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Tag Archives: living with disabilities
Living with SCI: A Legless Summer
Pascale Honore and her sons Morgan and Tom are hitting the road this summer on what they call a “Legless Summer” trip. The 50-year-old Australian native remembers growing up along the coastal town of Elliston, doing what she loved—surfing. That … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, coastal town, elliston, hitting the road, honore, living with disabilities, morgan, NARIC, owusu, paraplegia, pascale, SCI, spinal cord, spinal cord injury, summer, summer trip, surfing, swan, teddowusu, teddy, tom, tyron
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Miss, You Can Do It!
The Miss You Can Do It Pageant will be featured in a new HBO documentary airing June 24 at 9 p.m. EDT. The documentary follows eight contestants with varying disabilities as they prepare and compete in the pageant. Miss You … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 years, 2008, abbey, alexis, america, beauty, beauty queen, cerebral palsy, congenial, contest, curran, disorders, documentaries, entertainment, hbo, hbo documentary, iowa usa, living with disabilities, miss iowa, miss usa, miss you can do it pageant, NARIC, neurological disorders, non-profit, owusu, pageant, performing with disabilities, teddowusu, teddy, wineman
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Miss All American Standout
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but beauty in its truest sense just cannot be denied. 18-year-old Alexis Wineman, the reigning Miss Montana, always knew there was something about her that wasn’t the norm. At age 11 she … Continue reading
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Tagged alexis, america, autism, beauty, butterworth, communication, communication disabilities, communication disorders, congenial, contest, disorders, living with disabilities, macy's, miss america, miss montana, montana, neurological disorders, owusu, pageant, parade, teddowusu, teddy, wineman
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The #NikeLetter
According to the Oregonian, a 17-year-old high schooler who was born weighing 2 pounds, 6 ounces with cerebral palsy may have just created a huge shift in the way a $67 billion company does business. The Portland based newspaper reports … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, athletics, cerebral palsy, independent living, living with disabilities, nike, owusu, research, research design, run, running, shoes, sports, teddowusu, teddy, walk, walking
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 