Man in Motorized Wheelchair Writes a Book

Do you worry about just what your physically handicapped child will do for a living?

Here are my articles on kids with physical disabilties:

Disabled Kids Jump Rope

Playing Ball with Physcial Handicaps

Parents worry about their kids. They worry about their friends, their health, their careers. Parents want to know that their kids will marry well and be happy . . . and successful.

Parents of kids with physical disabilities have a few more concerns on their list. . . Their kids have more obstacles to overcome. Here is a man who is inspiration to us all.

Ben Mattlin has been a wheelchair his entire life. He has a neuromuscular disability and ulcerative colitis. You are probably thinking that that is too much for one person - right? Someone forgot to tell that to Mattlin. He has written a book It's Just a Wheelchair, Not a Batmobile.

Do you think that is pretty amazing? That is not all this man has accomplished.

• Married
• Harvard graduate
• Father of two

See his story here.

Encourage your children. Have an inspiring day. . . L.