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Roxana Dobrica
Due to a car accident in Italy , Roxana is completely paralyzed from the chest down . Roxana is a model for Lulia Barton Inclusive Agency. Roxana is a mother . She is also a Handcyclist who dreams of participating in the Paralympics for 2020. Roxana has been a blogger for Walk N Rolling With…
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Jamila Gomez
In Chicago, Ill. I was born Beautiful. That’s what my father named me. At least, that’s how I was brought up to see myself. It didn’t turn out that way, though. January 15th, 1982 was the date of my birth. I was told I was born prematurely, but hey, I’m here. The youngest of 3…
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Tina Champion
I am 52 years old and have had Spina Bifida since birth. I used a manual wheelchair up until 3 years ago, but since then, I have had to use an electric wheelchair due to secondary health conditions. I like to read, write, crochet and watch movies for enjoyment. I volunteer as a tutor for…
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Kacee Barnes
Hey I’m Kacee Barnes! I was born with Hydrocephalus. What really bothers me, is the fact that there is no cure except surgery. I also hate that I can’t memorize or remember things nor learn as fast as others. That is why school was so hard for me . I did quit school but I…
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Amanda Harris
I have thought about the question, “Where do I belong? The sighted world or the world of the visually impaired?” I have asked this question several times during my life ever since I received my first large print book, and then again after I got my first low vision magnifier. I was born with Nystagmus,…
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Jane Colfer
Hi my name is Jane colfer. I am 29 years old. I live in the south east of Ireland in county Waterford. I was born with Myelomeningocele Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. I have been wheelchair bound since the age of 3 years old. I am working as a receptionist in a children’s youth centre. My…
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Samantha Hadley Draham
Hello ! I’m Samantha Hadley Graham . I’m almost 44. Born S1 with hydrocephalus. Walked pretty well without assistance till I was 16. The summer of 96, my 4th tethered cord release took away most of my ambulatory function. However, I was still able to walk short distances and with forearm crutches. Last summer, I…
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Patricia Frazier
The oldest daughter of 3 ,Patricia Frazier, was born in the year 1970 in a place called the Caribbean The doctors told her parents that she would not live past a year, but if she did, Patricia would be a “vegetable”, a common term used back then. Patricia’s parents ignored the doctors and took her…
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Dave Smith
My name is Dave Marcus Smith. I am 51 years old. I have Spina Bifida with Myelomenigocele. I am the baby of five kids. I have 4 sisters. I am married with 4 step daughters whom i consider my own. When I first set out to write this i had no idea as to what…
