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Robert Henry Winters PC (August 18, 1910 – October 10, 1969) was a Canadian politician and businessman. Life and career. Born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the son ...
The World Institute on Disability is internationally known, and considered a hotbed of disability politics activism. Roberts speaking at a disability leadership conference in 1981 Before the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was passed, Roberts realized that many of the buildings at UC Berkeley were not accessible to him or other ...
In 1969, Dr. Malcolm Sayer is a dedicated and caring physician at a local hospital in the Bronx borough of New York City.After working extensively with the catatonic patients who survived the 1919–1930 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica, Sayer discovers that certain stimuli will reach beyond the patients' respective catatonic states; actions, such as catching a ball, hearing familiar music ...
Camp Jened was a summer camp for disabled people in the state of New York that became a springboard for the disability rights movement and independent living movement in the United States. [1] [2] Many campers and counselors (known as "Jenedians") [2] became disability rights activists, such as Judith Heumann, [3] James LeBrecht, [4] and Bobbi ...
Robert Halfon, Education Select Committee Chair since 2017 (cerebral palsy and osteoarthritis) Aubrey Herbert, MP 1911-23 (near blind from youth, becoming totally blind in his last year of life and service) Chris Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond, Conservative life peer in the House of Lords (blind)
Amy Palmiero-Winters was born to run. As a young athlete, she competed in track and field competitions until she was involved in a major accident that left her with no choice but to amputate her ...
Athletics events have been held at every Paralympic Games. At the end of the Beijing Games, athletics was Australia's most successful medal sport.Since 2001, Athletics Australia has the responsibility of preparing the Australian athletics team for the Paralympic Games. .
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