Earlier this year, Egyptian Paralympian Ibrahim Hamadto made international headlines as he inspired millions across the world with his ability to play table tennis with no arms. After fulfilling his Paralympic dream, Ibrahim declared that nothing is impossible, even for people with various “physical limitations” or “disabilities”. “I want to tell everybody that nothing is impossible, and everybody should work hard for what you love and what you think is good for yourself,” said Ibrahim. Yet, before Ibrahim had achieved his dream, Tamer Shaaban and Deana Shaaban were already inspired. “Over three years ago, my sister and I were inspired by the accomplishments that Paralympians could achieve and began to realize in many cases they were more able than a majority of us,” said Tamer. “When sitting down and talking with them, they shared that view even stronger. They are seemingly ordinary people, who are accomplishing extraordinary things,” continued Tamer. “So we set out on a mission to create a project to shine some light on some of these individuals in hope that we could get people more curious. In every case, unanimously, each of the individuals said the same thing:…
Redefine Ability: An Egyptian Campaign Changing How We View Ability
January 11, 2017
