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  2. Harrison Bergeron - Wikipedia

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    Harrison Bergeron is the fourteen-year-old son of George Bergeron and Hazel Bergeron, who is 7 feet (2.1 m) tall, a genius, and an extraordinarily handsome, athletic, strong, and brave person. George Bergeron is Harrison's father and Hazel's husband. A very smart and sensitive character, he is handicapped artificially by the government.

  3. Bill Porter (salesman) - Wikipedia

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    William Douglas Porter [1] (September 9, 1932 – December 3, 2013) was an American salesman, who worked for Watkins Incorporated based in Winona, Minnesota.Born with cerebral palsy, [2] Porter's background and work was brought to the public's attention in 1995 when an Oregon-based newspaper published a series of feature stories about him.

  4. Probably (South Park) - Wikipedia

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    Cartman confesses easily that the whole situation has merely been his latest scheme to make ten million dollars by conning the other kids. Stan and Kyle are disillusioned by this, but they can't do anything about it as long as other children keep giving their money to Cartman. Sister Anne, however, asks Jesus to visit. Jesus tells the kids that ...

  5. Susan, a disabled Quincy resident, needs to move but money is ...

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    Lend a Hand is The Patriot Ledger's annual holiday charitable program and has raised more than $3.3 million for South Shore people in need. Susan, a disabled Quincy resident, needs to move but ...

  6. Henry "Crip" Heard - Wikipedia

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    In 1975, a Chicago newspaper praised Heard, describing him as, "a clerk in the office of the 34th Ward Bureau of Sanitation, [who] has turned his handicap into an asset. This week he is sponsoring a dinner for handicapped youngsters at Illinois Research hospital." [7] When Heard died in 1991, the Illinois legislature recognized his death. [8]

  7. List of fictional characters with disabilities - Wikipedia

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    The story's themes resonate with critical disability theory. [24] [25] 1843 Tiny Tim: A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens: Tiny Tim is believed to have had either rickets, tuberculosis (TB), polio, and/or cerebral palsy. [26] [27] 1978 Walter Walter: David Cook: He has learning and communication disabilities. [28] [29] 1937 Lennie Small Of Mice ...

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Nor must the person making the claim have any special credentials. “For the outcome of ‘death,’ there is no certainty that a suspected product caused the death,” explained Liscinsky. “The event or death may have been related to the underlying disease being treated, may have been caused by some other product being used at the same time ...

  9. Man with cerebral palsy abseils off Forth Bridge - AOL

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