Tag Archives: disability
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Feel-Good Story: 13-Year-Old Wrestler Lets Opponent with Cerebral Palsy Win (Video)
When I grow up I want to be like 13-year-old wrestler Justin Kievit of Nolensville, Tennessee. Why? Well, to answer that I have to tell you about another 13-year-old boy from Tennessee named Jared Stevens. You see, Jared has cerebral palsy, a condition which confines him to a wheel chair. Like most boys his age, [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Defying Disability
According to the World Health Organization, the term “disability” has been defined as “an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure…” One could say that the woman in the image above is “disabled” due to her “problem in body structure” (she’s missing her right [...]
