Positively Naperville | Blind Skier Turns Diver Turns Actor
Blind Downhill Skier Turns Blind Scuba Diver Turns Actor in the Upcoming Film By Jim Elliott In the mid 1980’s I started guiding and teaching…
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Positively Naperville | No Arms, No Legs, No Worries.
Anna was born with no arms or legs. A term technically referred to as Tetra-amelia syndrome (TETAMS) is an extremely rare genetic disorder causing the…
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Positively Naperville | Birth of Scuba Therapy
I had no burning desire to learn how to scuba dive, but as a young journalism student at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn,…
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Positively Naperville | Chicago Bears Recognition After 40 Years
This year the Chicago Bears sent me something that I didn’t expect. You can imagine how pleasantly surprised I was when I received a package…
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Positively Naperville | Mermaid Dreams Come True
What is your favorite place to scuba dive? Well, after decades of teaching scuba diving, that’s a question I get a lot. And believe it…
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Syed Abd Rahman of Malaysia to Be Inducted Into ISDHF in 2026
The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF), headquartered in the Cayman Islands, has announced that Malaysian diving pioneer Syed Abd Rahman will be inducted into its…
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Making Waves | Divers with disabilities find peace in the water | Rotary International Magazine
We’re honored that Diveheart was featured as the cover story of Rotary International Magazine, reaching 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide. Like Rotary, Diveheart is dedicated to…
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Positively Naperville | NEW NORMAL
By Jim Elliott | Sunday, July 13, 2025 My father was an Army veteran with disabilities. I grew up dodging wheelchairs at Hines Veterans Hospital…
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Positively Naperville | CHRONIC PAIN AND SCUBA THERAPY
By Jim Elliott | June 16, 2025 The chronic pain from his spinal cord injury is constant. After his injury and subsequent rehabilitation, Air Force…
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Positively Naperville | GAINING INDEPENDENCE
By Jim Elliott – Monday, March 17, 2025 When Bill Bogdan joined the Diveheart board of directors I had no idea that he was a…
