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Article: Ex-high school athlete helps people with disabilities keep eyes on prize.(Michigan Sports Unlimited)(Occupation overview)
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- Crain's Detroit Business
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- August 10, 2009
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Byline: JAY GREENE
Brian Sheridan
Former program supervisor, Center for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
Founder, Michigan Sports Unlimited
Brian Sheridan did not let a failed backflip stop him from competing in sports, earning a college degree, becoming a registered occupational therapist and starting a number of nonprofit and for-profit businesses that help people with disabilities.
In 1993, when Sheridan was 18 and a dual-sports high school star in football and basketball, the 6-foot-6-inch athlete suffered a debilitating spinal cord injury while practicing backflips at a gymnastic club ...