My name is Don Christensen. I am 43 years old and live in Northwestern Wisconsin. I grew up in Southern Minnesota and have always loved to hunt and fish. As I grew older, these interests expanded into some fantastic experiences all over the country. Unfortunately, in the late 1990s I was diagnosed with MS. This created a pretty major stumbling block to the activities that I enjoy. I have gone from spending weeks hiking or canoeing in the wilderness to the point of being in a wheelchair. These physical limitations, while slowing me down a great deal, have not stopped me. I found that I have to work a lot harder than the average bear to accomplish most tasks, but if I was willing to put in the work, many thing are still do-able.

 

I have worked with delinquent youth all of my adult life but was forced to go on disability a couple years ago. Disability amounts to a lot of time on your hands with little to do but twiddle your thumbs, but I'm not a thumb twiddler. I needed to find something very useful to do. With the help of Babe Winkelman Productions, I was able to attain the equipment I needed (voice recognition software and an extra phone line) in order to do some good.

 

My goal is twofold. The first is finding outfitters that can accommodate disabled sportspeople and communicating that through my position as the Disabilities Coordinator for Babe Winkelman Productions.

 

The second is this website. I want to work as a "clearing house" for information for disabled sportspeople to call or email to get any needed information. Please feel free to contact me with questions and/or comments, or if you just want to swap some stories.