Justin Yoder

Justin Yoder
Born (1986-11-09) November 9, 1986
United States Middlebury, Indiana
Spouse(s) Stephanie Yoder
Parent(s) Myron (father)
Sheila (mother)
Relatives Seth (brother)

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

Yoder has Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. His story is told in the film Miracle in Lane 2 starring Frankie Muniz.[2]

Yoder is a Mennonite and attends the same church as the film's 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.

References

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


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