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A Kid With Cerebral Palsy Got Ejected From A Trump Rally. Then He Met The President.

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Twelve-year-old J.J. Holmes begged his mother to drive him to a Donald Trump rally in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday. J.J., who has cerebral palsy, wanted to go and protest the Republican nominee’s treatment of people with disabilities.

His mother, Alison, agreed to make the trip. Once they got there, they held up a Hillary Clinton placard and chanted for the Democratic nominee, according to people who were there.

Trump quickly ordered them out of the rally. His supporters responded by “chanting ‘U-S-A’ and pushing [J.J.’s] wheelchair,” Alison told The Washington Post.

“We were put out by security,” she said. “Mr. Trump kept saying, ‘Get them out.’”

As Alison spoke to the Post reporter, J.J., speaking with the help of a computer vocalization device, interjected. “I hate Donald Trump,” he said. “I hate Donald Trump.”

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forjamescerebral-palsy1This article has been updated with information from Pereda’s Facebook post.

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New Possibilities for the Child With Cerebral Palsy

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Maysoon Zayid was not supposed to walk, nor be the amazing and capable person she is today. She beat the odds. Many children with cerebral palsy do not. Can other children like her surpass what doctors and others believe possible for them? The answer is a resounding yes⎯by harnessing the remarkable powers of the brain to change itself for the better. How can that be done?

Cerebral Palsy is an injury to the brain that interferes with the spontaneous process of movement development in the child. It is easy to mistake the child’s limitations to mean that the brain itself is limited in its capacity to learn and that the current limitations define what is possible for the child in the future.

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WATCH: This Comedian With Cerebral Palsy Will Make You Think Twice About The Word ‘Disability’

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If thinking of cerebral palsy makes you think of someone sad or helpless, then watch this talk and let comedian Maysoon Zayid blow your mind. She’s fierce, she’s funny, and she refuses to let you feel sorry for her.
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I got 99 problems… palsy is just one

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‘Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition’: Tony Suffers Death, Break-Up, Homelessness Along The Way (VIDEO)

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Tony was spotlighted in the season premiere of “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition” (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on ABC), and during his very first workout with Chris Powell, he got a phone call that his son, who was stricken with cerebral palsy, was dying.

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‘Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition’ Premiere:
Tony Suffers Shocking Hardships During Journey

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The Stand-Up Comic Who Can Not Speak

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He is a stand-up comic, but he can not speak. Lee Ridley has Cerebral Palsy and uses a voice synthesizer to communicate. Last year his friends encouraged him to take up comedy and two months ago he did his first show, calling himself Lost Voice Guy. Entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson went to meet him.

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