Justin Yoder

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Justin Yoder
Born	November 9, 1986 (1986-11-09) (age 21) Middlebury, Indiana
Parents	Myron (father) Sheila (mother)

Justin Ross Yoder (born November 9, 1986, in Middlebury, Indiana^{[citation needed]}) was the first child with a disability to drive a soapbox in the All American Soapbox Derby. In 1996, Yoder challenged the regulations to allow children with disabilities to use a hand brake instead of the required foot brake. Thanks to him regulations were changed. The hand brake is now called the Justin Brake in Yoder's honor.^[1]

Yoder has spina bifida. His life story is is portrayed in the movie, Miracle in Lane 2, starring Frankie Muniz.^[2]

Yoder is a Mennonite and attends the same church as Miracle in Lane 2 screenwriters Don Yost and Joel Kauffmann.^[3] As of 2006, Yoder is a student at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, and is majoring in American Sign Language Interpreting.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

1. ^ Gagnon, Dawn. "Bucksport boy gears up for Soap Box Derby. Special brake lets 11-year-old compete", Bangor Daily News (Maine), 1998-06-12. Retrieved on 2007-04-26. 
2. ^ "Three Disney Channel Shows Receive Nominations for 2001 Humanitas Prize", Business Wire, 2001-06-15. Retrieved on 2007-04-26. 
3. ^ Roll It: GC Alums strike success in soap box racing and celluloid, Goshen College Bulletin, September 2000.

[edit] External links

• Schmucker, Jane. "Goshen to the ocean: Disabled bicyclist rolling to the Atlantic", Toledo Blade, 2004-06-08. Retrieved on 2007-04-26. 
• Justin Yoder ('05): "Frosh surprised by caring classmates", Bethany Christian School Bulletin, pp.6-7, Summer 2002 edition. (Retrieved April 26, 2007)