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Oakdale-Bohemia student pushes school to teach wheelchair basketball lesson in honor of Disability Awareness Month

Middle school students had the opportunity to enjoy shooting hoops using sports wheelchairs.

News 12 Staff

Apr 22, 2025, 7:22 AM

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A local seventh-grader expressed her passion for sports and inclusiveness by getting her PhysEd class to hold a wheelchair basketball lesson.

Emma D'Antonio asked Oakdale-Bohemia school to add the lesson in honor of Disability Awareness Month.

Middle school students had the opportunity to enjoy shooting hoops using sports wheelchairs.

D'Antonio plays on a travel wheelchair basketball team.

She hopes to attend a Division One college and eventually become a paralympic for Team USA.

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