Head Coach of Team Canada Women’s Para Hockey (@CSHWT) | Founder of @MHAdaptiveSport | “Create the things you wish existed” | Views are my own | She/Her.
Joined April 2011
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
9 Mar 2025
Inaccessibility is not caused by disability.
Inaccessibility is caused by ableism, barriers and exclusion.
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
31 Aug 2025
3/ Now some advocacy. We need more women’s para hockey players and teams from three more countries. It’s past time to add women’s para hockey to the Paralympics. Let’s all dedicate ourselves to that achievable goal.
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5 Sep 2025
Fortunate to have your support in our corner both at and away from the rink, Ambassador @DLCohenPHL !
31 Aug 2025
2/ i find myself completely conflicted. Who do i root for? My easy answer is that I’m rooting for both of these great teams. But if I have to choose, I am casting my lot with Team Canada, a team I have gotten to know with a great coach - @Teec15. So go Canada!
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9 Jan 2024
(1/2) A story about @CSHWT selection camp...
In the midst of competing for a spot on Team Canada, athletes recognized a new athlete (recent SCI) had a wheelchair that was poorly fitted for her. They had her try out all their chairs & our athlete who is an OT adjusted the new
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9 Jan 2024
(2/2) athlete's wheelchair so that she could go home & have a chair that actually worked for her (or at least worked a bit better). No one asked them to do this. Leadership is not only on the ice... #ParaIceHockey #ParaSport #Paralympics
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
20 Sep 2023
There is no room for hate, bigotry, or discrimination in our dressing room and on our team. We believe that everyone matters and we strive to create a space that people can become the best versions of themselves. Today and every day we stand for equality and education 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
10 Sep 2023
“Back in my day, we didn’t have all these autism people and stuff!”
Back in your day, disabled people including children were basically incarcerated from the time they were born until they died, George…
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
11 Sep 2023
Store worker: “If you weren’t in a wheelchair, you could get in. Can someone help you?”
Stop blaming disabled people for lack of access.
Stop expecting disabled people to provide their own access & accommodation.
The onus for access and accommodation is on the excluder.
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
11 Jul 2023
The mindset for how to build a pro sports franchise in this modern era is to start first foremost with the players. Compelling player-centric storytelling is crucial for building a true community around your team. From @weareangelcity to @WeAreLAGC
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
12 Jul 2023
Fascinating: French team sponsor, @Orange, transposed the bodies of famous men's players over footage of the women's game to illustrate the women's athleticism.
youtu.be/YjHTAabg6_0
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
10 May 2023
For disabled people, inaccessibility is not neutral or an oversight, it is exclusion.
It is the equivalent of posting a “Keep Out” sign to disabled people.
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
4 May 2023
Yesterday the CPC was thrilled to be part of the National Coaching for ParaSport Summit to move beyond asking "why" disability inclusion is important in coaching to instead asking "how".@UAlberta @steadwardcentre @uOttawa @CAC_ACE @SSHRC_CRSH
ALT panel with Darda Sales swimming, Jeremy Hall rowing, Brian McKeever Nordic, and Dr Scott Douglas
ALT Group photo of participants
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24 Apr 2023
“The players that deserve your admiration are the ones you’ve never heard of. The ones who took a brave stand against coaches & administrators & lost everything.” - Powerful words by @ciaramccormack ✊
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
21 Apr 2023
ICYMI! 🚨
17 Apr 2023
NEW EPISODE❗️
Tara sits down with @BauerHockey's VP of Global Marketing, @MaryKayMessier, on the newest episode of The Undercurrent with @TaraSlone.
Spotify: bit.ly/3UHEgK7
Apple: bit.ly/43zAgiV
Google: bit.ly/41zQYNi
ALT The Undercurrent with Tara Slone headline text on the right side with a picture of Tara on the left.
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
21 Apr 2023
Access for disabled people doesn’t come from generosity.
It comes from the blood, sweat and tears of disabled people fighting for it.
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5 Apr 2023
Husband played for Canada for 10 years & travelled the world. Inspired the next gen of disabled athletes.
Most common phrase in news stories..."Derek Whitson, 2-time Paralympian suffers from cerebral palsy..."
If you know Derek you know this is not how he describes his CP.
5 Apr 2023
Nondisabled people devalue disabled lives way more than disabled people devalue our own lives.
The quality of a disabled person’s life should be determined by disabled people.
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
4 Apr 2023
Thanks to the @mapleleafs for inviting me to come speak on this important topic ahead of their Pride game this week. #Inclusion
4 Apr 2023
“It’s difficult to understand inclusion if you’ve never been excluded”
Pride Night | The Leaf: Blueprint Moment
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
26 Mar 2023
Sadly, there are those who feel that disabled people should provide accommodation and access for ourselves.
Such arguments defy reason.
Disabled people have to navigate an exclusionary environment created by others. Those who created barriers must be responsible for undoing them.
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14 Mar 2023
Please retweet if you have hockey contacts globally who are looking to support the growth of hockey in all aspects! We need more people at the table wanting to help grow the game for girls and women with disabilities. The first step is awareness!
14 Mar 2023
We are helping to host a meeting to talk about growing the women's game!
Saturday, March 18 @ 1PM (UTC)
Register here: forms.gle/ZfXE2SQn7g4YWbuZ6
#Paralympics #ParaIceHockey #WomensHockey #Parasport
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Tara Chisholm retweeted
3 Mar 2023
Four years after a terrifying freeway crash left Alicia Souveny with life-altering injuries, she’s excelling in sport with a national team — and so grateful to the blood donors who helped make it possible.
Read more: ow.ly/OANc50N7FwP
@hkygivesblood @CSHWT #BloodForLife
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