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A Philly woman became an accessibility advocate after a stray bullet left her paralyzed

Amanda Parezo has represented Pa. in Ms. Wheelchair USA, serves on the Pennsylvania Governor’s Advisory Commission for Women, and teaches occupational therapy at Jefferson.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · September 7, 2026

Amanda Parezo, a self-professed “beach bum,” can no longer get onto the sand or lay out a beach blanket on her own. The loose grains are “just impossible to navigate through” in a wheelchair, she said. Still, she seizes every opportunity to return to

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