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It inspired him to try tricks with his wheelchair and find something that he loved to do.

He realized how dangerous BMX was and asked the local government to get rid of skate parks.

He fell in love with BMX and traveled around the United States to watch BMX races.

He met his future business partner and they started selling colored wheels for wheelchairs.

Fotheringham continued practicing stunts after he got hurt and his parents asked him to stop.

Fotheringham’s brother felt bad for introducing him to skate parks and BMX because he got hurt.

Fotheringham’s dedication to learning stunts allowed him to achieve things that no one else had.

Fotheringham had an easier time learning stunts than other BMXers because of his wheelchair.

When he performs stunts, he raises money to help buy wheelchairs for those who cannot afford them.

He spends his time making wheelchairs easier to use for everyday tasks like eating at restaurants and driving.

He creates and sells products for popular BMX athletes, such as t-shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs, and keychains.

He speaks to others about seeing their disability as a positive thing and teaches them to use their wheelchairs in fun ways.

Aaron Fotheringham enjoyed watching BMX, which stands for bicycle motocross and is an extreme sport where athletes use bikes to ride and do tricks on ramps at skate parks.

Aaron Fotheringham was a teenager with a positive attitude so he used to keep up with his friends during physical education classes at school by using his crutches to run.

Aaron Fotheringham was born with spina bifida and, despite its challenges, taught himself to do stunts with his wheelchair and is now an inspiration to others.

Aaron Fotheringham was born with spina bifida, which is a birth defect in the spine, and his adoptive parents pushed him to find creative ways to do things independently.

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It caused him to become very independent, and he ended up moving out of his parents’ home as a child.

It inspired him to take on physical challenges, like wrestling in middle school and weightlifting in high school.

It left him without support when he tackled hard challenges, so he often failed when he tried new things.

It caused him to focus on setting and reaching goals that focused on his intelligence and mental abilities.

Kyle Maynard climbed Mount Kilimanjaro partly to support other people with physical disabilities.

Kyle Maynard was a wounded American war veteran himself which inspired him to do the climb.

Kyle Maynard always wanted to be an eye doctor and help blind and visually impaired people.

Kyle Maynard liked to see beautiful views which is why he decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

Kyle Maynard is a successful baseball and football player who also climbed the world’s highest mountains in his spare time.

Kyle Maynard taught himself to become a successful soccer player, skateboarder, and snowboarder despite his disability.

Kyle Maynard’s parents made sure to give him as much independence as they could from a young age so he could do what he wanted.

Kyle Maynard doesn’t let physical challenges stop him from doing the things he wants to do, like play sports and climb mountains

Kyle Maynard has written books that tell people the details of how to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with a team of wounded war veterans and people with disabilities.

Kyle Maynard, an athlete, author, and speaker, inspires people with his “no excuses” lifestyle and his determination to do hard things despite being born with a disability.

Kyle Maynard became a professional weightlifter, with the help of leather straps and chains attached to his arms, and won three gold medals for the United States at the Olympics.

Kyle Maynard started climbing in his middle school’s mountain climbing team and eventually climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with the same coach and team from middle school.

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a series of sporting events where athletes with different disabilities compete against each other

a series of artistic events where different artists show their most recent work

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Cox worked hard to achieve a rare goal in the Paralympic Games.

Cox does not enjoy cycling as much as she enjoys running, but she does both sports anyways.

Cox decided at the last minute to only compete in cycling because it's more fun.

Cox's family were worried about her competing in the Paralympic Games.

She kept doing the things that she loved, like running.

She decided to change her life completely and get new hobbies.

She made new friends and moved to a new country

She ignored her symptoms and made herself sicker.

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord and causes harmful symptoms

After suffering health challenges, Kadeena Cox went on to become a successful Paralympic athlete.

Kadeena Cox had a stroke, which is an event where blood stops flowing to the brain, when she was 23 years old.

Some people have won gold medals in one Paralympics Game event, but no one has ever won medals in multiple events.

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