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Rocio Plasencia and Leslie Yamaguchi A Child Left Behind Succeeds
"As I'm getting older I think it's more about motivation now and not so much about the disability. I think it's more how far I want to get as a person...

Marjorie and Theo A Goal Believed, A Goal Achieved
When you ask Theodore Gaspard (Theo) about rollercoasters, his face lights up and he becomes very animated as he tells you that he doesn't just like rollercoasters, he loves everything about them. That's why this 45-year old man's goal was to write a book about rollercoasters....

Tone and David Tone, age 95, teaches David, age 72, to read and write
To David T. Turner, a walk down the street is an exciting adventure of discovery. Every street sign, every advertisement suddenly has meaning. Like a small child just learning how to read, he is amazed to find recognizable words in what seemed before just a bewildering arrangement of letters....