Is Olivia Breen deaf?

Is Olivia Breen deaf?

Olivia has mild Cerebral Palsy as a result of a meningitis type illness as a newborn. She is also deaf.

What disability does Olivia Breen have?

That day at Lee Valley made her appreciate that having cerebral palsy was part of her, and she has seen her disability as a positive element of her personality.” She trains in Loughborough, England.

Is Olivia Breen Welsh?

Olivia “Livvy” Breen (born 26 July 1996) is a Welsh Paralympian athlete, who competes for Wales and Great Britain mainly in T38 sprint and F38 long jump events. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and was selected for the T38 100m and 200m sprint and was also part of the T35-38 women’s relay team.

Why is Breen a Paralympian?

She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy aged two and suffered from sepsis in the first week of her life which almost killed her. “They didn’t know where my life was going to go because, when I was younger, I was a lot more affected with cerebral palsy but sport has helped me so much,” Breen said.

What disability is T37 38?

T37 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics in track and jump events. It includes people who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis. It is the athletics equivalent of the more general CP7 classification.

Is Trischa Zorn fully blind?

Zorn has aniridia blindness, which means she is without irises, the portions of the eyes that regulate the amount of light absorbed. Though she can see the rough outlines of an object up to 20 feet away, she cannot see its features.