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In April 2006 my life drastically changed. I was involved in an RTC. I suffered multiple injuries including a broken femur, ribs, pelvis, bu

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Miss T is 10 years old. She has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. She is an athlete. How did she become an athlete?

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I was always the 'sick kid'. I missed so much school, letters were sent home. I had snacks and advil on hand in my elementary school office.

Samar Lemons

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Samar Lemons' road to recovery!

Hello, I am Samar and I am a c4 complete quadriplegic. I was injured in a high school football game. Ever since I’ve been trying to recover

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Hi everyone, My name is Josine and I feel honored to be able to share my story here. All the brave people on this page who share their chal

daniellability

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Hi there! My name is Danielle, and I am a YouTuber, artist, and model. I was born with a birth defect called Spina Bifida, which means I’ve

hannah

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Scuba with Juancho!

Hi, my name is Juancho. Years ago, I was in a car accident which resulted in a spinal cord injury, specifically C5-C6-C7. I would like to sh

Enjoying the opportunities my disability has afforded me.

David Bale

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Enjoying the opportunities my disability has afforded me.

I recently turned 50 and reflected on my life, including being a husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and uncle. However, my life cha

Ian Levy

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FanSided is proud to announce a new partnership between our Why We Play initiative and Yoocan! Our goal is to help share more inspiring stor

Amanda Perla

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Jacob Webb

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Andre

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It takes a lot to be able to see one's growth within the time span of a single month. I used to be able to see consistent and relevant growt

Hope on the horizon - battling back from paralysis

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Hope on the horizon - battling back from paralysis

For many years I have loved nature and adventure of any kind; climbing, ski mountaineering, running, cycling and walking in the hills of Sco

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My story, nothing is impossible ❤️

Hi, my name is Maripaz Romero, I’m from Monterrey, Mexico. I’m 22 and I was born with one leg shorter than the other, and a right arm smalle

Rúben Baptista

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My Sweet Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Hi, I'm Rúben. I'm 30 years old and live in Portugal. I have osteogenesis imperfecta. I like sports, and heavy metal music, Slipknot, and Mo

Carolina Monteiro

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My life

My life is made of transformations. It's a story. I was born and reborn every day. I came into the world with a disability. I was born, I go

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12 hours that changed my life

On October 8th, 2017 I went to work at the vet as per usual. It was a busy day of back to back operations. Around 2pm I noticed I hadn’t bee

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Amanda Stanton

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Zoe has a disability, but that isn't who she is.

Meet Zoe. Zoe is 12 years old, and she is a character! She loves animals, music, vacation, and her people. She has a great sense of humor an

I’m pushing buttons to get our buttons ♿️

Vulpine Hawk

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I’m pushing buttons to get our buttons ♿️

Vulpine Hawk (@lordofjonktown on tiktok) shares an important example for us of accessibility and the lack of care put to in some Institution

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