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    ,A ,QU>T]LY ,NEWSLR ,AB ,VISUAL
  ,IMPAIR;TS & ,D1F-BL;S = ,FAMILIES &
              ,PROFES.NALS

        ,A COLLABORATIVE EF=T (!
,TEXAS ,S*OOL =! ,BL & ,VISU,Y ,IMPAIR$
        & ,TEXAS ,-MIS.N =! ,BL

    ,SPR+ #BJJB ,VOLUME #G1 ,NO4 #B












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,,TA# ,,( ,,3T5TS

,,FAMILY
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,:5 ,I ,/>T ,SKI+ ,I ,N"E ,WANT 6,/OP
,! ,MORN+ ,SUN ,RIS+
,B1T+ ,BL9DISMS

,,PROGRAMM+
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,,SYNDROMES/,,3DI;NS
,MITO*ONDRIAL ,41SES
,E>LY ,HE>+ ,DETEC;N & ,9T]V5;N

,,NEWS & ,,VIEWS
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,,KASA 7,KIDS Z ,SELF ,ADVOCATES7
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         ,! ,ANGEL 9 ,MY ,LIFE
  ,0,H"OY ,S4 ,HA/+S1 ,SI/] & ,FUTURE
         ,T1*]1 ,HONDO1 ,TEXAS

,$ITOR'S NOTE3 ,I F/ MET ,H"OY A LL M
?AN T5 YE>S AGO :5 ,I 3NECT$ 6H] P>5TS1
,MEL & ,RI*>D ,DUGO%1 & H] BRO!R1 ,*RIS4
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,SUL ,ROSS ,/ATE ,UNIV]S;Y 9 ,ALP9E1
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,I 0 V "Y :5 HE CAME 96MY LIFE1 ! SMALL
  BR[N-HAIR$1 HAZEL-EY$ BOY :O FIT 9 !
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  PHYSIC,Y 4A#D4 ,X AL PLAC$ MY MOM 9 A
  /ATE ( %OCK1 ESPECI,Y :ILE WAIT+ =!
  DOCTOR 6D RESE>* 6ID5TIFY 8 SYNDROME4
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  DOCTOR DIRELY PREDICT$ 8 LIFE WD
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  PETITE 9 SIZE1 HE IS /1DFA/LY APPROA*+
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  6MY BRO!R Z ,I WAT*$ ^? >.D ME RECOIL
  9 8 PRES;E4 ,I SP5T ^? E>LY YE>S
  ATT5D+ S*OOL & PLAY+ ) MY BRO!R AT
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,9 MY RELUCTANT TE5AGE YE>S ,I 2GAN   #G
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  6GIVE UP Q A BIT4 ,MY S5IOR YE> ( HI<
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  CR1T+ GRADU,N YE> MEMORIES4 ,:Y CDN'T
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  DIREC;N ( HAPPI;S4 ,I C *ANGE A LIFE1
  J L HE *ANG$ M9E4 ,HE IS MY ANGEL4
















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  OLD &A JUNIOR AT ,JE6]SON ,HI< ,S*OOL
  9 ,SAN ,ANTONIO1 ,TEXAS4 ,I LIVE ) MY
  FO/] MOM1 ,JAN ,P]ANT1U4

,I 0 BORN ) RET9OPA?Y ( PREMATUR;Y4 ,I
  REMEMB] SEE+ LI<T :5 ,I 0 "Y]1 B N[ ,I
  AM TOT,Y BL4 ,I H ALW BE5 V ACTIVE4 ,I
  LOVE JUMP+ ON MY TRAMPOL9E1 RID+ A
  T&EM BIKE )A "PN] & CLIMB+ ON MONKEY
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  SKI+ PROGRAM T "W$ ) P ) 4ABILITIES4
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  WD 2 GO+ SKI+ 9 ,M>*4 ,! ADAPTIVE SKI
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  REMEMB] GETT+ ON ! AIRPLANE & ?9K+1
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  PLANE T\*$ D[N 9 ,ASP51 ,I /EPP$ ONTO
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  S.D ( SN[ CRUN*+ "U MY FEET4 ,I PUT \
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  OP5$ MY M\? & LET "S FLAKES DROP ON MY
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  9SIDE1 & "!1 WAIT+ 6GREET U 0 ,H\/ON
  ,C[AN1 ! DIRECTOR ( ,*ALL5GE ,ASP54
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,! NEXT "D ,I WOKE UP 9 A COZY LOG H\SE4
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  WOND]$ :O MY 9/RUCTOR WD BE4

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  D ?4 ,I REMEMB] WAIT+ 9 ! SKI R5TAL
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  A D[NHILL RACE AT ,LAKE ,TAHOE1 & B1T
  ! TOP MALE BL SKI] 0SIX SECONDS4 ,I
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  9 SECOND )A SILV] M$AL4

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  ?AN A MON? N[4 ,HE IS 9 A NEW S*OOL
  4TRICT AT A NEW S*OOL ) HUNDR$S ( KIDS
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  SUPPORTS 9 8 SEV5 CLASSES4 ,HE RCVS
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  9 XS HI<E/ =M4 ,ALL = "O KID :O HAS LL
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  NOTIC$ A /R;G] DET]M9,N AM;G/ 8
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  DIDN'T CRY ANYMORE AT S*OOL1 & HE
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  ON 8 ,PROGRESS ,REPORT4

,I CDN'T H BE5 M PR\D4

,! KIDS ALL />T$ 2COM+ M FAMILI> 6HM1 &
  HE LE>N$ 6RECOGNIZE ! VOICES & T\* (
  T1*]S4

,9 TE*NOLOGY CLASS ,B5 IS LE>N+ AB
  ELECTRONICS1 -PUT] TE*NOLOGY1 &
  MA*9]Y4 ,9 TURN1 HE T1*ES 8 CLASS
  "PN]S AB ! TE*NOLOGIES HE USES 6A3ESS
  8 5VIRON;T & "PICIPATE 9 CLASS & 9
  SOCIETY4

,B5 HITS ! PAVE;T 9 ,P4,E4 ON 8 BIKE1
  AL;GSIDE 8 #FJ CLASSMATES Z !Y RUN !
  MILE4 ,9 >T CLASS1 HE USES 8 ELECTRIC
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  9 ! CAFET]IA HE IS 2COM+ M & M ! COOK
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,9 !AT] >TS ,B5 HAS 2COME "P (!
  CURRICULUM4 ,MO/ (! /UD5TS RAISE _!
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  GR\P1 & !N %E *ALL5GES !M 6?9K
  CR1TIVELY H[ ,B5 C 2 9CLUD$ 9 _! CLASS
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,LA/ WEEK1 "? D.E & MOVE;T1 ! /UD5TS
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  ,US+ ! TO7LE ON 8 :EEL*AIR1 ,B5 SL[LY
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  SUN1 Z 8 CLASSMATES D.ED >.D HM
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