Inspiring Stories

Life is so fill w/ inspiring stories... You just gotta know where to look for 'em!
There's a coupla of inspiring stories I'd like to mention, so here goes:
People with disabilities can do a lot of things including create wheelchairs called RoughRider for Whirlwind that help wheelchair users navigate rough areas whethere it's urban or rural (ie.:  rocks, grass, mud, broken concrete, wooden planks and last but not least gravel). Originally RoughRiders were designed (by SF State students and taught by a guy in a wheelchair 'cuz he's paralyzed) for developed countries, they decided to send some of their best wheelchairs over to Haiti. Before the wheelchairs came, Haitians were dying left n' right due to massive pressure sores. But when the wheelchairs arrived, not one died. 
The students are now designing wheelchairs for children who were born with cerebral palsy and spina bifida. These kids were carried to school till they became to heavy. Even if they did made it to school, they can't stand for long, so they had to lie on the floor. Therefore, the students at SF State are creating a wheelchair that put handrims in the kids' reach so they can drive themselves and an adjustable feature that helps the kids grow into the chair.

Here's my second awe-inspiring story: A young woman, Kathleen Martinez, is an advocate for her peers in the disability community. She is a champion, a hero, well in this case, a heroine. She is the voice of the disability commuity.
What makes her amazing isn't what she says, it is because she doesn't let her disability (blind) stop her from doing what she loves. She has overcame many obstacles to get to where she is today. (She serves as the head of the US Dept of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy). Although she's blind, she used her other senses during her time at SF State: She was into the speech and communication dept. It gave her a lot of strength and courage to go forth in the real world to pursue a career. She is on the Alumni Hall of Fame.
Her profs challenged her intellectually. She wanted to do a paper on supporting the passage of ADA, but her prof says what kind of burden it'll have on the businesses
After SF State, she stepped out into leadership roles at World Institute on Disabiltiy in Oakland. She directed Proyecto Vision, a national tech assistant centre to increase employment opportunities for Latinos w/ disabilities,  & Access to Assets and asset-building project to help reduce poverty among people w/ disabilities. She became exec-director of the institue in 2005. She also served on the National Council on Disabilty, the State Dept Advisory Committee on Disabilty and Foreign Policy, and on the board of the US Institute of Peace
In 2009 Pres Obama nominated and was confirmed by the Senate to be sassistant secretary for disability employment policy.
Her goal is for all people w/ disabilities to get a productive citizens of this world by getting a job.