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The cords will take you to the parking lot for the "Philadelphia Rowing Program for the Disabled" you will need to hunt for a Magnetic NANO located somewhere within this small Parking lot. When you get to this lot you will notice that there is a Greater number of ....shall we say......"Things" than you would normally find in a conventional parking lot. See the picture gallery if you really need help.
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The Philadelphia Rowing Program for the Disabled was created in 1980 by Chris Blackwall, former executive director of USRowing, and has been in continuous operation ever since.
PRPD was established to allow people with disabilities the opportunity to row, and it was the first adaptive rowing program founded in the United States. Incorporated in 1984, PRPD is a 501c-3 non-profit organization that operates independently. It receives most of its funding from private contributions and a smaller amount from local government.
In its first year, 1980, PRPD consisted of one rower, one boat, and two volunteers. The adaptations for rowing were minimal and ad-hoc, but for the first time in the U.S., an adaptive rowing program was born. Over the next decade, volunteers from area hospitals, Magee and Moss Rehabilitation Hospitals, and the local community joined in, helping rowers from their wheelchairs in to the boats.
During the 1980s and 1990s, major innovations in adaptive rowing equipment were developed. Arthur Martin, the designer of the Alden Ocean Shell, designed a pair of pontoons that were attached to the outriggers. This innovation made the boats very stable for rowers that lacked trunk stability due to spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, cerebral palsy, and spina bifida.
By 1990, new Alden singles and doubles replaced the antiquated and heavy twin-hulled row-cats. PRPD became a club of recreational scullers.
The number of volunteers and rowers has steadily grown every year. Volunteers and rowers have praised this program as priceless, for the wonderful spirit around the boathouse and the amazing things that are going on inside. Today, PRPD remains an all-volunteer organization, and many of its volunteers are physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, and champion rowers. PRPD owns its own equipment and has modified it for the needs of its rowers. They have developed teaching techniques, and the organizational structure to effectively serve its public. PRPD provide activities in the evening hours, so that its working rowers can fully participate.
Since the 1980s, PRPD has been honored as the host the U.S. Adaptive Championships, sponsored by Bayada Nurses, Inc. In 2001, PRPD hosted the first transatlantic adaptive championships, hosting rowers from Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Morocco, Canada, and the United States.
PRPD continues to serve a growing number of participants, currently 60 per week. They provide disabled people with training in a community environment based on camaraderie, inclusiveness, and friendship, building their self-assurance, strength, functional independence, and emotional support.
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