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Muslim Youth in Maryland Join Hands with Jewish Groups
Three Jewish synagogues in Maryland are building bridges between faith communities through volunteerism, joining Muslim youth in renovating the home of a 75 year...
Quadriplegic Builds His Dream Truck, Launches Business
In economically hard-pressed northeast Indiana, a small automotive miracle is taking place. A double twist of fate has led to an opportunity to fill...
Wounded Vets Shoot Hoops at the White House (Inspiring Video)
The President hosted a remarkable group of wounded veterans a few weeks ago on the White House basketball court. These "Wounded Warriors" from...
Dying in her Sleep: Just What She Always Wanted
Sometimes, just when you need it most, you come across a story you couldn't make up if you tried. My Mother Yvonne was...
Paraplegic Finds Love With Online Dating Site
It was always the first thing Dan Powell wrote in e-mails to prospective dates -- that he was in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the...
Texas Man Brings Hope to Forgotten Disabled Iraqi Kids
Brad Blauser lives in war-torn Baghdad, where he doesn't earn a paycheck and is thousands of miles from his family. But he has no...
Wounded Get Back in the Game
Of the ten men on the court to play wheelchair basketball, none is older than 26, each has lost at least one limb in...
‘Environmental Nobels’ Awarded to Six Grassroots Heroes
Six campaigners who have fought governments and industry to protect the planet won prestigious Goldman Environmental Prizes on Sunday. The awards, often referred to...
Paraplegic Man Walks After Spider Bite (w/ Video)
A bite from a poisonous spider had a miraculous result for a paraplegic man in California. After nearly 21 years in a...
Author Helps Build Recreation Center for City
A Microsoft software developer is donating 20 percent of the profits from his debut novel, “Revolution,” toward a community recreation center at...
Using Thoughts and Technology to Help People Who Are Paralyzed
Scientists are using signals from the brain to enable paralyzed individuals to gain more control over their lives. Recent developments have enabled people to...
Brain Signals Revive Paralyzed Muscles in Monkeys
Monkeys were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that might lead to new treatments for patients with stroke and spinal cord...
WWII Vets Finally Get to See the Memorial Built in Their Honor
They last donned uniforms nearly 70 years ago, but thanks to volunteers and donations to the Honor Flight network, World War II veterans finally...
U.S. Soldier Fulfills His Mission of Getting Iraqi Girl New Legs
A U.S. soldier couldn't walk past an 11-year-old Iraqi girl who was "in a large decrepit wheelchair, the stumps of her legs crusted with...
Man Collects Used Medical Equipment to Give to Those in Need
Mack Staley, 74 , was inspired at the dump when he saw a perfectly good wheelchair being discarded by its owners. He got the...
Redecorating Bedrooms for Sick Kids Fulfills Passion for Iowan
An Iowa woman working in public relations found a passion for redecorated bedrooms for sick kids. Her first project picked up the broken pieces...
Amputee, 9, Fufills His Dream to Run and Play
"A brave young boy decided to have his right leg amputated in November to avoid a lifetime in a wheelchair and so that he...
Champion Athlete Turned Quadriplegic Still Inspires Millions (Video)
At first glance Jim MacLaren might seem vulnerable, confined to a wheelchair, his left leg missing below the knee. His condition is the result...
Robot Suits Offer Super Powers That Help Elderly
Japanese scientists showed off their intimidating and clunky AIR-PRESSURE ROBOT SUIT, designed to keep old people out of wheelchairs and on their own. In...
Donations Pour in for Brittle-Bone Survivor
Donations are pouring in for the woman featured in a California newspaper and here on GNN (first read the original story here). "Gail...