physically handicapped

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physically handicapped

No excuses

the true story of a congenital amputee who became a champion in wrestling and in life
2006
A congenital amputee shares his remarkable and inspirational story of overcoming physical and mental barriers to become an athlete and an inspirational speaker who has appeared on the Larry King and Howard Stern shows.

Winning

1997
Paralyzed in a football accident, high-school student , Gary Madden, struggles to accept and overcome his condition, with the dedicated assistance of recently widowed English teacher, Ann Treer.

Picking up the pieces

1998
A girl who has suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury begins the process of emotional healing.

The secret garden

2009
Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers and invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

Push girl

a novel
Written by one of the stars of SundanceTV's series "Push Girls," the novel describes Kara, a popular high school junior, who is paralyzed in a car accident and struggles to adjust to her new life in a wheelchair.

No one's perfect

2000
Hirotada Ototake describes how he has dealt with the many challenges he has faced, including adapting to life with no arms or legs.

Jim Abbott

1996
A biography of the California Angels pitcher who has only one hand.

Jim Boen--a man of opposites

1980
Presents an account of a paraplegic's struggle to reconstruct his life after becoming partially paralyzed.

New beginning

1982
Permanently paralyzed by a football injury, Steve must learn to develop new interests which will give him hope for the future.

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