Based upon his experience with a wide range of disabling conditions, Dave developed a revolutionary rehabilitation program for hospitals in 1994. The program was designed to utilize a laser-guided precision air rifle as a tool for physical therapists to use in the rehabilitation of their post-injury patients. This innovative application of a rifle has proven instrumental in improving patient’s eye-hand coordination, trunk balance, breath control, organizational skills, and self-confidence. The first program was installed in September 1994 as recognition for the ground-breaking program came six years later, when one was placed in service at the National Rehabilitation Hospital of Ireland in Dublin. And in March 2004, the first program to serve paralyzed veterans was introduced at the Broston, Massachusetts, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Beginning in 1996, Dave had conducted over 300 Disability Awareness Seminars for companies and organizations that wished to better accommodate members of the nation’s growing disabled population. The seminars cover such important topics as the early history of disabled sports and recreation activities, acceptable terminology, accessibility issues, medical considerations, adaptive equipment, and how to market your program or product to the disabled community. The seminars have proven very popular with a variety of organizations in the United States, and Baskin has even conducted them in Canada, Norway and Australia.

Until his recent retirement, Dave was manager of the four million member National Rifle Association’s Disabled Shooting services for the more than 650,000 disabled sportsmen in the nation. Baskin also served from 1996 to 2000, as shooting sports chairman of the International Paralympics Committee, which is the world governing body for all disabled sports.

Dave Baskin’s addition to the advisory board will add a wealth of knowledge and experience to Accessible Racing’s efforts to serve the nation’s large disabled population in a meaningful manner.