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'World's Ugliest Woman' Defies Haters and Releases Book

Amanda Ferris — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:00:57 +0000

Lizzie Velasquez has always defied the odds -- doctors said she wouldn't survive when she was born with a rare disorder that makes her incapable of creating muscle, storing body fat or gaining weight, but she did. Then she was dubbed "the world's ugliest woman" in high school in some hateful YouTube comments, and now Velasquez risen above the cruelty to find success.

Armless Girl Demonstrates How She Gets Dressed

Emerald Catron — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:45:06 +0000

YouTuber Tisha UnArmed was born without arms, and now she makes videos to answer the questions everybody probably wonders but is too afraid to ask. Like “how do you shower,” “can you make a sandwich,” and ‘why don’t you have arms?’ In this video, she shows how she gets dressed in the morning, and it [...]

Wheelchair-Bound High Schooler Scores Touchdown in Final Game [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:40:24 +0000

Ohio high school senior Trent Glaze hasn't let muscular dystrophy stop him from being Fairfield Union High's homecoming king and football team captain.

But since Glaze is bound to a wheelchair he also hadn't been able to get on the football field during his three year varsity career, instead contributing to the team by analyzing tape and assisting the coaching staff with other duties.

That all changed in his final game.

Student With Down Syndrome Scores Crucial Touchdown In His First Football Game [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:15:50 +0000

When Patrick Myshrall scored a touchdown during a Massachusetts high school football game, a win for his team was already impossible. But the touchdown signaled a different sort of victory for Myshrall since he has Down Syndrome. Despite his disability and the fact that he’s only five-foot-four and weighs just 125 pounds, the 17-year-old junior [...]

Man With No Arms Works as Carpenter [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:23:20 +0000

Sintayehu Tishale has no arms. But that doesn’t stop the 42–year old Ethiopian from making his living as a carpenter. Check out some inspiring footwork. [via The Daily What]

Unemployed Man Makes Arduous Journey From Oregon to Arizona on Lawnmower [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:16:52 +0000

An unemployed elderly man from Oregon has decided to hit the open road and move nearly 1,000 miles to Arizona using his only available means of transportation: a lawnmower. Stephen Hulsey hasn’t driven in two decades due to poor eyesight. Plus, he lost his trailer after unemployment checks ran out. So, the tractor lawnmower, which [...]

Watch Legless Skateboarder Italo Fernandes Romano Perform Amazing Moves [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:02:55 +0000

Skateboarder Italo Fernandes Romano can do all the tricks you typically see in a skateboarding video.

But the stunning difference between Romano and the countless other boarders with baggy pants and over-sized T-shirts who have recorded their moves on camera is that the 23-year old Brazilian has no legs, having lost them in a train accident as a teenager.

Watch this inspiring athlete below.