The Summer Olympics are being held in Rio de Janeiro for 16 days next month, starting on August 5th. Not long after that, the , a multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, will be held in Rio from September 7-18.
The will present on July 28 at Kenwood Theatre. The movie tells the dramatic story of snowboarderKevin Pearce, who suffered a traumatic brain injury while training for the 2010 Olympics. Despite the concerns of his doctors and family, Kevin makes it his goal to get back to snowboarding.
Joining us with a preview of the Paralympics and The Crash Reel are two local Paralympians: , who swam in the 2008 Paralympic Summer Games; and the founder of , , who competed in the 2008 Paralympics on the . And to discuss the type of injuries sustained by Kevin Pearce, , associate professor of emergency medicine and neurosurgery from UC Health.