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From Tragedy to Positivity with a Spinal Cord Injury
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How I Stay Positivite with a Spinal Cord Injury One sunny day in Argentina, I went with an ex-boyfriend to the mountain on holiday, our car fell in …

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Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

From Tragedy to Positivity with a Spinal Cord Injury
Down Syndrome

Down with Luna 💪🏽

Hi my name is Luna, and I have Down Syndrome. I (@luna_enedina) was born with Down syndrome and a Congenital heart defect, which means I had a hole in my heart and defective vessels. I was told b…
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Here’s What Happened at yoocan in 2019
Rare Disease & Syndrome

Overcoming the greatest challenge with just words

You matter to everything! Hello, My name is Matthew and I am 27 years old living in south Texas. I have experienced quite a crazy life that makes most peoples jaw drop after h…
Blindness or Visual Impairment

From team England to the Nightingale and everywhere in between
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

32 years of being a Spinal Cord Injury Warrior!

Shot in the back for my purse and two dollars Thirty-two years ago I was a college student at LSU I went out with my boyfriend to listen to some live music. We were held up at gunpoint in the par…
Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Greatest teacher without words: Smiles For Jake
Other

I Am Invisible No More: Things Are Not Always As They Appear

Invisible Disabilities and Illnesses Are Real, Even If You Can't See Them In 2009, I was a few years into coming to terms living with a chronic illness called juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Though no one would be able to te…
Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Disability's are given to the strongest minds
Down Syndrome

MOTIVATE MAN - Changing Perceptions

Elijah and Crumpet Elijah and Crumpet were first featured here on YOOCAN in May 2019 after their first Australian television appearance (link below). Since then th…
Muscular Dystrophy

Body Positivity with A Disability
Rare Disease & Syndrome

Rare Babe with Rare Bones

My Journey being Rare My name is Christina, and I'm 29 years old. I’ve been using Instagram for about 7 years to share my experience with chronic illness, disability and s…
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Young Man with Autism Defies The Odds On A Quest To Help Others
Other

Louie is different and different is ok!

Louie’s differences Louie was born with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. He’s a little person. This is a random RARE genetic mutation (1 in 40,000). We …
Congenital Limb Condition

Unconditional love

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Rare Disease & Syndrome

Tiny Girl Lands Big Netflix Role & Starts DisabilityShirts.com

My Netflix Role and Company I Started Hi! I am Sammi Haney, I’m 9 years old, and I play #Esperanza on the #Netflix Series #RaisingDion and I also started my own t-shirt company www.disabi…
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Courage In All of Us
Rare Disease & Syndrome

Farah’s fight with SMA

SMA Farah is a sweet 2.5 year old baby girl that is fighting a condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1 (SMA). Farah was born a typical kiddo but …
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The Adventures of KatGirl Series and Pete the Private Eye

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