegic?  

    By PlanA, October 5, 2015
    • 6 replies
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    • Joellercoaster
    • November 9, 2015

40. paraplegic skydiver  

    By cptchaos, July 7, 2006
    • 10 replies
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    • wmw999
    • December 12, 2006

41. Skydiving after Knee Replacement  

    By ainulindale, August 5, 2013
    • 6 replies
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    • FastRon
    • January 21, 2014

42. Upper Amputation  

    By computerdoc, September 12, 2011
    • 9 replies
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    • skyrider
    • January 27, 2012

43. Diabetic skydiver - should I?  

    By beginnerr, June 8, 2008
    • 11 replies
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    • robskydiv
    • August 30, 2008

44. Flew into the hanger...ouch  

    By tree_squirrel, July 24, 2005
    • 23 replies
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    • Odin
    • December 14, 2005

45. Tandem dive for a guy with ALS in the Kansas City area?  

    By k8fan, March 9, 2009
    • 11 replies
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    • jumpnjoecutaway
    • May 12, 2009

46. Stowless d-bag  

    By onearmed-bandit, June 9, 2014
    • 4 replies
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    • turtlespeed
    • May 18, 2015

47. What does PLF mean?  

    By pookieland, December 29, 2009
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    • normiss
    • December 29, 2009

48. Congratulations John Woo  

    By BillyVance, April 25, 2008
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    • skycurlycat
    • April 30, 2008

49. Subcutaneous emphysema - Has any problem????  

    By xerecats, March 24, 2006
    • 8 replies
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    • tustinr
    • April 4, 2006

50. HOLY MOLY! My quadriplegic sister just made a Tandem  

    By CrazyRick, October 11, 2004
    • 10 replies
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    • bobsoutar
    • November 12, 2004

51. Skydiving assistive device/mechanism  

    By morales, January 13, 2011
    • 10 replies
    • 7,855 views
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    • cptchaos
    • January 28, 2012

52. Deaf Skydivers at Dublin boogie!  

    By BillyVance, February 22, 2005
    • 16 replies
    • 7,791 views
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    • Clite
    • March 26, 2005

53. seizures  

    By only_at_120, December 7, 2004
    • 15 replies
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    • mailin
    • February 4, 2005

54. I DID IT!  

    By Trae, July 19, 2005
    • 15 replies
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    • Trae
    • December 9, 2005

55. disabled skydiver world record?  

    By Scottyb, April 9, 2004
    • 8 replies
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    • jkwskydive
    • April 20, 2004

56. Asperger's syndrome  

    By clintonradloff, September 30, 2005
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    • Skyrad
    • August 22, 2006

57. Pics from the weekend  

    By Distabled, June 1, 2009
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    • JohnDeere
    • June 18, 2009

58. 1st USA paraplegic skydiver Coming Soon  

    By pookieland, December 3, 2009
    • 13 replies
    • 7,724 views
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    • pookieland
    • December 16, 2009

59. Arthritic hip anyone?  

    By firemedic, April 3, 2011
    • 13 replies
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    • firemedic
    • November 2, 2011

60. I want to Tandem jump in CA with a SCI  

    By klm, March 13, 2009
    • 10 replies
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    • KeithMeller
    • April 11, 2009

61. Hep C and Fatigue  

    By ericber, March 18, 2004
    • 8 replies
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    • smiles
    • April 6, 2004

62. Onearmed wingsuiter  

    By onearmed-bandit, August 20, 2017
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    • dthames
    • September 13, 2017

63. Deaf newbie wtih questions in Instructors forum  

    By wmw999, March 28, 2005
    • 15 replies
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    • mdrejhon
    • April 12, 2005

64. Is ADD considered "disabled"??  

    By pyke, April 12, 2004
    • 12 replies
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    • soilman
    • September 3, 2004

65. ASL Vs BSL (and my trip to america)  

    By Jumpmunki, February 19, 2004
    • 4 replies
    • 7,509 views
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    • BillyVance
    • February 21, 2004

66. Made my first tandem  

    By Acole6357, August 9, 2016
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    • Acole6357
    • August 16, 2016

67. BROKEN Bones - lower body!!!  

    By ashworthy2k, December 4, 2007
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    • tmaricle55
    • March 25, 2008

68. Torn labrum Tenden In shoulder  

    By do6151, January 18, 2005
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    • brad55
    • April 26, 2006

69. jumping after thoracotomy  

    By gioele, September 8, 2014
    • 6 replies
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    • gioele
    • March 22, 2015

70. Amazing documentary about a paraplegic skydiver. His name is Jarrett. Unbelievable.  

    By alroker, February 5, 2013
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    • NWFlyer
    • October 16, 2013

71. Not allowed to do AFF in the UK - help please...  

    By RossDagley, April 7, 2005
    • 12 replies
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    • NickDG
    • April 26, 2005

72. Helping accept amputation  

    By kittikat, February 9, 2008
    • 9 replies
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    • Turtletop
    • March 18, 2008

73. I did my first tandem  

    By wheelchairmommy, October 23, 2012
    • 11 replies
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    • gimpboogie
    • January 2, 2013

74. 2 UCK"ING GREAT SOLO DIVE'S  

    By pookieland, December 26, 2009
    • 11 replies
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    • pookieland
    • January 28, 2010

75. advice required for skydiving with lefthand paralised  

    By indradhanush, June 24, 2007
    • 6 replies
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    • usedtajump
    • December 1, 2007

76. My latest jump  

    By Distabled, June 11, 2009
    • 12 replies
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    • gimpboogie
    • July 2, 2009

77. Quadriplegic in KS  

    By wheelofadeal, May 5, 2007
    • 7 replies
    • 7,359 views
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    • gimpboogie
    • December 20, 2007

78. back in the air - paraplegic solo skydive  

    By Susanne_S, August 6, 2013
    • 12 replies
    • 7,341 views
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    • pookieland
    • August 27, 2013

79. Disabled right arm  

    By cengelbrecht, July 15, 2005
    • 9 replies
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    • cengelbrecht
    • July 20, 2005

80. Gagging to do AFF but few issues? Any advice on Landings?  

    By ashworthy2k, December 14, 2008
    • 10 replies
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    • teamshred
    • February 4, 2009

81. disabled and picked up jumping ?  

    By ludwigschmude, November 1, 2005
    • 7 replies
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    • teamshred
    • March 22, 2008

82. Seizure disorders?  

    By Sped, July 13, 2004
    • 10 replies
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    • peregrinerose
    • September 21, 2004

83. Gimps in Zhills, come out to try new techniques & learn what ever I can  

    By gimpboogie, December 24, 2010
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    • gimpboogie
    • January 7, 2011

84. Do DZs allow jumping with spinal fusion?  

    By David Wang, October 13, 2020
    • 3 replies
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    • David Wang
    • November 27, 2020

85. Landing on your butt?? Is this possible?  

    By ashworthy2k, December 11, 2007
    • 9 replies
    • 7,186 views
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    • Trae
    • May 27, 2008

86. Cystic Fibrosis  

    By Burn666, June 11, 2011
    • 5 replies
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    • PiLFy
    • August 18, 2011

87. gimpboogie goes "old school"  

    By gimpboogie, January 24, 2010
    • 11 replies
    • 7,152 views
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    • LadyDoc
    • March 1, 2010

88. Update on BJ (Blind John Fleming)  

    By mikeskydive, March 29, 2016
    • 1 reply
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    • david3
    • March 30, 2016

89. Any advice for jumping with a bad knee?  

    By wildernessmedic, September 22, 2015
    • 5 replies
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    • danornan
    • May 5, 2016

90. Neuromuscular  

    By Luv2Fall, February 17, 2004
    • 7 replies
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    • Luv2Fall
    • February 21, 2004

91. one arm  

    By psf, August 19, 2005
    • 3 replies
    • 7,085 views
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    • mx757
    • November 13, 2006

92. Paralized friend, jump possible?  

    By LongWayToFall, April 6, 2011
    • 15 replies
    • 7,062 views
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    • gimpboogie
    • June 4, 2011

93. crapped out protecting knee with missing ACL  

    By GentleTiger, March 22, 2004
    • 11 replies
    • 7,047 views
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    • baa75
    • May 10, 2004

94. Team DumbAss Z-hills  

    By pookieland, May 19, 2014
    • 6 replies
    • 7,038 views
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    • pookieland
    • June 3, 2014

95. epilepsy wait  

    By brandon_gears, September 14, 2012
    • 5 replies
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    • pchapman
    • December 5, 2012

96. Fusions, bad disks and jumping  

    By chutehead, December 13, 2007
    • 4 replies
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    • gritstonediva
    • May 21, 2008

97. C-Licence already :D  

    By onearmed-bandit, September 18, 2014
    • 1 reply
    • 6,892 views
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    • jumpsalot-2
    • March 31, 2015

98. My skydive trip  

    By Acole6357, August 5, 2016
    • 3 replies
    • 6,872 views
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    • radical_flyer
    • August 9, 2016

99. T12, L1, L2....  

    By WatchYourStep, February 11, 2013
    • 5 replies
    • 6,834 views
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    • shveddy
    • May 5, 2014

100. Jumping with Acute ACL tear  

     By dorbie, October 11, 2004
     • 14 replies
     • 6,829 views
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     • plowdirt
     • December 10, 2004