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Mother’s Invention Helps Disabled Son and Countless Others to ‘Walk’

A revolutionary harness designed by a mother to give her wheelchair-bound son a chance to walk has parents cheering. Debby Elnatan, whose son Rotem has...
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Disability Kept Him From Soccer Stardom, But His Own Animated Super Hero Turns Disease into Strength

Aaron D’Errico always wanted to play soccer like his superstar dad, who led the USA Men’s National soccer team, but since birth his leg...

Canadian Man Invents Boat for Wheelchair Canoeing

Jon Pimlott is blessed with a wife, two beautiful kids, a job and a healthy body ready for life. He's also got the persistence...
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‘Backwards Bill’ Runs NYC Marathon in Wheelchair to Show Disabled Kids How to Stay Active

Every one of the more than 45,000 runners expected to finish the 2013 ING New York City Marathon on November 3 brings to the...
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Boy Asks for ‘Fancy Jogger Pusher’ so He Can Race With Disabled Brother

An Edmond, Oklahoma boy wrote to a television station about his brother who has cerebral palsy. The words, the penmanship are clearly those of a...
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First-Ever Disabled Miss USA Contestant Inspires Young Girls

When Abbey Curran first saw a flyer for a local beauty pageant, she was 16 and walked with a pronounced limp due to cerebral...
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Business Owner Installs Elevator for Girl to Keep Family in Home Built by Ancestors

The owner of a construction company installed an elevator in the home of a family whose 9-year-old daughter Sara has cerebral palsy. As a result,...
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Teen’s Scouting Project Far Exceeds the Numbers

The numbers have never worked out right for Garrett Becker. He was born four months early. His chance of living six months: 20%. Diagnosed at...
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Send a Birthday Card to the “Teresa Project” and Fulfill Brother’s Wish

Let's take a few minutes out of our daily lives and help a kind brother to fulfill a birthday wish for his sister. Harold...
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Yankees Give Special Needs New-Yorkers a Day They’ll Never Forget

Last week the New York Yankees' biggest stars volunteered for their team's Hope Week to benefit programs that help community residents most in need....
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Blind Girl’s Stolen Therapy Dog Returned (Video)

A heartbroken 5-year-old girl suffering from cerebral palsy couldn't stop smiling on Thursday after her dog stolen two weeks ago was returned to her...
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Grandma Carries Disabled Granddaughter Over Mountains to School for 3 Years

Every day for three years, Xiang Yuncui carried her disabled granddaughter over mountain roads to a Chinese school 3 miles away (5km). The young girl...
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American Muslim Comedians Transcend Politics with Humor

A motley crew of diverse Arab, Persian and American comedians is making audiences laugh while unraveling stereotypes at the same time. With their own...
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SPIDER-MAN Honors NY English Teacher as ‘Everyday Super Hero’

The Broadway show SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark announced the second honoree of their "Everyday Heroes" initiative: a high school English teacher, Jacqueline Morelli...
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Custom Tricycles Give Burst of Freedom to Disabled Kids

A retired couple in Michigan believes that every child should have the exalted feeling of riding alone with the wind in their face. So...
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South Korean Pastor Accepts Unwanted Babies in Drop Box

In a country that prizes physical perfection, Korean Pastor Lee Jong-rak, his eyes opened after caring for his own disabled son, has been taking...
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Disabled Bodies, but Able Workers!

80 percent of the workers hired at the Tennessee factory, which makes artificial grass, are disabled -- but, owner David Morris doesn't see them...
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Disabled 21-Year-Old Stuck in Nursing Home With Seniors Until a Family Took Her in

A young woman was placed by the state of Alabama in a nursing home with only senior citizens because she had cerebral palsy and...
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75-Year-old to Run Three Day Race Through Death Valley Heat

Few places are more deserving of their name than Death Valley at the height of summer. Incredibly, it is into this furnace of sand and...
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Adopted Russian Orphan Raises $60,000 to Build Playground Back Home

Alex Griffith, 16, was adopted as a baby from a Krasnoyarsk, Russia, hospital. Now, he's raised more than $60,000 to design and build a...