Alexia Michitti, founder of Em13race LLC, joins the AdaptX Podcast to discuss her journey as a senior at SUNY Oneonta, a motivational speaker, and co-captain of the US Women's Amputee Soccer Team. She shares her experiences growing up with a limb difference and how she was encouraged to participate in traditional sports. Alexia talks about the lack of opportunities for adaptive sports in her high school and the importance of organizations such as Lucky Fin Project and Camp No Limits. She also discusses her entrepreneurial venture, Em13race, which offers adaptive clothing for people with limb differences. Alexia shares her personal journey and the accommodations she has made in the gym and in everyday life and emphasizes the importance of patience and understanding when working with individuals with disabilities. Alexia also talks about the upcoming Women's Amputee Soccer World Cup and the growth of amputee soccer as a sport.
To keep up with Alexia and discover more about Em13race, check out the links below:
Em13race’s Website: https://em13race.com/
Tiktok: @alexia.michitti
Instagram; @em13race
Facebook: @EM13RACE
Keywords: Embrace LLC, adaptive clothing, limb differences, adaptive sports, Lucky Fin Project, Camp No Limits, entrepreneurship, amputee soccer, limb difference, accessibility, representation, fitness, accommodations, patience, Women's Amputee Soccer World Cup, growth
Takeaways
- Alexia Makiti is a senior at SUNY Oneonta, a motivational speaker, and co-captain of the US Women's Amputee Soccer Team.
- She grew up participating in traditional sports and was encouraged by her parents to be like everyone else regardless of her limb difference.
- Alexia faced challenges as she got older and became more aware of the opportunities in the disability sports world.
- She founded Em13race LLC, an adaptive clothing company for people with limb differences, to solve the problem of ill-fitting sleeves and provide innovative solutions for adaptive fashion.
Chapters
00:00 Alexia Michitti: From Traditional Sports to Adaptive Sports
08:03 The Importance of Organizations like Lucky Fin Project and Camp No Limits
15:27 Embrace LLC: Pioneering Adaptive Clothing for Limb Differences
