Coral Reefs Inspire Disabled Scuba Diver Kids

The video was made at CIREC Centro Integral de Rehabilitacion Integral beside the swimming pool where the six disabled kids learned to dive in March of 2008 in order to go to visit the coral reefs of the National Natural Park Corales del Rosario, Cartagena, Colombia. For all of them was a very interesting and therapeutic underwater experience. Feeling the ingravity environment suddenly they did not need to make huge efforts to walk with prosthesis or wheelchairs. They also give to other sport divers a lesson of environmental education about the need to protect coral reefs and monitor the state of health of the reefs.

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[EarthRehab]

Absolutely awesome and encouraging. Nohora you did a great job.

-Heartfelt and emotional ending.

For once in these childrens lives the were able to see the underwater world in desperate need of help, something that so few of us understand.

I am certian they connected with the Oceans.

[shoopdawoop3]

oh i see there killing off disabled people by taking them to do something they shouldnt be doing and saying it was a accident

[leah9990]

neityher do i its dangerous

[slmjml]

although i think this is great, i dont think its very safe for disabled kids to go scuba diving