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PETEY STORY SETTING

3  Facts About

the 1920's

1.

1920 was the first year women were allowed to exercise their right to vote at the national level in the U.S.A.

2.

In 1924 the Ford Model T automobile cost just $260.00.

3.

Talking movies, the lie detector, and the car radio were all invented in America in the 1920's.

3  Facts About

the Cerebral Palsy

1.

Cerebral Palsy is the most common physical disability among disabled children.

2.

Cerebral Palsy is actually a group of disorders with varying degrees of severity. Bonner Paddock became the first person with Cerebral Palsy to reach the summit of the tallest freestanding mountain in the world, Mt. Kilimanjaro, unassisted, to demonstrate that life without limits is possible.

3.

In the past 50 years, treatment and therapeutic support for victims of Cerebral Palsy has come a long way. There are support groups for families and programs to help maximize quality of life for Cerebral Palsy victims that did not exsist when Clyde Cothern was born in 1922.

Montana Small Town in the 1920's

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Circa 1929 Wheel Chair

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