Our MDs first sing out with us soon. Jenny our Chairwoman says ‘I remember the first time I sang in quartet at Cottingham music festival. It was February and the church was freezing cold. We stood and shivered in flimsy tops, the adjudicator sat wrapped in a blanket!#labs2021

ICYMI: Recordings for all #LABS2021 sessions are now available here - adaptedsportlabs.com/labs-2021-sess… #adaptedsports #adaptedsport #disabilityinsport #Paralympics #diversity #diversityandinclusion #DisabilityTwitter

Thank YOU @delillid! #LABS2021

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@KarinKorb: “We have to ask the question - who benefits from not solving the problem when it comes to #disabilityinclusion?” #LABS2021 #DEI #disability #inclusion

Wrapping up #LABS2021 with the critical question: How do we continue to elevate the conversation and narrative around #adaptedsport moving forward? @KarinKorb @aprilholmes and Ashley Thomas of @Bridge2Sports

In 2020, only 18% of people with a disability were employed. How do we change the landscape moving forward? #LABS2021 continues with “Adapted Sport as a Springboard to Professional Success” with @NYCCalise @karisittingV Diana Codispoti of @DisabilityIN and @KristyPIngram

WOW - awesome discussion about the corporate role in moving the needle for #adaptedsport and #athleteswithdisabilities with @RyanNeiswender @delillid @croppaganda and Kate Gordon from @Visa. Thank you all for your leadership, vision and support! #LABS2021

@RyanNeiswender: “We (#adaptedsport athletes) need to showcase we are a value proposition that is mutually beneficial (to corporations)…We need to do our part to make our sports and athletes known at the local, grassroots level.” #LABS2021 #Paralympics

Kicking off our 2nd #LABS2021 session of the day “The Movement’s Value Proposition” with panelists from @Toyota @Visa @Citi talking about their corporate partnerships and support of the #adaptedsport movement. adaptedsportlabs.com

@CarolineBinc: Our question to corporations and businesses is “If you are investing in sport or education or other causes, are you ensuring that your investment is #inclusive?” #LABS2021 #disability #DiversityandInclusion #disabilityisdiversity

Have you missed any #LABS2021 sessions or want to see them again? We’ll be posting recordings of all sessions on adaptedsportlabs.com soon! #disability #inclusion #DEI #adaptedsport #disabilityinsport

@allinsportCO: How do we move beyond the inspirational, patronizing narrative that can surround #Disability? @CarolineBinc: We have to first connect with the human heart. I am you and you are me. Then, we show the stats around why #inclusion for all has a solid ROI. #LABS2021

@CarolineBinc: “The only way we’re going to make the most of this moment of now, is to find ways where we can join the dots connecting sport and business, and collaborate around inclusion.” #LABS2021 #DEI #disability #inclusion

Kicking off day two of the Adapted Sport Leadership & Business Symposium at 9 a.m. MT with keynote @CarolineBinc from @Valuable500 - “Elevating the Case for #AdaptedSport” Let’s goooooo! #LABS2021 #disabilityinsport #diversity #DEI adaptedsportlabs.com

Thanks to all of our participants, panelists, speakers, and athletes for an AWESOME first day of #LABS2021! If you haven’t already, don’t forget to REGISTER for DAY TWO kicking off tomorrow at 9 a.m. MT. See you again then! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Closing out day one of #LABS2021 with “Elevating the Whole Athlete” feat Paralympians @Aoki5Chuck @ParaMita0630 @mrkusku and Moderator @MaryCHodge of USA Para Powerlifting talking training for #tokyoolympics #mentalhealth and so much more! #adaptedsports

What are some of the latest innovations empowering #adaptedsport athletes? @S_Kleck @MonsterMike5 and Patricia Wall of @Toyota Racing Dev are talking prosthetics, mono skis and performance apparel as part of “Innovation = Inclusion” session at #LABS2021 adaptedsportlabs.com

#LABS2021 continues with @nyrr_prowheeler @Rosinbum @gale_daniel @SportsTravelEd discussing ACTIVATING on #inclusion - how to take action and make inclusive events and opps happen. Thanks to @PlayRichmondVA for sponsoring this valuable discussion on #DEI!