Apart from the silliness of handing out black belts after 3 1/2 years of training, this article from alliednews.com is a great read about overcoming obstacles.
Story:
Maryland -- Shane Crawford has earned his black belt in teakwondo, a tribute to the wheelchair-bound student and to his instructor at Kick Masters Karate who had to devise a specialized curriculum to match Crawford's circumstances.
25-year-old Shane was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - a condition that causes rapid muscle degeneration - in 1987. He has little movement from the waist up and uses a motorized, electronic wheelchair, which he operates with the motion that remains in his right hand.
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