Danielle Peers

Danielle Peers

Country

Canada

Birth - Death

1978 -

Occupation

Sports

Notable Achievements

Paralympic Bronze

Description

Wheelchair basketball player. Competed in the 2004 (Bronze) Paralympic Games. Torch bearer for the 2010 Paralympic Games. Co-founder, Kingcrip Productions (a collection of amateur video artists). Working on her Ph.D.at the University of Alberta in the critical study of disability sport and social justice movements. Trudeau Foundation scholar. Finalist for the 2007 International Sports Woman of the Year.

See Also

• Disability and the LGBTQ Community

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.daniellepeers.com/
• http://www.kingcripproductions.com/bios.html
• http://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/en/community/danielle-peers
• http://paralympic.ca/athletes/38233

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