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Unbroken, Wounded Warriors Overcome Injury to Find New Strength

By Mandy Oaklander, Erik Tanner (photography) — 2015

More than 600,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have been left partially or totally disabled from physical or psychological wounds received during their service. Some of them compete in the Defense Department Warrior Games and find a place to continue to overcome.

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The Paralyzed World War II Veterans Who Invented Wheelchair Basketball

The Paralympics had not yet been invented. These veterans were sports trailblazers. They were medical miracles as well.

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What You Need to Know If You’re Teaching a Student with a Disability

All students need to know that they have the ability to learn new skills — just as though they’re learning a musical instrument. A growth mindset is their ticket to becoming an adaptable and teachable individual, ready to explore the world.

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How Does Acquiring a New Disability Affect Mental Health?

There’s no right or wrong trajectory for adapting to disability.

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To the Person Adjusting to a New Life of Disability

Allow me to share the lessons I have learned while transitioning to a new life of disability.

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Living Well with a Disability

Adapting to life with a disability is never easy, but there are ways to help yourself cope with limitations, overcome challenges, and build a rewarding life.

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‘A Way to Talk About It’

A veteran turned to art to try to heal his trauma. There he found solace and meaning. Now he helps others.

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The Brain Injury Data Project: One Soldier's Story

Data from more than 10,000 brain injury patients -- including hundreds of variables and outcomes -- is being tracked in an ongoing government project that began 26 years ago.

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Man's Best Friend Is Healing Veterans

A short article and podcast about how specially trained dogs can help veterans with traumatic stress, brain injury and PTSD.

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The Transition You Never Asked For: Finding Meaning after Losing Your Military Career to Disability

You can build back your life

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Virtual Reality Therapy Plunges Patients Back Into Trauma. Here Is Why Some Swear by It.

An experimental treatment seems poised to address a dire mental health crisis.

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