But for the able bodied, that safety net should be provided through work rather than free stuff.
He will become the first Paralympian to compete in track and field at the able bodied Olympics.
She also competed in an able bodied tournament in Eccles, which included competitors shooting 12 dozen arrows at a 70 metre target.
Pistorius had shown that someone with bilateral amputations could not only be a great athlete, but could compete with able bodied athletes.
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Running with special carbon fiber prosthetic limbs, Pistorius was initially prevented from competing against able bodied athletes by world governing body, the IAAF.
When the Constitution was written, no one thought to put in a provision stating that able bodied, working age adults had a responsibility to support themselves and their children.
He is now one of 37 wheelchair users who have qualified with the help of Aspire and YMCAfit to be fitness instructors for both able bodied and disabled people.
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"I wanted to carry on with able-bodied riding because it pushed me a little bit more, and I wanted to prove that para-dressage riders could ride at the standard of able-bodied riders, " she said.
He says that would be true even if every able-bodied American took a health-care job.
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When they found themselves surrounded by the enemy, the able-bodied men were ordered to evacuate.
Most disabled athletes say few people tend to notice their disability at able-bodied competitions.
He will be the navigator for able-bodied driver Justin Birchall for the 8, 000-kilometer event.
He was the first disabled runner to compete against able-bodied athletes in the London Olympics.
He was the first double-amputee runner to compete against able-bodied athletes at the Olympics.
My body has taught me to respect my fellow humans even the thin, able-bodied, beautiful ones.
Three years ago, Brian finished 21st in an able-bodied men's 15km race at the 2007 World Championships.
And students with disabilities drop out of school at twice the rate of their able-bodied peers.
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"Why shouldn't people with disabilities get in through the same door as any able-bodied person, " he said.
Although this might drive an able-bodied subject to distraction, the doctor's prize pupils are far from normal.
Disabled individuals could adapt and perform as well as their able-bodied counterparts in space, said one former physician-astronaut.
The results showed that the prosthetics returned more energy and lost less energy compared to the able-bodied runners.
He expressed his intention to run at an Olympics and, by 2007, was competing internationally against able-bodied runners.
The 22-year-old rider only began entering disabled events in recent years and continues to ride in able-bodied competitions.
The council said the cobbles could pose problems for less able-bodied people and those using wheelchairs and prams.
The Hajj, an obligatory pilgrimage for able-bodied Muslims, began this year on Wednesday.
The younger Pistorius made history when he became the first Paralympian to compete in the able-bodied Olympics last year.
Not every able-bodied person is an athlete or an Olympian and the same is true for every disabled person.
At weekly runs, able-bodied volunteers are matched with disabled runners who have a variety of physical and mental challenges.
His high-tech blades and drive to compete against able-bodied athletes had for years brought him fame, glory and controversy.
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