{"id":115054,"date":"2024-04-10T08:53:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T12:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/?p=115054"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:23:32","slug":"winter-sports-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/winter-sports-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Adaptive Exhilaration: Equipment from the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image115054_7cbed1-e2 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image115054_7cbed1-e2 img.kb-img, .kb-image115054_7cbed1-e2 .kb-img img{border-top:0px solid #000000;border-right:0px solid #000000;border-bottom:0px solid #000000;border-left:0px solid #000000;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image115054_7cbed1-e2 img.kb-img, .kb-image115054_7cbed1-e2 .kb-img img{border-top:0px solid #000000;border-right:0px solid #000000;border-bottom:0px solid #000000;border-left:0px solid #000000;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image115054_7cbed1-e2 img.kb-img, .kb-image115054_7cbed1-e2 .kb-img img{border-top:0px solid #000000;border-right:0px solid #000000;border-bottom:0px solid #000000;border-left:0px solid #000000;}}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image115054_7cbed1-e2 size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.express.adobe.com\/webpage\/MXKzr0gtVHh13\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/049-Feature.png?w=1280\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/049-Feature.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Adaptive Exhilaration: Equipment from the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic. View Exhibit\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-115055\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/049-Feature.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/049-Feature.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/049-Feature.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/049-Feature.png 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, hosted by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/western-colorado-health-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grand Junction VA Medical Center<\/a>\u00a0and co-presented with Disabled American Veterans, will donate adaptive ski equipment from the early years of the event to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/va-history-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National VA History Center<\/a>\u00a0in Dayton, Ohio. The clinic started i\u200bn 1986 when VA established it and then held the the inaugural event at Powderhorn the following year. The clinic welcomed approximately 90 Veterans from 27 states, bolstered by a volunteer staff of about 20. Despite skepticism from many health professionals of the era, the clinic underscored the importance of physical activity for persons of all abilities.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This exhibit includes multiple items that were used at the early clinics, which are finding a new home at the National VA History Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2024, the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, hosted by the\u00a0Grand Junction VA Medical Center\u00a0and co-presented with Disabled American Veterans, will donate adaptive ski equipment from the early years of the event to the\u00a0National VA History Center\u00a0in Dayton, Ohio. The clinic started i\u200bn 1986 when VA established it and then held the the inaugural event at Powderhorn the following year. The clinic welcomed approximately 90 Veterans from 27 states, bolstered by a volunteer staff of about 20. Despite skepticism from many health professionals of the era, the clinic underscored the importance of physical activity for persons of all abilities.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>This exhibit includes multiple items that were used at the early clinics, which are finding a new home at the National VA History Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117584,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[17,94],"class_list":["post-115054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibits","tag-national-va-history-center","tag-veterans-health-administration"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/winter-sports-clinic\/","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Adaptive Exhilaration: Equipment from the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic","url":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/winter-sports-clinic\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/winter-sports-clinic\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-122007.webp?w=300","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-122007.webp"},"articleSection":"Exhibits and Story Maps","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)"}],"creator":["Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"VA History","logo":""},"keywords":["national va history center","veterans health administration"],"dateCreated":"2024-04-10T12:53:30Z","datePublished":"2024-04-10T12:53:30Z","dateModified":"2026-04-20T19:23:32Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Adaptive Exhilaration: Equipment from the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/winter-sports-clinic\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/winter-sports-clinic\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-122007.webp?w=300\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-122007.webp\"},\"articleSection\":\"Exhibits and Story Maps\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)\"}],\"creator\":[\"Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"VA History\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"national va history center\",\"veterans health administration\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2024-04-10T12:53:30Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-10T12:53:30Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-20T19:23:32Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/department.va.gov\/p.js"},"meta_box":{"external_links":"0","endorsement":"0","subheading":"Occupational Therapy at VA started in the 19th Century","featured_image_alt_text":"Veterans working in a shop during occupational therapy.","byline":"Stacy Mince","author_title":"Historian, VISN 19","external_source":"","external_source_url":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115054"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115057,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115054\/revisions\/115057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}