The Alabama Experience; No Excuses

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Series
The Alabama Experience
Episode
No Excuses
Contributing Organization
University of Alabama Center for Public Television and Radio (CPT&R) (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-ec590a6761d
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Description
Episode Description
Highlights athletes who compete in the paralympic games in the wheelchair basketball, wheelchair racing, and power lifting events. It looks at how they got into their sports, their workouts and training, some of what goes into making the paralympic games, family support, and more. It also focuses on changing the perceptions around disability and teaching people what it is really like to live with a disability.
Series Description
A series that focuses on bringing to life the inspiring stores and empowering characters that have helped form Alabama's past and are working to shape its future.
Broadcast Date
1996-11-21
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
01:00:11.875
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Credits
Interviewee: Strickland, Mitch
Interviewee: Bistany, Mikel
Interviewee: Jarvis, Rhonda
Interviewee: Conyers, Doug
Interviewee: Brooks, Jr., Willard
Interviewee: Dingivan, Dennis
Interviewee: Sunderman, Deb
Interviewee: Barnette, Javris
Interviewee: Jarvis, Glen
Interviewee: Fleming, Andrew
AAPB Contributor Holdings
University of Alabama Center for Public Television
Identifier: cpb-aacip-4204f632864 (Filename)
Format: BetacamSP
Duration: 1:00:12
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Citations
Chicago: “The Alabama Experience; No Excuses,” 1996-11-21, University of Alabama Center for Public Television and Radio (CPT&R), American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 20, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-ec590a6761d.
MLA: “The Alabama Experience; No Excuses.” 1996-11-21. University of Alabama Center for Public Television and Radio (CPT&R), American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 20, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-ec590a6761d>.
APA: The Alabama Experience; No Excuses. Boston, MA: University of Alabama Center for Public Television and Radio (CPT&R), American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-ec590a6761d