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  2. Aimee Mullins - Wikipedia

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    She was elected to represent American female athletes from 2007 to 2009 as Women's Sports Foundation president; the organization was founded by sports pioneer Billie Jean King. She remains a member of both its board of trustees and its athlete advisory panel for the Women Sports Foundation. [ 7 ]

  3. Parasports - Wikipedia

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    Parasports are sports played by people with a disability, including physical and intellectual disabilities. [1] Some parasports are forms of adapted physical activities from existing non-disabled sports, while others have been specifically created for persons with a disability and do not have a non-disabled equivalent.

  4. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    Used of mentally ill and neurotic women, particularly single women and spinsters who hoard cats. [23] Cretin [citation needed] Cripple "A person with a physical or mobility impairment". Its shortened form ("crip") has been reclaimed by some people with disabilities as a positive identity. [6] [7] [17] [24] Confined to a wheelchair

  5. Ilona Maher Strips Down for “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit”: 'I ...

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    Ilona Maher is getting her Sports Illustrated cover moment.. The Olympic rugby player, 28, has officially made her debut with her own digital cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, marking what ...

  6. My daughter's disabilities mean I have to stay physically ...

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    My daughter has Rett Syndrome and lost the ability to walk by the time she was 6. I need to stay strong to help her throughout her life.

  7. Para-athletics - Wikipedia

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    Competitors are typically organised into three broad categories: deaf sports, athletes with a physical disability, and athletes with an intellectual disability.Deaf athletes typically compete among themselves at events such as the Deaflympics, or in able-bodied events (such as British hammer thrower Charlotte Payne) while athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities are usually ...

  8. 18 Books With Disability Representation - AOL

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    Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help. ... In a collection of essays on her life as a Black disabled woman, pop culture, romance, self-love and more, Brown takes us inside her life with fresh, often ...

  9. Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award - Wikipedia

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    Established with the aid of disability advocate and former United States Paralympic soccer player Eli Wolff, [2] the accolade's trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, [3] is presented to the disabled sportswomen adjudged to be the best at the annual ESPY Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. [1]