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Abilities Magazine

Fall 2009

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Issue 80 - CONTENTS

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Health + Activity

Under the Sea

Image: Under the Sea I signed up for training with the Adaptive Scuba Association shortly after my injury. I was viewed as a natural by my dive instructor, who asked me to help present the program to dive organization directors in Kingston, Ont., and Orlando, Fla., along with the abilities of divers with disabilities.
By Wayne MacDonald

Independent Living

It's a Dog's Life

Image: It's a Dog's Life For Mike, life changed at age 17, when he got his first guide dog, Archie. Archie brought him enhanced mobility, independence and confidence. “I am a more complete person, a whole person, with a dog at my side,”Mike says.
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