Justin Yoder | |
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Born | |
Spouse | Stephanie Yoder |
Parent(s) | Myron (father) Sheila (mother) |
Relatives | Seth (brother) |
Justin Ross Yoder (born November 9, 1986[ citation needed]) is a former soapbox racer[ citation needed]. He was the first child with a disability to drive a soapbox in the All American Soapbox Derby[ citation needed]. In 1996[ citation needed], he challenged the regulations to allow children with disabilities to use a hand brake instead of the required foot brake[ citation needed]. Thanks to him[ citation needed], regulations were changed[ citation needed]. The hand brake is now called the Justin Brake in his honor. [1]
Yoder has Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus[ citation needed]. His story is told in the film Miracle in Lane 2 starring Frankie Muniz. [2]
Yoder is a Mennonite[ citation needed] and attends the same church as the film's screenwriters Don Yost and Joel Kauffmann. [3]
As of 2006[ citation needed], Yoder is a student at Goshen College[ citation needed] in Goshen, Indiana[ citation needed], and is majoring in American Sign Language Interpreting.[ citation needed]