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Category Archives: Famous People with disabilities
Pianist with visual disabilities earns international attention
Nobuyuki Tsujii, who cannot see, has become a classical music sensation after tying for top place in a prestigious international piano competition in June. The 20-year-old Japanese man learns pieces by memorizing recordings. Reuters Continue reading
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Special educator summits world’s highest peaks
BAYFIELD, Wisconsin — A retired school teacher with multiple sclerosis has now climbed the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents. A dispatch from the expedition company Alpine Ascents International reported that Lori Schneider reached the… Continue reading
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Gold medalist found his focus in the water
Michael Phelps was medicated for two years in elementary school to treat his ADHD, but as an 11-year-old he asked to be taken off the drugs. His swimming career was already blossoming and his focus on practicing and improving technique was astounding, … Continue reading
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Team HOYT…The real story of an inspirational love between a father and a son.
Parents, what are you willing to do for your child?Racing Towards Inclusion (click here) For the past twenty five years or more Dick, who is 65, has pushed and pulled his son across the country and over hundreds of finish lines. When Dick runs, Rick is… Continue reading
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Nominate a deserving student with a disability for CEC’s Yes I Can! Award
CEC’s Yes I Can! Awards honor students with disabilities who excel. Plus, every student nominated receives a certificate of achievement. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 14. Find out moreYes I Can Awards Flyer (pdf)The Yes I Can! Awards are given … Continue reading
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Professor touched the world with “Last Lecture”
Shortly after Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch, 47, learned he had just months to live, he delivered a lecture that has inspired millions. “If I don’t seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you,” he said in the… Continue reading
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Teen producer of ability-awareness video speaks to Congress
Tyler Greene is shown in one of his classrooms at West High School earlier this year. The West High grad spoke to members of Congress this week on the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. COURIER FILE PHOTOTyler Greene, 18, who won a CE… Continue reading
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