Blake has always been a very open person who looked at life positively and tried to live like his peers. He was a part of the football team, he got along well with his peers and was popular at school. His professional career began by working in a BBQ restaurant in Texas, where he integrated …
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Since his accident in 2005 during an England Under 21 rugby training session, Matt has battled hard to live as normal a life as possible. Paralyzed from the neck down and breathing via the aid of a ventilator, it is a testament to him that he decided to set up the Foundation so that others …
Joni Eareckson Tada Author, Radio Host, Founder of Joni and Friends On July 30, 1967, Joni dove into the Chesapeake Bay after misjudging the shallowness of the water. She suffered a fracture between the fourth and fifth cervical levels and became a quadriplegic (or tetraplegic), paralyzed from the shoulders down.During her two years of rehabilitation, …
A two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant a wait for the first edition of a new international six-a-side wheelchair handball competition which could open the door to Paralympic Games inclusion. A collaboration between the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF) in November allowed hosts Portugal to make history by …
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