As Oksana Masters, a Woman With Disability Adopted From Overseas, Wins U.S. Paralympic Gold, MacArthur Foundation Paves Way for Other Youth With Disabilities in Orphanages to Have Better Future
March 15, 2018
March 15, 2018
WASHINGTON, March 15 -- RespectAbility issued the following news release:
Oksana Masters won a long-awaited Paralympic gold medal yesterday in a thrilling day of action that saw Team USA win three medals in the cross-country sprint. Masters, who already owned five Paralympic medals (two silver and three bronze) in rowing and Nordic skiing, grabbed the title of Paralympic champion for the first time in her career.
But Masters' life did not start out easily. Like more tha . . .
Oksana Masters won a long-awaited Paralympic gold medal yesterday in a thrilling day of action that saw Team USA win three medals in the cross-country sprint. Masters, who already owned five Paralympic medals (two silver and three bronze) in rowing and Nordic skiing, grabbed the title of Paralympic champion for the first time in her career.
But Masters' life did not start out easily. Like more tha . . .