Danielle "Doc" Peers is a Paralympic Bronze medallist, world champion and world MVP in wheelchair basketball. She is also a speaker, filmaker and academic by trade, and an activist by passion. Danielle is currently writing her master's thesis at the University of Alberta. Her research interests include: supercrips, "reverse" integration, policing & crossing the able/disabled divide, Queer/Crip theory & practice, and representations of Paralympic athletes.
Nov 08 - Danielle and Melisa's first film "G.I.M.P. Boot Camp" to show at two upcoming events, Loud N' Queer Cabaret (nov. 14) and Transformative Stories (Nov. 21).
July 08 - Danielle and Melisa's first film "G.I.M.P. Boot Camp" premieres at the Stanley Milner library theatre. Details on the film to come.
May 08 - Danielle recieves Outstanding Alumni award from Grant MacEwan College and Horizon Alumni Award from the University of Alberta
Feb 08 - Danielle announces her retirement from the National team.
Sep 07 - Planet Organic announces sponsorship of Danielle.
Aug 07 - Danielle is finalist for International Sportswoman of the Year
July 07 - Basketball Canada names Danielle Canada's Outstanding Athlete 2007. For photo and acceptance speech click here.
May 2-3: Danielle presents an academic paper at York's Disability Studies Graduate Student Conference
May 19-22: Danielle presents an academic paper at University of Toronto's "To Remember is to Resist", an international conference on sport and social change
June 2008: Danielle will be featured in Curve, an american magazine for Lesbians
