Online Network Connects Adaptive Sports Programs

KUAF | By Daniel Caruth

Published October 12, 2021 at 12:29 PM CDT

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Sean Kent founded Ozark Adaptive Sports Association in 2019.

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SameSport, an online database, is helping to connect athletes with disabilities to adaptive sports programs in northwest Arkansas. The organization aims to make sports more inclusive and address widespread barriers to access in the region.

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