Why Disability and Neurodiverse Categories Matter 💚

The Vermont 100 is a fundraiser for Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports 🙌!

In 2017, they became the first Ultra Trail race to offer disability divisions for athletes w/ Visual & Mobility impairments.

In 2025, they expanded that commitment by adding a Neurodiverse category.

As someone diagnosed as Autistic/ADHD, I was excited when RD Amy Rusiecki shared the news w/ me last year!

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Camille Herron: Why I Couldn’t Compete at the 24-Hour World Championship- A Call for Disability Inclusion in Sport

Hello everyone,

I’m sharing an accurate update directly from me.

After months of communication and follow-up since June with USATF and legal counsel, I did not receive assurance from the IAU that my reasonable disability accommodation request would be supported at the 24-Hour World Championship.

The 24-Hour World Championship can be a very difficult environment for neurodivergent athletes, with 24 hours of sustained sensory overload. There’s only so much an athlete can do to self-accommodate 😎🎧. Those who need it should have space within the rules that reasonably accommodates our needs and ensures fair, equitable competition….

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