Disabled Rights Activist Honored by Google

disability - n. a condition (such as an illness or an injury) that damages or limits a person's physical or mental abilities
polio - n. a serious disease that affects the nerves of the spine and often makes a person permanently unable to move particular muscles

paralyze - v. to make (a person or animal) unable to move or feel all or part of the body

iron lung - n. a form of medical ventilator that enables a person to breathe when normal muscle control has been lost

gulp - v. to eat or swallow (something) quickly or in large amounts

stare - v. to look at someone or something for a long time often with your eyes wide open

quadriplegic - n. a person who is permanently unable to move or feel both arms and both legs because of injury or illness

self-determination - n. the freedom to make your own choices