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Nick Vujicic to speak at Roy High

Bubba Brown Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 2, 2013 - 10:45pm

Motivational speaker Nick Vujicic is coming to the Top of Utah.

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Bobby McMullen works to fix his rear wheel after it slipped in his frame’s dropouts recently in Mill Valley, Calif. McMullen is an avid and accomplished skier, mountain biker and road cyclist who is also blind. McMullen was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 12, and lost his sight in 1992 due to ocular bleeding. Despite the setback, he trained with a blind Paralympics skier and went on to become the national blind ski champion in 1996 in super-giant slalom and downhill. McMullen can see some light and images.

Blind racer beats the odds

Peter Fimrite San Francisco Chronicle

Last updated Monday, February 11, 2013 - 7:42am

SAN FRANCISCO — Bobby McMullen pedaled his road bike over a wooden bridge, swooped along a curving trail, and then, as he approached a gate, readied himself for what, under the circumstances, was a risky maneuver.

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Marc Payet pulls his dog Willie in a wagon while his other dog, Shorti, walks in front of him around the 20th Street pond in Ogden on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Willie has only three legs and recently broke one of them. Payet is trying to earn enough money to pay a veterinarian for his dog's surgery. (KERA WILLIAMS/Standard-Examiner)

Ogden man raising funds to pay for surgery after dog breaks 1 of its 3 legs

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 3:59pm

OGDEN — Marc Payet could only hope for a medical and financial miracle as he walked his beloved dogs, pulling Willie in a wagon as Shorti trotted along to the side.

Willie, a three-legged German shepherd mix, had recently broken his right front leg, the only leg on that side of his body.

The day before Thanksgiving, Willie received a complex surgery from orthopedic veterinarian Dale Smith, of Salt Lake City. Now Payet, a devoted dog-lover, is hoping to raise funds to pay back the doctor.

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Davis County working to make poll locations accessible to disabled

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 9:32pm

FARMINGTON — Davis County is doing what it can to make its poll locations for the Nov. 6 general election accessible to those with disabilities.

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At her apartment in Roy, Jo Ann Martin points recently to a ramp built by Roy firefighters (back left) David Kingsley and Shawn Stanger with donated material from Home Depot.

Roy firefighters give resident some smooth sailing

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, May 14, 2012 - 7:39am

ROY — Jo Ann Martin feels free. She is no longer a prisoner in her own home, thanks to handy service work by three Roy firefighters.

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Ordinance approved in Farr West regarding facilities for the elderly and disabled

Terrie L. Stephenson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 9:04pm

FARR WEST -- The city council recently approved a new ordinance that will address residential facilities for the elderly and those who have a disability. The decision was made following a public hearing.

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Principal Lichelle Watne helps student Jared Quintana down the stairs to the cafeteria with a mobile chairlift at Hillcrest Elementary School in Ogden on Thursday. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Chairlift helps Hillcrest Elementary student get to lunch

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 11:01pm

OGDEN — Jared Quintana’s journey to his Hillcrest Elementary School cafeteria used to take him and the person pushing his wheelchair out the front door, down a ramp, around the school through wind, rain or snow, up three stairs and into the back door of the basement lunchroom.

Now the second-grader simply rides “Jared’s machine.”

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Send your child to summer day camp; it’s tax deductible!

Tracy Bunner Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 19, 2012 - 6:26pm

Child and dependent care expenses are deductible if the qualifying person is under the age of 13 or is disabled and can be claimed as a dependent of the taxpayer.

The expenses must be to allow the taxpayer to work or look for work. Therefore, the taxpayer must have earned income.

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Fundraiser in Syracuse to benefit Chloe's Sunshine Playground fund

April Hale Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 8:06pm

SYRACUSE -- Proceeds from an evening filled with unique artwork, hand-thrown ceramic pottery and warm bowls of soup will be donated to help build a playground designed for disabled children.

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Teacher Shelly Moss guides a “blind” Naftali Sanchez,16, through the Ben Lomond High School cafeteria on Thursday. Sanchez is wearing blacked-out goggles that block her sight so she can learn the challenges blind people face daily. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Ben Lomond High peer counselors 'disabled' for a day

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 27, 2012 - 12:08am

OGDEN -- Neftali Sanchez waited in silence on a bench inside Ben Lomond High School, helpless to see the way to the school cafeteria.

"I'll be back for you," teacher Shelly Moss called to the 16-year-old, hurrying toward the lunch line to help Neftali's classmate, Jasmine Ayala, 15, who was struggling to move forward in her wheelchair.

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Residential facilities public hearing set

Terrie L. Stephenson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 20, 2012 - 11:41pm

FARR WEST -- An application for a conditional-use permit for an assisted living facility on 2550 North was received by the planning commission recently.

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(ERIN HOOLEY) Sandra Leavitt works at EnableUtah in Ogden with her service dog, Nikki. Leavitt has epilepsy and 4-year-old Nikki can detect when she may be having a seizure and call for help. She is also trained to roll Leavitt over to keep her breathing if she ends up in an awkward position.

A pit bull, also a service dog, can help owner if she has seizures

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 20, 2012 - 12:48pm

OGDEN — Sometimes in a story about someone being saved, it’s unclear who saved whom.

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The historic cabin of Miles Goodyear is moved from the site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ogden Temple, which is being remodeled, to a temporary site in November. The cabin will be moved, along with the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum, to a new permanent site in Ogden. The museum moves today; the cabin will be moved when the weather allows for landscaping. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Weber County DUP museum changing locations today

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 12:49pm

OGDEN -- After spending the past few months in limbo, a pair of historic buildings owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will soon have permanent homes.

More than 100 years of history will move a few city blocks today as the Weber County Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum building will be moved from its current location at 2148 Grant Ave. to 2104 Lincoln Ave. on a half-acre lot donated by the city.

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North Ogden adjusting its laws for group homes

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 12:37am

NORTH OGDEN -- The city is getting in line with the feds on rules and regulations for group homes.

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After a pickup truck slammed into his West Point home, forcing its demolition and permanently injuring Andrew Brown’s foot, Brown had to have a new vehicle fitted with hand controls. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Couple optimistic despite demolished home, injuries

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, December 26, 2011 - 9:12am

CLEARFIELD -- Life for Andrew and Lauren Brown changed the moment a truck crashed into their bedroom a year and a half ago while they were in bed watching TV.

The two now live with pain on a daily basis, and Andrew is learning how to drive again after the accident cost him the use of one foot.

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