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August

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month

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David James, with graying mustache, beard, and hair, wears a blue shirt and smiles in front of a brick background.

Dr. David James

David James, with graying mustache, beard, and hair, wears a blue shirt and smiles in front of a brick background.

Dr. David James

David James, with graying mustache, beard, and hair, wears a blue shirt and smiles in front of a brick background.

Dr. David James

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Jacob Williams with short dark hair wears a sleeveless white USA jersey and black pants. He sits in a wheelchair and holds a basketball in his right arm and points his left pointer finger towards the camera, where his gaze is fixed.

Jake Williams

Jacob Williams with short dark hair wears a sleeveless white USA jersey and black pants. He sits in a wheelchair and holds a basketball in his right arm and points his left pointer finger towards the camera, where his gaze is fixed.

Jake Williams

Jacob Williams with short dark hair wears a sleeveless white USA jersey and black pants. He sits in a wheelchair and holds a basketball in his right arm and points his left pointer finger towards the camera, where his gaze is fixed.

Jake Williams

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Ron Mace with short dark hair, large glasses, a mustache and graying beard wears a black and white plaid shirt. His photo appears under the arch of a pink Barbie's Dream House dollhouse. A blonde Barbie doll in a wheelchair sits in the doorway of the toy house.

Ronald Mace

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Oscar Pistorius on a running track with short dark hair and orange-rimmed sunglasses. He wears a sleeveless dark green and yellow running jersey and shorts. His jersey says South Africa, and pinned to it is a London 2012 Olympic bib. He has white knee-high socks and black running blades on, and he holds a lime green relay baton in his right hand.

Oscar Pistorius competes in the Olympics (2012)

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Screenshot of Julia Child dressed in blue cooking at a stove. She has short dark gray hair and holds silver cookware. White open captions read The first stew is dark. It's cooked in red wine.

The French Chef airs with open captions

John Kusku with a dark beard in a red and navy blue jersey with USA and the number 4 on the front. He holds a blue ball with his right hand and rests his left arm on a white goal net that says Tokyo 2020. A white cloth covers his hair, and he wears a black mask that covers his eyes and nose.

John Kusku

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Rahsaan Roland Kirk with a mustache and beard wearing a black hat and sunglasses and holding several saxophones.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

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Summer Schmit

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Clark Davis in a sparkly sleeveless light pink dress, Miss America sash, dangling earrings and tiara. She has short dark hair and is seated at a table as she smiles and holds a framed certificate that reads Miss Kentucky Clark Davis Day

Clark Janell Davis

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First Summer Deaflympics (1924)

First Summer Deaflympics (1924)

First Summer Deaflympics (1924)

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Gaynell Colburn with black hair and bangs smiles and holds a glass trophy. She has red lipstick and wears a white long-sleeved top with gold dots and patterns.

Gaynell Colburn named Miss Wheelchair

Gaynell Colburn with black hair and bangs smiles and holds a glass trophy. She has red lipstick and wears a white long-sleeved top with gold dots and patterns.

Gaynell Colburn named Miss Wheelchair

Gaynell Colburn with black hair and bangs smiles and holds a glass trophy. She has red lipstick and wears a white long-sleeved top with gold dots and patterns.

Gaynell Colburn named Miss Wheelchair

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Senarath Attanayake with short dark hair in a black suit, white shirt, and red tie sits in an electric wheelchair. He has a serious expression on his face as he gazes ahead.

Senarath Attanayake

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Joe Soares sits in a wheelchair with a large wooden award plaque on his lap. He is bald and wears a black sweatshirt and jeans and smiles with his arms around two other men.

Joe Soares

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François d'Orléans

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François d'Orléans

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François d'Orléans

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George Johann Klein

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Glenn Anderson with short graying hair, mustache, and goatee wears a light blue collared shirt and glasses. He sits in a chair and makes the sign today or now in American Sign Language, with both hands in fists facing him with thumbs and pinkie fingers extended.

Dr. Glenn B. Anderson

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Ralph Teetor

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Amy Palmiero-Winters

Amy Palmiero-Winters

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Steven Tingus with short dark hair and glasses wearing a dark blue suit and tie. He has stubble under his nose and on his chin and smiles at the camera.

Steven James Tingus

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Demi Lovato with shoulder-length wavy black hair and dark eyebrows smiles. She wears a denim jacket over a light-colored shirt and large silver hoop earrings.

Demi Lovato

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RJ Mitte

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Stylized graphic of Annie Elainey with short black hair, red lipstick, and reflective sunglasses in a wheelchair. She wears a blue top, dark pink and white striped skirt, jaguar-print socks, and black shoes. Text reads The future is accessible.

Annie Elainey/Annie Segarra

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Judge Fred Hedrick

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Marlee Matlin with shoulder-length wavy blonde hair smiles and holds up her right hand, middle and ring fingers down, to sign I Love You in American Sign Language. She wears a purple and black top.

Marlee Matlin

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National Association of the Deaf founded (1880)

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ADA signed

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A shirtless Campbell Aird with graying hair and mustache pours from a green bottle with his left hand into a white cup he holds in his right bionic hand. He wears a light-skin colored bionic device over his right shoulder.

First bionic arm with motorized shoulder fitted to Campbell Aird (1998)

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Catherine Kudlick with short white hair and glasses wears a black and white striped shirt and dark pants. She smiles and holds up a paper that reads I support the Longmore Institute on Disability because I believe the world is better because of disabled people.

Dr. Catherine Kudlick

Catherine Kudlick with short white hair and glasses wears a black and white striped shirt and dark pants. She smiles and holds up a paper that reads I support the Longmore Institute on Disability because I believe the world is better because of disabled people.

Dr. Catherine Kudlick

Catherine Kudlick with short white hair and glasses wears a black and white striped shirt and dark pants. She smiles and holds up a paper that reads I support the Longmore Institute on Disability because I believe the world is better because of disabled people.

Dr. Catherine Kudlick

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Temple Grandin

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Josefa Benítez Guzmán with shoulder-length brown hair wears a black and red cycling uniform and smiles slightly at the camera.

Josefa Benítez Guzmán

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Itzak Perlman with short, wavy gray hair and glasses plays the violin seated in a wheelchair. He wears a gray sweater and looks down with his eyes closed. His background is an empty theater with red seating.

Itzak Perlman

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