7歲女孩Anaya證明“殘疾並不意味着無能”
Seven-Year-Old Anaya Ellick Proves "Disability Is Not Inability"
7歲女孩Anaya證明“殘疾並不意味着無能”
To win a national award for handwriting, especially in this digital age, is an achievement in itself. But what makes Anaya Ellick’s accolade extra special is that the seven-year-old accomplished the feat despite having no hands. Even more amazing? The first-grader from Chesapeake, Virginia, who won the prestigious Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellence in Manuscript Penmanship, on April 11, does not use prosthetics.
在這個數碼時代，手寫書法能獲得全國水平的獎項，本身就是一種成就。自幼失去雙臂的7歲小女孩Anaya Ellick通過自己的努力，獲得了這樣的獎項，是不是更值得讚揚呢？更令人驚歎的是，這位來自佛吉尼亞切薩皮克市的小女孩，在大賽中並沒有依靠任何義肢協助。
The young girl who competed in the category for students with special needs had to outshine 50 contestants to win the award. Contest director Kathleen Wright said the judges, many of who are occupational therapists, were "just stunned" by the quality of Anaya's printing. Wright says, "Her writing sample was comparable to someone who had hands."
跟Anaya一同參賽的那組選手都是有殘疾的孩子，她要PK掉剩下49名選手才能獲獎。大賽主管Kathleen Wright稱，很多評委都是這方面的臨牀專家，他們被Anaya的作品驚歎到了。她還補充說，“她的參賽作品簡直可以跟正常孩子的作品相媲美。”
The award which comes with a Zaner-Bloser gift certificate for Greenbrier Christian Academy and $1,000 USD cash prize and trophy for Anaya, is named after Nicholas Maxim, a fifth grader from Readfield, Maine. In 2011, the young boy who is born without his lower arms, submitted a cursive entry so impressive that Zaner-Bloser decided to create a new category to honor physically challenged kids.
Anaya所在的綠薔薇基督教學院獲得了Zaner-Bloser體書寫的證書，而她本人則獲得1000美元現金獎勵和由Nicholas Maxim命名的獎盃。2011年，Zaner-Bloser組織偶然看到一個天生沒有小臂的男孩寫的草書作品，對此印象深刻，後來就決定在比賽中新開殘疾兒童組別。
Anaya’s proud parents, Bianca Middleton and Gary Ellick say the young girl’s determination and desire to be independent became apparent when she was just an infant. Unable to hold on to her pacifier with her hands, she figured out how to do it by cupping her arms. As a toddler, she learned to eat with a fork and build with blocks. At 5, she managed to perch a crayon or marker between her hands and draw. Though Anaya was fitted with prosthetic arms for a short time, the young girl decided she was better off with her natural ones and discarded them.
Anaya的父母Bianca Middleton和Gary Ellick都爲她感到驕傲。他們說，在Anaya還是嬰兒時，就顯現出很大決心來克服障礙：沒有手來扶奶嘴，她就用手臂來代替雙手；再長大一點點，她學會用手臂拿着叉子吃飯，堆東西玩；5歲的時候，她努力學習用手臂拿畫筆作畫。雖然Anaya也曾裝過義肢，但後來覺得還是用自己的殘肢比較好，就去掉了它們。
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