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Oct. 17, 2011
IPS News (Ghana)
Woes for Disabled Persist Five Years After Act
Emmanuel Joseph and George Amoah, two disabled Ghanaians, occupy different ends of the spectrum. The former lies on a piece of cardboard in Accra Central, his half-naked body twisted and mostly paralysed, the sun beating down on him while he waits to collect three dollars, the average proceeds of a day’s begging.
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Filed Under: employment, international, physical disability

Sept. 18, 2011
The Arizona Republic
Phoenix man killed at Reno air show; leaves 3 brothers behind
The four brothers leaned on one another, and sometimes it seemed like they leaned on Mikey most - the serious one who started his own company in high school, the brave one who wrote letters to ask for things they needed, such as wheelchairs and scholarships and maybe baseball tickets - and the only one to graduate from college so far.
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Filed Under: physical disability, profile

Sept. 13, 2011
New York Daily News
New model NYC yellow cabs built for wheelchair users
Another new model of yellow cabs could hit city streets before the much ballyhooed "Taxi of the Future" arrives.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), physical accessibility, physical disability, public policy, transportation

Aug. 28, 2011
The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
Coach’s disability nothing but a footnote in a successful career
The message, with all its implications for success, can be distilled into three words. Spend any amount of time around this coach, around his football program, and you’ll come away parroting the mantra: “Figure it out.” Catchy, sure. But it’s more than a nice phrase. It’s Mark Speckman’s coaching philosophy. And his life.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, employment, physical disability, recreation

Aug. 17, 2011
KFOR-TV (Oklahoma City)
Airline returns man's wheelchair in pieces
Jason Price was picked by a federal administration to help write a book. His part is about Oklahomans with disabilities becoming employed and self-sufficient, allowing them to leave the Social Security disability rolls.
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Filed Under: physical disability, transportation

July 31, 2011
KHON-TV (Honolulu)
Kailua man completes paddleboard race despite disability
The Kaiwi Channel is one of the most difficult channels to cross on a paddleboard. On Sunday, some of the world's top athletes took on the challenge in the 15th annual Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard World Championship.
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Filed Under: physical disability, profile, recreation

May 29, 2011
KULR-TV (Billings, Mont.)
West grad does not let disability slow him down
West High School graduate Christian Johnson was born with Cerebral Palsy. It's a condition caused by brain injuries usually within the womb. While the severity varies, Johnson has had limited use of his legs for most of his life.
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Filed Under: education, K-12, physical disability, profile

May 27, 2011
The Arizona Republic
Firefighters rally behind colleague with prosthesis
The 4-foot fall from a rock-climbing wall in 2005 shattered Mase Mattingly's right ankle, which bent at a 90-degree angle.
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Filed Under: employment, physical disability

April 5, 2011
WBUR-FM (Boston)
Rescue Monkey Becomes Helping Hand After Man’s Accident
Six years ago, Ned Rogers was a 22-year-old college student in Arizona when he was in a catastrophic car accident that left him a quadriplegic and severely brain damaged.
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Filed Under: healthcare, long-term care, parenting, physical accessibility, physical disability, profile, service animal

March 28, 2011
Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Storytellers: On motorized chair, with the heart of a competitor
All of his life, Tony Jackson loved sports. He liked the idea that two people, or two teams, would face each other and do their best. One would win, and one would lose. The drama appealed to him.
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