Category Archives: Carers

The freedom of flying with a disability

Posted on June 4, 2012 | Posted by

Kary Wright is a 49-year-old married father of two and a c5/c6 quadriplegic.

 

Having shared his experiences of fishing with a disability, he talks about one of his other outdoor passions, flying.

“So how about a little wing over?” Asks Bob Hagan from the back seat.

 “Sounds good to me!” I reply.

“Okay, now follow along with me,” says Hagan as he instructs me to keep my hand on the control stick so that I can learn the maneuver.

Bob points the nose down and we quickly accelerate, trading altitude for speed. He then raises the nose sharply and the G forces push me down into the seat. We are accending a near vertical climb, then suddenly he kicks the rudder to the left. The nose then drops through the horizon and we free-fall straight down, what are rush!

Evil teenager tortured man for his benefits

AARON TEASDALE … tortured a disabled man for his benefits.

EVIL Aaron Teasdale is behind bars today after torturing a victim with learning difficulties.

Teasdale, 19, was locked up indefinitely after he and a 17-year-old female accomplice – who cannot be named for legal reasons – left the man in intensive care after being beaten, burnt and repeatedly shot in the head with a BB gun.

Touching video of boy, 11, with cerebral palsy running as classmates cheer him

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 02:09, 3 June 2012 | UPDATED: 02:09, 3 June 2012

A Youtube video of an 11-year-old boy with cerebral palsy being cheered on by his classmates as he finishes a 400-meter race has become an internet sensation.
Finishes: Matt Woodrum, 11, has cerebral palsy but loves to run

Matt Woodrum, who has spastic cerebral palsy that greatly affects his muscle movement, was struggling through the race at the Colonial Hills Elementary School in Worthington, Ohio when dozens of his classmates spontaneously converged alongside him chanting, ‘Let’s go Matt! Let’s go!’