Welcome to Disability Awesome. Each week, this post will feature a person or persons with mental and / or physical disabilities who are doing awesome things! As someone with an disability, I love it when others when disabilities do great things!

CBS Chicago is the proud sponsor of Chicago’s Race Against Gun Violence in Grant Park, organized every year by the nonprofit Strides for Peace. For the first time this year, adaptive sports organization Dare2Tri is joining the race. Marissa Perlman introduces us to one Dare2Tri participant who was shot and paralyzed years ago, but now inspires others.

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