Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah shares a sash with presenter Oprah Winfrey after he was named co-recipient of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 13th Annual ESPY Awards Wednesday, July 13, 2005 in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. Yeboah, born with a severely deformed right leg, has dedicated his life to changing the perceptions of the disabled in his homeland of Ghana. Jim MacLaren was the other recipient of the award. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Born with a severely deformed leg in a country where the handicapped are considered a curse, Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah was determined to show the people of Ghana that those with disabilities are capable of great things... Full Story