CNN Hero Dana Cummings Teaches the Disabled to Surf

People who surf will tell you that there is something immensely freeing and satisfying in riding a wave and feeling the power of the ocean. After losing a leg in a car accident, Dana Cummings discovered that freedom and made it his mission to share it with other disabled people.

AmpSurf, short for the Association of Amputee Surfers, was founded by Dana and is a nonprofit that helps people with disabilities learn to surf. Many of them can’t imagine that they’d be able to get on a surfboard, and nearly all of them are nervous, but they all end up surfing.

Dana has said that he just wants everyone to be able to feel the rehabilitative power of surfing and the ocean, and this video shows that he is making a difference.

Congratulations to you Dana, and thank you for improving the lives of so many people.

Learn to Surf with AmpSurf

Surfing is tough but as anyone who has gotten onto a board will tell you it can be incredibly rewarding. Unfortunately, many people with mobility disabilities never get a chance to experience the feel of riding along on a wave.

AmpSurf wants to change that. They are offering surfing clinics in the Southern California area to help amputees and others with disabilities learn to surf and have fun while doing it!

We think it’s a great idea and it seems like everyone who gets out there, takes part, and supports this has an incredibly rewarding experience.

Visit Amp Surf to see their mission, and to check out locations and times for their disabled surfing clinics.