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So ... you think you're disabled ?
Sue Austin ^ | August 18, 2012 | Sue Austin

Posted on 02/16/2017 7:32:31 AM PST by knarf

A wheelchair unbound artist is amazing!

This came in my FB page and after viewing it ... I HAD to share it.


Here's her website


TOPICS: Education; Health/Medicine; Miscellaneous; Poetry
KEYWORDS: flying

1 posted on 02/16/2017 7:32:31 AM PST by knarf
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Seems she wouldn’t need the chair while diving. Must be for the image, which is interesting.


2 posted on 02/16/2017 7:45:47 AM PST by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: SkyDancer; Mark17

ping


3 posted on 02/16/2017 7:46:03 AM PST by knarf
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To: bk1000
Read her home page.

She's an independent artist in a wheelchair (no history as to why) and apparently has an imagination PIXAR would envy.

4 posted on 02/16/2017 7:47:28 AM PST by knarf
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5 posted on 02/16/2017 7:50:37 AM PST by knarf
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Very different, and very interesting post. And a nice break from all the bad news out there.


6 posted on 02/16/2017 7:52:26 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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>> “Must be for the image, which is interesting.” <<

I agree, it was just a special effect for the video. The chair is obviously an impediment to normal motion in the water.

She apparently doesn’t need the chair when she uses her crutches, either.
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7 posted on 02/16/2017 7:58:07 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Leaning Right
Thanx ... that's what I thought.
8 posted on 02/16/2017 8:00:13 AM PST by knarf
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I suspect the chair may be a convenience for a balance issue.

Look at her legs; they are normally shaped and appear to have adequate muscle mass for walking.
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9 posted on 02/16/2017 8:01:46 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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10 posted on 02/16/2017 8:02:47 AM PST by knarf
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Having worked in health care for decades I encountered people with various disabilities every day.I was constantly amazed by the courage and determination both they,*and* their families,show.

Each Spring the Boston Marathon passes a couple of hundred feet from my house.Each year the neighborhood turns out to watch the runners and cheer them on.The runners who get the biggest ovations are the disabled ones...blind...amputees...wheelchairs,etc.Watching them is a lesson in humility for me.

11 posted on 02/16/2017 8:03:05 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: knarf

http://wheelchairgames.org/


12 posted on 02/16/2017 8:11:35 AM PST by airborne (I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey playoffs season!)
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To: airborne
2016 highlights video
13 posted on 02/16/2017 8:25:30 AM PST by knarf
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The archery range was beautiful!

First time we shot on an artificial surface! Hot as H3##!

I took gold in archery, air rifle and 4 track events. Plus silver in javelin and discus.

This year is in Cincinnati. Nice for me because it’s within driving range (8 hours).


14 posted on 02/16/2017 8:40:56 AM PST by airborne (I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey playoffs season!)
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