Uncovered In The Archives

7: Wheelchair Basketball

Episode 7 | 26m 46s | Video has closed captioning.

Brad Pomerance visits a state prison in Norco to uncover a different type of rehabilitation. During WW2, the US Naval Hospital occupied this land and a Navy doctor revolutionized the rehabilitation of paraplegics by inventing Wheelchair Basketball.

Aired: 10/06/19

Rating: NR

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Uncovered In The Archives is a local public television program presented by KVCR.

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