Mobility Impairment
Wheelchair Song
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A short poem from the perspective of a girl in a wheelchair.
No Barriers to the Spirit
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Experiences and lessons learned from members of the Church with physical disabiities.
My Friend Crawf
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A former bishop tell about his experience with a member who stayed at home because of the effects of rheumatoid arthritis and that member participated in ward activities from home.
Trails and Trials
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A young woman talks about a friend with spinal muscular atrophy.
Brady Blaser of Bountiful, Utah
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A young man with a rare form of muscular dystrophy and tracheotomy and his baptism experience.
Undaunted by Disability
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Principles that have helped the author (who has physical disabillity) enjoy life.
I Will Go and Do
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The story of 2 missionaries with physical disabilities.
Taking Care of Rick Hoyt, a Four Part Series
Posted July 9th, 2006 by Christopher PhillipsFrom the Mormon Mommy Wars Blog come 4 posts on the author Heather's experience as a personal care attendant (PCA) for Rick Hoyt. Heather provides a frank and insightful recounting of her experiences with Rick. I have provided a few excerpts below, but the posts are worth reading in their entirety, along with the comments:
In the News- Carnival, Deaf Concert, David Neeleman, John Gardner and Bryan Burningham
Posted June 27th, 2006 by Christopher PhillipsHere are a few of stories from the news that have you may not have seen yet:
"Paralysis - Not Defeat" and "Church Helps Disabled Children" News Stories
Posted March 10th, 2006 by Christopher PhillipsFirst, from the Deseret News, a story titled Paralysis — Not Defeat about Gael Yonnet, a medical student at the University of Utah who was recently recently paralyzed from the waist down from injuries sustained in a snowboarding accident. Gael is from Bordeaux, France and is living in Salt Lake with the parents of the missionary who taught him about the Church. From Fred Langeland, his host:
He's a very capable young man with a lot of potential; this has not diminished that.
