Para-rowing is sweep rowing or sculling for people with physical disabilities/limitations, including, hearing impairment, paraplegia, quadriplegia, blindness, visual impairment, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and spina bifida. In para-rowing, there are three classification categories – PR1, PR2 and PR3. In 2008, para-rowing was welcomed into the Paralympic programme. Several rowing clubs across Ontario run para-rowing programs.