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A 10-year-old girl, born without hands, has exceeded the expectations of many because she recently won the prize of a national handwriting contest in the United States.
The girl identified as Sara Hinesley achieved this amazing feat after participating in the Zaner-Boser National Writing Contest of 2019 and winning the Nicholas Maxim Award.
According to CNN reports, the prize is generally awarded to students in difficulty with a cognitive delay or an intellectual, physical or developmental disability.
Hinesley, a third-year student at St. Mary's Regional Catholic School in Frederick Maryland, reportedly showed interest in cursive writing after her teacher taught her and discovered she had a talent natural for her.
Sara saw writing with a pencil. Photo: CNN
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She says: "I thought it was easy, and I practiced at school"
The report further notes that the girl who also won a prize of about 180,000 NKK expressed her hope that other children living with disabilities will be inspired by what she was able to achieve .
"I felt proud and hope that people who have difficulties learn from me, that if you do your best, you can do it" little Sara said.
The girl's mother, Cathryn Hinesley, also ran against her daughter and revealed that she was a very independent and strategic girl in her thinking.
"Sara is a very independent girl, she has a very strategic thought and she just finds the way to complete each task." she says.
In addition to writing, Sara loves to create works of art, bike, read and swim.
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Her family briefly considered having prosthetic hands for her but finally decided that she was fine without them.
Ms. Hinesley said: "She's so amazing and functional without the prosthesis that there's really no need, she can do just about anything, often better than me or my husband."
Source: Yen.com.gh
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