skateboarder with no legs aspires to be a pro
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growing up as teenager is never easy especially for vinicios sardi who was born without his lower legs but six years ago the 21-year-old brazilian found a way to accept his disability - skateboarding vinicios from sao paulo in brazil admits he had always felt ashamed about his condition but that his passion for skateboarding is greater than the shame he felt about his legs his ambition is now to become a professional skateboarder videographer director: janio edwards producer: shannon lane ruby coote editor: ian phillips

cuts 039taking disabled people back to victorian age039 - video comment is free guardiancouk
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comment is free interviews: eleanor lisney from disabled people against cuts on why despite the obstacles facing them people with disabilities are turning out to protest

jung von mattlimmat: pro infirmis get closer
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pro infirmis conducts an experiment: there are only a few people who dont have empathy with disabled people nevertheless the passenger seat in the public bus next to fabian often stays empty handicapped people are a regular part of our society so get closerthe audio track quotthe funeralquot is by courtesy of quotthe band of horsesquot from the album quoteverything all the timequot:http:itunesapplecomdealbumthe-funeralid129649178i=129649334ampampuo=4current album of the band:http:itunesapplecomdealbuminfinite-armsid367808132uo=4quot

disabled man sucker-punched on the bus no one tries to stop it or help video
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you may have heard about the incident back in september involving habitual asshole raymel curry sucker-punching a 55-year-old disabled man

chinese one-legged long jumper
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amazing chinese one-legged female long jumper during a paralympics athletic event

disabled vet richard west exposes 61 million medicaid scam video
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after nearly losing his life to negligent nursing care a vietnam veteran filed a whistleblower lawsuit that exposed a 61 million medicaid scam cnncom reports richard west a 63-year-old veteran who suffers from muscular dystrophy went after maxim healthcare services when he realized he was paying for services he wasnt getting

disabled 3-year old found dead on school bus
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aliso viejo ktla -- a three-year-old child was found dead on a school bus in aliso viejo friday detectives say the bus driver had just dropped off another child at a bus stop when he noticed there was a 3-year-old boy strapped into his wheelchair who was unresponsive

living without hands and knees born different
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an inspirational woman born without fully developed limbs is making waves in the motivational speaking and beauty blogging world sinikwe kademaunga from harare zimbabwe manages to do her own and others makeup and hair without hands - using just her arms which end at the elbow the pretty 24-year-old has an unknown disability that caused her limbs to stop growing in the womb leaving her with shortened legs which stop before the knee sinikwe now educates about disabilities in her native country and inspires thousands at her speaking events and online

howzat armless cricketer makes state team
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a budding cricketer has defied the odds after mastering the sport despite having no arms amir hussain lone lost both his arms aged just eight years old in a tragic accident at his fathers sawmill ironically dad bashir made cricket bats at the mill and had to sell the business to pay for his sons treatment but the injuries werent enough to stop amirs love of the game now aged 26 and captain of thejammu and kashmir state para-cricket team amir is able to bat bowl and even catch out opponents using his feet his unusual technique for batting involves holding the bat between his neck and shoulder amir from indian-administered kashmir bowls with his toes using a sweeping leg movement to launch the cricket ball videographer director: mohammad younis zargar producer: haziq qadri nick johnson editor: sonia estal kyle waters

pettion for change ep1 edited
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the abuse of the disabled and elderly is an epidemic on a city state and federal level the very agencies that have been put into place to protect these very vulnerable people themselves often times are the abusersthe abuse of the disabled and elderly is an epidemic on a city state and federal level the very agencies that have been put into place to protect these very vulnerable people themselves often times are the abusersafter a serious car accident i relocated to specialized housing for the disabled managed by accessible space inc in south lake tahoe california i came here to rest and heal but instead i have fallen critically ill due to unfit living conditionsmany of the other tenants had similar or worse complaints out of the 17 building units one-half of the residents 8 have died or has been sent to hospice to die in a three-year period four died on the premises six residents have contracted cancer andor have had cancer scares most of these people did not have these conditions p

special olympics commercial 039different039
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directed by charles hendley goldenhorde written by nick wooton and jonathon john agency jwt london winner cannes lions best public service commercial cannes lions jury039s choice best commercial new york one show best public service commercial 360000 views on youtube

rick
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in general a chronically homeless person is an unaccompanied disabled individual who has been continuously homeless for over one year at least that039s how the government defines it i met rick near times square in new york city rick worked at the same job for 37 years but after a stroke caused challenges he lost his job and ran out of money he has been turned down for disability so that leaves him out on the streets rick has been homeless for 3 months most of the support for fighting homelessness is targeting to chronic homeless but according to hud you have to be homeless for longer than a year to qualify

wheelchair bodybuilding: its about giving hope inspiration and motivation
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wheelchair bodybuilders have spoken of their joy at finally competing on the stage made famous by arnold schwarzenegger ten muscular men rolled into columbus ohio to flex their pecs at the 2016 arnold classic pro wheelchair in march the prestigious competition was the culmination of years of hard work by organiser and former champion bodybuilder nick scott the inaugural event was won by sport legend harold kelley 44 who had won the seven out of eight of the previous events organisers now hope to take the burgeoning sport which gives hope to dozens of paralysed athletes around the world to the olympia stage in las vegas videographer director: matt hubbard producer: john balson nick johnson editor: kyle waters

roller rabbit finds love: cute as fluff
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a disabled rabbit who is unable to use its legs gets around in a mini wheelchair charles the american sable rabbit was found trapped in a garden hose undera bush in the mountains of santa cruz california by elise oliphant and herfianc three years agowith her big brown eyes and beautiful colouring the couple melted at the sight of her but quickly realised there was something wrongdetermined to get charles mobile again elise ordered the bunny a special rabbit wheelchair from us based company dogs to go - who specialise in carts for disabled animals of all kindsnicknamed chichi - the couple named her charles as theyoriginally thought she was male - charles now has a lop-eared rabbit boyfriend called mr magoo who is partially blind videographer director: elise oliphant producer: shannon lane ellie winstanley editor: joshua douglas

will 039bionic bodies039 offer high-tech hope to the disabled
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read the transcript: http:topbsorgkrf4a5state of the art technology is being used to create artificial body parts that could help people with disabilities - but the advancements will have limitations miles o039brien reports