| | The Greater Long Island Wheelchair Athletic Club a New York State corporation established in 2002 formed provide competitive athletics physically-challenged Our initial endeavor was form Long Island's first independently supported wheelchair basketball team Long Island Express We granted membership Eastern Wheelchair Basketball Conference National Wheelchair Basketball Association Since formation our goals varied far reaching Besides wheelchair basketball our members Adult Youth participate in sports physically-challenged: track & field road racing tennis swimming sledge hockey skiing In addition serving active role models physically-challenged LIWAC provides increased awareness information athletics physically-challenged general public accomplished Awareness Day programs run local schools exhibitions able-bodied participants seminars speaking engagements. |