Inspiring stories of people with disabilities?

A celebrated dancer and a successful actress, Sudha Chandran is a glaring example of winning spirit against adverse situations. Losing part of her leg in an accident in the peak of her dancing career couldn’t hold back Sudha Chandran’s determination and passion for dancing. After amputation of her right leg, she got a prosthetic Jaipur foot.

She started dancing again and performed on stage. Her flourishing career also got her a chance to act in it and depict her own real life story in the movie – ‘Mayuri’ in Telegu and ndi version of it ‘Naache Mayuri’.

This is actually a two for one kind of thing from Cleveland! One young man is blind and the other lost his legs when he was little... both are state champion wrestlers.

This is a great story about an autistic basketball player, pretty epic video. youtube.com/watch?v=Ek1iIOTsiRo Here's a wiki (I know you said no wikipedia, but it links to tonnes of other sources) and a news source.

Glenn Shaw.... according to the bio on his site: "Glenn Shaw has explored some of the world's wildest places... Glenn kayaked off the coast of Antarctica...exploits have included trekking in the skiing and dog sledging in North America, and kayaking in the Middle East. The single detail that makes Glenn's achievements extraordinary is that he has been confined to a wheelchair... all his life. " glennshaw.co.uk/index.htm glennshaw.co.uk/Everest/glenn.htm And for that solid gold reputable source that backs up his story, here is BBC News on his attempt on Everest: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3189310.stm The BBC quotes him saying he hoped other disabled people could use versions of his equipment to achieve their own personal goals."We are not saying go to Everest, but we are saying there is a great deal of the world out there that we hope you can enjoy.

It opens a world of possibilities and doors. " What can you say to that? Incredible, but true.

Israel Vibration (Lacelle Bulgin, Albert Craig and Cecil Spence). They battled polio, survived and now sing praises to The Most Listen to their music. You'll find your inspiration there.

No arms, No legs, No worries! " -- Nick Vujicic Limbless speaker teaches compassion in Grand Island buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/578227.... youtube.com/watch?v=u3LFBqvvW-M Similarly, Barb has no hands. She does everything with her feet.

youtube.com/watch?v=mQVTWw_sb1g.

Matt Sanford, person with a spinal cord injury who teaches yoga paralinks.net/paralinksarchives/mattsanf... matthewsanford.com/about.html Great interview w Krista Tippet (speaking of faith) speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs....

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