Beautiful Lives Project participants cheer during the Court of Dreams event at the University of Illinois Chicago’s Flames Athletic Center in the Little Italy neighborhood, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Members of the UIC Flames women’s basketball team taught basketball skills to participants of the Beautiful Lives Project, which organizes events for people with disabilities with the aim of “defeating isolation within the disabled community and sparking deeper conversations about the value of integrating individuals with disabilities into the workforce,” according to their website. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)
UIC’s athletic center on Roosevelt Road was buzzing Thursday afternoon as the sound of basketballs bouncing off the hardwood blended with the laughter of more than 50 people participating in the “Court of Dreams” event organized by Bryce Weiler and the Beautiful Lives Project.
Weiler’s mission is simple: to provide adults and kids with disabilities across the country an opportunity to experience sports, art and wellness.
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