Justin Yoder

Justin Yoder
Born	(1986-11-09) November 9, 1986 (age 37) Middlebury, Indiana
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]}

References

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

External links

Schmucker, Jane (2004-06-08). "Goshen to the ocean: Disabled bicyclist rolling to the Atlantic". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 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)