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Show 8 Hilltop Times November 1 0, 2004 Wheelin' Jazz roll past Team Hill Civilian Personnel Disabilities Program manager, Alan Niederhauser has held the Hilltop Times staff wheelchair basketball game at Hill AFB for The familiar sounds of tennis shoes squeak-the past eight years and says it is a great ing on the hardwood were replaced with way to increase awareness and sensitivity the grunts and groans of base leadership to people with disabilities. "When you put a manager or supervisor as The All-Star Utah Wheelin' Jazz rolled circles around Team Hill in an exhibition in a wheelchair, it helps them see what it's wheelchair basketball game at the Hess Fit- like to have a disability," Mr. Niederhauser said. ness Center last week. Team Hill was given a 20-point cushion to The experience allows supervisors to reanstart the game and the Wheelin'Jazz wasted alyze a job candidate when they interview little time in tying it 28-28 at the end of the them for a job. "Supervisors can see that a candidate with first half. can probably do a job that disabilities The refs shook things up to start the second half by giving Team Hill another 20- they wouldn't think could be done before," point lead and limiting the Wheelin'Jazz to Mr. Niederhauser said. The players from shots outside the key. The Jazz pressed on defense and prevented Team Hill agreed any shot by Team Hill until Col. Larry Schae-with that sentiment "It was humbling fer's two-point shot from inside the baseline, sunk with less than seven minutes left experience," said Ogdent Air Logisin the half. The Jazz were down by 22 points but man- tics Center and 75th aged to tie the game at 50 with three min- Air Base Wing utes left. A foul by Jazzman Kevin Yost on Command Chief 2nd Lt. Sara Ware gave Team Hill a chance Master Sergeant to lock the game up with two free-throws. Robert Lieutenant Ware sunk one of her two shots Koenigkramer. "It really gives you an to give Hill a 51-50 lead. understanding of That miss was the opening the Jazz needed how people can to roll up court and take the lead from the west side of the key. An insurance goal by cope and succeed 16-year Jazzman Scott Parkin cinched it for without the use of their legs." the Wheelin'Jazz with a 54-51road win. Lieutenant Ware After the game, Mr. Parkin talked about the importance of showing what people with agreed. "1 had a great time disabilities can accomplish. playing, but didn't "The games are fun," Mr. Parkin said. "More importantly, they let people see what realize how fatiguwe can do. The word handicapped is often ing it would be," misused; people with disabilities play many she said. "Its amazing how the Jazz sports." 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