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Born to be BAADS

Published: June 9, 2008, 10:24 p.m.

b'In this latest episode, we feature the Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (or BAADS), a sailing group that is making the world a little bit enjoyable and easier for the disabled to live in. How? By pairing two people with complementary disabilities to make one sailor, or by using inventive technology to enable the more daring to sail alone.

We talk with three BAADS members\\u2014Greg Williams, Cristina Rubke and Ed Gallagher\\u2014to explore what being part of this association means for them. We also find out how they\'re pushing the boundaries of technology--as well as their own.

Click here to listen (0:16:32).
For a complete transcript, click here.

Special thanks to our former intern, Dana Fox Farrington, for all of her hard work on this episode.

Interested in this topic and want to get involved? Check out this list of almost 4,000 organizations around the world that work with the disabled in a variety of ways, from dancing to discrimination.
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