One of the famous circus family, the Flying Wallendas, was paralyzed from the waist down in a fall way back in 1962. Now, after retiring from a different career and trying several pasttimes with no luck, Mario Wallenda has designed a special wheelchair that allows him to do aerial acts on a high wire. Pretty cool, huh?
Except that he?s having a hard time convincing organizations to let him perform. They are afraid that audiences will think the act is making fun of the disabled.
