Judy Hoit, Author at Audacity Magazine

Wanted: Men in Wheelchairs!

Judy Hoit — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:56:17 +0000

Dreams, Inc. is launching the first ever Mr. Wheelchair America competition, to held near Washington, DC in July 2007. For more than 35 years, women from all over the United ...

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State Coordinator for Ms. Wheelchair Iowa Speaks Up

Judy Hoit — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 14:39:59 +0000

In 1991 I was crowned Handicapped Woman of Iowa. I competed with women who had all sorts of disabilities: blind, deaf, women using walkers, and wheelchairs. When I first heard ...

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Ms. Wheelchair 2005

Judy Hoit — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 19:39:24 +0000

Long before the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act was passed by the U.S. Congress in the early 1990s, there was the Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant blazing a trail to educate ...

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Pakkie’s Journey

Judy Hoit — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 13:34:10 +0000

I am a woman with a disability. Years ago, before the polio vaccine, I contracted the polio virus which would leave me with limited use of my arms and legs. ...

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Wheels of Dreams

Judy Hoit — Sat, 01 Nov 2003 13:56:40 +0000

Des Moines, Iowa hosted the 31st annual Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant this past July. This 6 day event brought together 24 state titleholders, each of them being a spokesperson for ...

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