onn ellan , ▁G AA ▁footballer ▁ ▁N anci ▁D onn ellan , ▁sports ▁radio ▁broad c aster ▁ ▁Philip ▁D onn ellan , ▁English ▁document ary ▁film - maker ▁ ▁Steve ▁D onn ellan , ▁Australian ▁evolution ary ▁bi ologist ▁ ▁Thomas ▁D onn ellan , ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Atlanta , ▁ 1 9 6 8 - 1 9 8 7 ▁ ▁Category : S urn ames ▁of ▁Irish ▁origin ▁Category : Ang lic ised ▁Irish - language ▁s urn ames <0x0A> </s> ▁W heel ch air ▁basketball ▁is ▁basketball ▁played ▁by ▁people ▁with ▁varying ▁physical ▁dis abilities ▁that ▁dis qual ify ▁them ▁from ▁playing ▁an ▁able - b od ied ▁sport . ▁These ▁include ▁sp ina ▁b if ida , ▁birth ▁defect s , ▁c ere br al ▁p als y , ▁par al ysis ▁due ▁to ▁accident , ▁am put ations ▁( of ▁the ▁legs , ▁or ▁other ▁parts ), ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁dis abilities . ▁The ▁International ▁W heel ch air ▁Basketball ▁Federation ▁( I W BF ) ▁is ▁the ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁this ▁sport . ▁It ▁is ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee ▁( IP C ) ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁compet ent ▁authority ▁in ▁wheel ch air ▁basketball ▁world wide . ▁FI BA ▁has ▁recognized ▁I W BF ▁under ▁Article ▁ 5 3 ▁of ▁its ▁General ▁Stat utes . ▁ ▁The ▁I W BF ▁has ▁ 8 2 ▁National ▁Organ izations ▁for ▁W heel ch air ▁Basketball ▁( NO W B s