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Hero Girl, 10, Catches Newborn Baby Dropped from 2nd story Window During Fire
A mother was forced to make the life-or-death decision to drop her baby from a burning apartment's window. Luckily, Zna Gresham, just 10 years...
Beautiful Quadriplegic Athlete Now Has Modeling Career With Perfume Campaign
Jessica Kruger's gorgeous face became the favorite in online voting for a campaign to find the new spokesperson for a perfume company.
The 21-year-old quadriplegic...
Obama Honors First President Bush as “Points of Light” Shine On
President Obama welcomed the man who launched the modern service movement, President George H. W. Bush, now in a wheelchair and 89 years old,...
NYC Lampost Mosaic Artist Gets Boost from Unlikely Partner
Vietnam vet Jim Power is a local celebrity in New York City known for his eclectic and colorful mosaic work on lampposts throughout the...
Woman Loses 276 Pounds With Simple Plan Instead of Surgery
Theresa Borawski primarily relied on an electric wheelchair to get around. She hadn't even walked to the mailbox in two years. That was March...
Students Create Robotic Locker Opener for Disabled Classmate
Muscular dystrophy robbed Nick Torrance of his ability to walk, which would be hard enough for a teenager to handle. But it also hindered...
Third Grade Teacher’s Small Act Still Inspires Baseball Legend Jim Abbott
Jim Abbott was born with only one hand.
Despite the impairment, he won an Olympic gold medal, played professional baseball, pitched a no-hitter, wrote a...
Child Expected to Die Without Any Bones Now Grows Them Thanks to New Therapy
Four years ago, Janelly Martinez-Amador was confined to a bed, unable to move even an arm or lift her head. At age 3, the...
Business Owner Installs Elevator for Girl to Keep Family in Home Built by Ancestors
The owner of a construction company installed an elevator in the home of a family whose 9-year-old daughter Sara has cerebral palsy.
As a result,...
Tiny Disabled Dog is Big Inspiration for Nursing Home Seniors
A tiny puppy born disabled could not put any weight on her front legs. Not only was she subject to bullying by other puppies...
Youth Robotics Club Helps Paralyzed Cat
Nine-month-old Flipper the kitten was born with a twisted spine that makes it impossible for him to stand up -- or walk about without...
War Amputee Flashes New Limbs After Historic Double Arm Transplant
A quadruple-amputee GI from Staten Island proudly showed off his two newly transplanted arms yesterday by using them to push his wheelchair into a...
Cell Transplant Enables Paralyzed Dogs to Walk; Humans Next?
Scientists have reversed paralysis in dogs after injecting them with cells grown from the lining of their nose.
The pets had all suffered spinal injuries...
Statue Of Liberty Opens To Disabled Visitors for First Time
126 years to the day since the copper lady was first unveiled in New York City's harbor, and after a year-long renovation, the Statue...
Hero Dogs Awarded in Star-Studded Ceremony in Hollywood
Number one New York Times bestselling author and blind 9/11 survivor, Michael Hingson will appear as guest judge for the American Humane Association Hero...
Quadriplegic Since High School, Now a Successful Painter Who Inspires Others
Robert Thome's dream of becoming a professional athlete was shattered when he broke his neck during a high school football game. As a 15-year-old...
Video: One-Legged Soccer Player Scores Incredible Goal Off Corner Kick
Third-year high school student Nico Calabria scored an amazing goal Wednesday for his varsity soccer team -- the scissor kick was especially impressive because...
Good Samaritan Buys Fare and Tickets for Disabled Boy to See Springsteen
Canadian public transportation workers might be off the job in Moncton this summer, but that doesn't mean a wheel-chair bound boy will have to...
Send a Birthday Card to the “Teresa Project” and Fulfill Brother’s Wish
Let's take a few minutes out of our daily lives and help a kind brother to fulfill a birthday wish for his sister. Harold...
8-Year-old Climbs Kilimanjaro to Help Cure Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Eight-year-old Tyler Armstrong this week became the second youngest person ever to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro. “I did it! I climbed to the top of...