Open Directory - Society: Disabled: Personal Pages
See also: This category in other languages: - Dyslexic young man performs twisting balloons. - Highlights the life of Joseph Wayne Abdulaziz, a yound boy with Joubert Syndrome that died in 2003. Explains his condition and offers images and memorials. - A personal resource designed to assist parents who have children with special needs. Includes a range of information and related links. - The personal blog of an above knee amputee. Highlights his struggles and fears that he overcame to become an accomplished championship swimmer. - Highlights the live story of Andy Noble from Roseville, MI that has cerebral palsy and a chronic lung disease. Displays his collection of over 15,000 patches from emergency service departments around the world. - The personal story of two quadriplegic wheelchair users that both broke their necks in cars and are now racing cars. View images with video clips and sponsorship requests. - Disability information and a little bit about me. I have spent a lot of time over the years gathering disability resource information. - Resources for disabled persons, including Christian ministries. By a person with a Charcot Marie Tooth, a neuro-muscular condition. - A deaf American volunteer worker tells the story of her work in a deaf and blind orphanage in Sri Lanka. - Motivating, uplifting, encouraging, fun site which shows how being disabled is a challenge which can enhance the quality of life when a person tries. Scouting for kids in wheelchairs, snow skiing, feelings, and elmo. - The story of Maxine Harper, born with severe CP. Highlights her life and the obstacles she battled through. - Tells the story of his preterm birth (23 weeks), spinal cord injury and bout with cancer. Includes lots of pictures, a glossary, links, and suggestions for books and toys. - Community linking together the personal websites of disabled people. Has message board and related resources and products. - Highlights the story of Kieron, born in 2000 with cerebral palsy. Details of his treatments, education and home life plus offers related links. - 30 year old went into a coma after childbirth. Now is permanently disabled. - Doctors told me in 1996 I had 1 to 2 years to live without a heart transplant. Medicaid is really lousy here and my heart's still here, biking 2 miles--- - An inspirational site of how the first fully functional quadriplegic willed himself to walk again. Details his recovery and current events. - Highlights how Rick adapted to life after becoming disabled, managing daily life events and details of helpful adaptations after 30 plus years of being a paraplegic. - A website for those with disabilities to visit for inspiration, and dialogue. Authored by a legally blind retired teacher. - Parent of a child with a severe form of epilepsy called SMEI aka Dravet Syndrome. Touching on sibling issues, services and life experience with this difficult condition. - The ramblings of a person with borderline personality disorder and a pinal gland brain tumor. Includes family details and images and information about the conditions. - Story of his life on disability after a kidney transplant. - An information resource for amputees with personal stories, advice sections and newsletters. - Stories by a mother of three children with severe medical conditions. - An artist's creative responses to disability and life. Decorate canes and walkers; connect art to activism; experience the healing power of poems and stories. - Personal site about service dogs, disability and disability law, and advocacy.
