TRIANTAFYLLOU Panagiotis

Classification
B (IWAS, 08 Apr 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (npr.org, 01 Mar 2020)

Impairment Details
He was involved in a car accident in 2004, which resulted in paralysis from the thorax down. (npr.org, 01 Mar 2020)

General
PROMOTING PARA SPORT
He works alongside 525 Handmade Wheelchairs, a Greek company that creates customised wheelchairs, to help promote Para sport in Greece. He also visits local schools in Greece to help educate children about people with impairments. "I remember as a school kid that a person with disabilities never visited us and even our teachers never taught us about what disability really is. As athletes, now we try to go to schools and talk to kids, who are very eager to learn." (npr.org, 01 Mar 2020)