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June 27
KING-TV (Seattle)
Tacoma Goodwill graduate winning praises from Sea-Tac, Port of Seattle
For years, a 33-year-old Lakewood man has had the door slammed in his face from potential employers. Living with cerebral palsy, it hasn't been easy for him to get a job. But the training he received from Tacoma Goodwill has now earned him a job at Sea-Tac Airport – and lots of praise from the community.
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Filed Under: employment, learning disability, physical disability, profile

June 22
Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Press Republican
Beekmantown youth overcomes arm disability
Sarah Downey has learned to make adjustments on the fly.
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Filed Under: physical disability, profile, recreation

June 19
The Washington Post
Philip Kennicott on Michael Graves's 'Revealing Culture' exhibit
In February 2003, architect Michael Graves came down with what he thought was a cold. After a long and frigid site visit to one of his projects, it got worse. A spinal infection was ravaging his body and left him paralyzed. He now uses a wheelchair.
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Filed Under: arts, physical accessibility, profile

June 7
Chicago Tribune
An anniversary for Access Living
On the credenza in Marca Bristo's sunny downtown Access Living office are a Barbie doll in a wheelchair, a photograph of one of Bristo's two grown children and awards for her equal rights work on behalf of people with disabilities.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability awareness, long-term care, profile, public policy, sexuality

June 4
Access Hollywood
Orlando Bloom’s Struggle With Dyslexia
Orlando Bloom shares his experience with dyslexia for “The Child Mind Institute,” to help children who share in his struggles. Another diagnosed dyslexic, Orlando’s friend Tom Cruise, says he fought his whole life to overcome the disability’s challenges.
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Filed Under: learning disability, profile

June 2
WCVB-TV Chronicle (Boston)
Fighting Back
34-year old Jason Crigler seemed to be on top of the world. The New York based guitarist was playing with stars like Norah Jones and Rufus Wainright, readying his first CD, and expecting his first child. Then he had a massive stroke. But that's not the end of his story. Tonight, Chronicle documents Crigler's amazing fight to regain control of his life.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, profile

May 25
Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal
Greer teen beauty queen not sidelined by disability
Anna Brown lives her platform, advocating achieving success in any arena despite obstacles.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, hearing impaired, profile

May 20
Wisconsin State Journal
Doug Moe: Overcoming disability -- on a bike and on skis
Late on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, when Adam Groener finished work at his customer service job with RockAuto on Odana Road, he got on his motorcycle, put on his helmet and punched up the band Apartment 26 on his MP3 player.
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Filed Under: adaptive sports, physical disability, profile, recreation, relationships

May 15
Worcester (Mass.) Telegram
Powering past disability
Holy Cross' eight-man shell teeters near the dock on top of Lake Quinsigamond and it takes a sure, steady hand to balance the long, narrow boat just to get in and out of it.
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Filed Under: education, higher education, inclusion, profile, recreation

May 10
KSL-TV (Salt Lake City)
Man learns to see disability as a gift
Every life has defining moments that can change the person forever. For one Utah man, he took cruel comments and turned them into his motivation.
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Filed Under: employment, physical disability, profile

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