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Paralympian stays 'up' after fall By PAULA THOMAS AccessLife Newswire (Posted Sept. 22, 2000.) "People fall down. Winners get up" is the lifelong motto of Bonnie St. John Deane, winner of two bronze medals in skiing events during the 1984 Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. A birth defect resulted in amputation of her right leg at age 5, which did not slow Deane down. In fact, at 16, she started her skiing career. A friend asked her why "a poor, black, one-legged girl from the wrong side of the tracks" would even think about skiing, she recalled. "The sport got in my blood," Deane replied. To view the entire article as originally published Click Here. return to the top.

D.C. woman crowned Miss Black Deaf America Photo by Paula Thomas By PAULA THOMAS AccessLife Newswire (Posted August 18, 2000.) Tension was high; nerves were raw; and it was anything but the expected quiet backstage at the Miss Black Deaf America Pageant during the 18th annual National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA) conference in Houston. The pageant followed days of hectic activity that included practice, honing routines and even sightseeing, but for 19-year-old Latoya Plummer, representing the District of Columbia, it was a night made for a young woman's dreams. To view the entire article as originally published Click Here. return to the top.

Parenting vs. education: Defining roles can be difficult By PAULA THOMAS AccessLife Newswire (Posted Sept 22, 2000.) Every parent wants the best education possible for his or her child. But where does the work of the parent end and the teacher begin? How much should teachers be expected to do? How much should teachers expect parents to be involved in the age of single families and working parents? Parents and educators have been bumping heads over these issues for years with the child caught in the middle. To view the entire article as originally published Click Here. return to the top.

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