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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand why Ali can't use her wheelchair while playing t-ball.  Isn't that how other children with disabilities do?  I mean, it's T-BALL for kindergartners, not friggin' Little League.  I can understand her wanting to do a sport, especially since the other twin does cheer.  T-ball in the wheelchair seems like a definitely possibility.  T-ball out of the wheelchair seems... cruel.[/quote]

I think T-ball with a wheelchair sounds really hard and not too much fun for a child. The terrain of the field, the possibility of damage to the wheelchair from something on the field (flying ball, bat, who knows - things happen), etc.[/quote]

Have you ever watched kindergartners play tball?  It's a mess, even when none of the kids has a disability.  Accommodations could be made for Ali if they wanted them to be.  She could have a designated runner, she could "run" (ride her wheelchair) to first and have another kid do the rest of the bases if she got on, she could have a special spot in the field that's less likely to get hit to, like the outfield.  If Ali says "I wanna play tball," they have three options: say no (and possibly pick something else), agree and make accommodations for her chair, or have Ali deplete her strength by "running" the bases because she has to use her legs like every other kid and get no special treatment.

Dr. Tsao has said time and again in the filmed segments that she should use the chair as much as possible, and that her muscles get weaker with use, not stronger.  He might as well be talking to himself.[/quote]

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