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Έιμι Μάλινς: Η ευκαιρία της αντιξοότητας

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Ο θησαυρός όρων μπορεί εξίσωνει το "ανάπηρος" με συνώνυμα όπως "άχρηστος" και "ακρωτηριασμένος," αλλά η πρωτοπορος δρομέας Έιμι Μάλινς θελει να επαναπροσδιορίσει τη λέξη. Αψηφά αυτές τις συσχετίσεις, δείχνει πως οι αντιξοότητες - στην περίπτωσή της, οτι γεννήθηκε χωρις κνήμες - στην πραγματικοτιτα ανοίγουν την πόρτα στις δυνατότητες του ανθρωπου.

A record-breaker at the Paralympic Games in 1996, Aimee Mullins has built a career as a model, actor and advocate for women, sports and the next generation of prosthetics. Full bio »

Translated into Greek by Angeliki Zafeiropoulou
Reviewed by MILTIADIS PAPAPETROPOULOS
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