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Paralyzed Teen Fulfills Vow To Walk At High School Graduation
A dream 17 years-in-the-making came true for a California boy when he got out of his wheelchair and walked to accept his high school...
101-Year-old Woman Gets Her House Back Thanks to Author Mitch Albom
Last fall, Texana Hollis, 101, was evicted from her Detroit home after almost 60 years. A Good Samaritan from church took her in, while...
Experts Said it Wouldn’t Work, But Rescue Dog and Dying 4-yr-old Boy Proved Them Wrong
As nearly anyone who has adopted a pet from a shelter can attest, there’s something special about a rescued animal; it’s as if they...
Disability App Designed by London Terrorism Survivor
A severely injured survivor of the London train bombings has created a smartphone app to help people with disabilities travel around London more easily.
Daniel...
Donors Step Up for 101-year-old Evicted Woman in Detroit
A fund has been created and a guardian angel stepped forward for a 101-year-old Detroit woman displaced from her home by eviction. A longtime...
Businessman Gives $5,000 to Disabled Man After Specially-altered Car Stolen
A businessman has come forward to write a $5,000 check to Armando Fontaine, a disabled Miami man whose car was stolen on Monday night....
CNN Hero Awards Show Tonight is Unlike Any Other
Who will be named the Top CNN Hero of the Year and receive $100,000 to boost their selfless projects to help others around the...
Paralympian Cyclist Eyes Olympics after “Miracle” Cures Her Paralysis
Paralympic silver medallist Monique van der Vorst has miraculously become an able-bodied Olympic hopeful after a crash reversed her paralysis. Paralysed from the hip...
Paraplegic Athlete Makes Miraculous Recovery, Sets Sights on Rio Olympics
Monique van der Vorst has completed a remarkable transformation – from Paralympic athlete to road racing cyclist with a top professional team. The 27-year-old...
Obama Announces New Initiatives to Help Veterans Find Jobs
The overall U.S. unemployment rate ticked down last month and the economy added more than 350,000 private sector jobs over the past three months....
Paraplegic Skier Walks Again, Helps Others do the Same
After surviving a storm of slings and arrows over the course of her life, Amanda Boxtel could never have imagined that a paralyzing skiing...
Amputee Homeless No More Thanks to Town Dog and Kind Owner
Fred Stamm is a formerly homeless amputee whose life was turned around thanks to a chance meeting with a dog and its owner in...
Hope on Wheels: Disabled Dogs Inspire Rehab Patients
Cruising around with wheels instead legs, Chili and Arlo are the center of attention wherever they go. But for patients at a Rehab hospital...
Paralyzed Bride Says ‘I Do’ After Getting Home Makeover and Wedding Donated
A freak accident during her bachelorette party left Rachel Chapman in a wheelchair. Despite the upheaval, there was never any doubt the two would...
Paralyzed Student Walks at UC Berkeley Graduation
Four years ago, a Southern California teen with a 4.0 GPA who loved sports and theater was forced to adapt to life in a...
‘Idol’ Judges Moved by Singer and Fiancée’s Tragic Brain Injury
An American Idol hero has emerged.
Not only can the young man sing, but Chris Medina's personal life is lived with a loving heart, caring...
Israeli Device Lets Paralyzed People Stand, Walk
The device known as the "ReWalk" which helps paralyzed patients stand and walk will soon become commercially available.
When Israeli entrepreneur Amit Goffer was paralyzed...
States Put the ‘Home’ in Nursing Homes
The Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, Mass., is part of what's known as the Green House project, founded by geriatrician Dr. Bill...
Katy Perry Honors Inspiring Youth at BBC Teen Awards
Katy Perry and Taylor Swift joined inspirational young people on stage for the first BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards celebrating the achievements of British...
Before Death, Owner Donated 1000 Segways to US Troops
One week after the Segway firm's owner died while riding one of the two-wheeled transporters, he was scheduled to be honored for providing 1,000...