New Comic Hero: Muslim Boy in Wheelchair
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… well, this time it’s something a bit different: The latest comic-book hero will be a wheelchair-bound Muslim boy who lost his legs in a landmine accident, reports the AP. The Silver Scorpion began to take shape when a US philanthropist, inspired by President Obama’s outreach to the Muslim world, gathered a group of disabled American and Syrian kids to talk storylines.
Read more here: New Comic Hero: Muslim Boy in Wheelchair – Silver Scorpion the brainchild of disabled US, Syrian kids.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.