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Tag Archives: teddy
National Hispanic Month: MLB’s Freddy Sanchez
September 15-October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) and to highlight the event, this blog will highlight people living with disabilities in the Latino community. Freddy Sanchez is an infielder for the San Francisco Giants; he is also a World … Continue reading
The Reality of a ‘Push Girl’
“Real” housewives have their shows, so do cooks, bounty hunters, and any number of other professionals and social-types. But seldom are there shows that represent the community of people living with disabilities. And when there are, it’s even rarer to … Continue reading
Posted in Audiovisual, Event, Uncategorized
Tagged adults, angla, auti, channel, chelsie, Disabilities, friendships, girl, girls, mia, owusu, push, reality, reality show, relationships, series, sundance, teddowusu, teddy, television, tiphany, wheelchairs, young
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From ‘Knee-high’ to Seeing Eye: Guide Dogs
Ever wonder how an energetic puppy becomes a disciplined, focused seeing-eye-dog? Animal lovers will be happy to know that this doesn’t involve any type of animal cruelty or violation of puppy labor laws. Preparation begins when they are puppies and … Continue reading
Movement Disorders: Friedreich’s Ataxia
October is Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA or FRDA) and movement disorders month. Movement disorders are caused by disease or damage to various parts of the brain and affect over 10 million people in the United States. Most are classified as neurological … Continue reading
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Tagged ataxia, brain, Disabilities, disability, disease, disorders, fa, frda, friedreich's, injury, mobility, movement, october, owusu, spinal cord, teddowusu, teddy, trinucleotides
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Valentina Guerrero Fashionista
Valentina Guerrero was the talk of the fashion world this summer. You may or may not have noticed, but she’s kind of a big deal. The 10-month-old beauty and face of designer Dolores Cortes’ DC Kids swimwear line made her … Continue reading
2012 Paralympics: The Stories Behind the Games
One of the great things about the Olympics and Paralympics games are the storylines. While we view the participants as extraordinary athletes who perform amazing feats and watch in anticipation as records fall, we may overlook the human aspect in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 paralympics, amputee, massive blood loss, owusu, paralympics, paralympics games, Special Olympics, sport, sports, teddowusu, teddy
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The Olympics and Paralympics Together Through 2020
On July 24, 2012, just three days before the start of the Olympics and 36 before the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge signed a co-operation agreement that will … Continue reading
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Tagged london, olympics, owusu, paralympics, sport, teddy
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An Apple a Day…
An Apple a Day… Finding snack options can be difficult. So difficult in fact that many people have dismissed the notion from their diet all together. But starvation is not the answer folks! Today’s eateries are overwhelmed with a horde of snack … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, diet, food, health, healthy food, healthy living, natural, owusu, teddy
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2012 Paralympics: Team Bad Company
The 2012 Paralympics are almost here and while many of us have been waiting all summer for the games to arrive, most of the participants have been anticipating it their whole lives. So before you start rooting for team USA, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 paralympics, amputee, double amputee, espn magazine, london, owusu, sports, team, teamwork, teddy
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2012 Paralympics: Goalball
Whether you play or watch, it’s a guarantee that you’ve never experienced anything like Goalball. Goalball features two teams of three players attempting to roll or throw a ball implanted with bells into the other team’s goal. All players are … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, 2012 paralympics, goalball, owusu, paralympics, sports, teddowusu, teddy, visual disabilities, visual impairments
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