In 1985, Canadian athlete Rick Hansen began a 40,075-km wheelchair journey through 34 countries that raised $26 million; 40 years later, his foundation is renewing the push for a world without barriers
Canadian athlete Rick Hansen began a 40,075-km wheelchair journey through 34 countries that raised $26 million (Image Credit: Rick Hansen Foundation) What began as one man pushing his wheelchair across the world became a movement that continues four decades later. On March 21, 1985, Canadian athlete Rick Hansen set out from Vancouver on what would…
