Chad Waligura is a quadriplegic outdoorsman who works with TIRR Memorial Hermann to make hunting and fishing accessible to others with disabilities.
He became a quadriplegic as a teen, but that didn't stop Chad Waligura from living his life to the fullest. See how he embraced outdoor sports like hunting and fishing and now inspires others with disabilities to explore the great outdoors, too!Chad Waligura is an expert outdoorsman who helps others experience getting outside and he does it all from his wheelchair.In 1986, when Waligura was 17 years old, he broke his neck diving into a pool.
Waligura stayed in touch with his therapists at TIRR, who started reaching out to him to ask if he could talk to current patients with spinal cord injuries, who wanted to do some of the same activities. "When the TIRR Peers program started, naturally they grandfathered me in," said Waligura. "I didn't have a choice. I was doing it anyways."
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