Moving Forward: The Journey of Paralympian Colette Bourgonje.

In June 1980, with her high school graduation just around the corner, Colette Bourgonje was a small-town girl with big dreams. She had already recorded great successes in track and field, basketball, volleyball and badminton and was on the road to becoming a world-class athlete. Then a car accident changed her life – forever. Colette did not let her new circumstances as a paraplegic stand in her way. She became the first disabled student to graduate from the College of Physical Education at the University of Saskatchewan and she competed in her first Paralympic Games at age 30. Now, 18 years later, she has became one of Canada's most successful disabled athletes. As a teacher and world-class athlete, Colette Bourgonje is a role model and an inspiration. Her next challenge – Vancouver 2010 – is waiting.