Board member Karen Atkinson joins host Ann Liguori to tell her story and share how the organization is giving disabled veterans opportunities to participate in a variety of sports

Karen Atkinson, U.S. Army Reserve captain and board member for the Stand Up and Play Foundation, joins "Golf Innerview" host Ann Liguori to share the story of her decorated military career, how she was paralyzed in a car accident and how she overcame her own obstacles to become of athletically active. Today, Atkinson is an integral part of the Stand Up and Play Foundation, which is helping disabled veterans lead an active lifestyle.

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[1:20] Karen Atkinson talks about her decorated military career
[2:44] Serving during Desert Storm
[4:08] The car accident that paralyzed her 
[6:07] When Atkinson discovered the world of adaptive sports
[7:30] Learning how to sail with her disability
[8:46] Learning how to scuba dive in a program that trains disabled veterans
[11:16] Being an ambassador for the Move United organization
[12:32] Her involvement with the National Abilities Conference, Move United and her mission of educating the disabled about not letting anything be an obstacle
[15:29] Connecting a disabled Marine to golf and the joy that the experience brought both of them
[16:10] Becoming a board member for the Stand Up and Play Foundation and being a recipient of the VertaCat vehicle
[17:28] Her mission of educating adaptive athletes about opportunities that could improve their lives
[19:05] The challenge of her work, day to day
[19:51] About the Stand Up and Play Foundation and the importance of being able to stand from a health perspective
[22:26] How adaptive sports can continue to grow and be more inclusive
[24:11] On being a mentor to veterans in the legal system
[25:36] Goals for the future