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Parenting with physical challenges

Updated 6:14 PM EDT, Sun May 11, 2014
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Sarah Kovac, 30, is a speaker, author and freelance journalist. She was born with a disorder called <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amcsupport.org%2Faboutamc.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">arthrogryposis multiplex congenita</a>. Most of her joints don't move from the tops of her shoulders to her fingertips.
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Sarah Kovac, 30, is a speaker, author and freelance journalist. She was born with a disorder called arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. Most of her joints don't move from the tops of her shoulders to her fingertips.
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Kovac and her husband Adam are the parents of a son Ethan, 4, and a daughter Taylor, 8 months.
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Kovac and her husband Adam are the parents of a son Ethan, 4, and a daughter Taylor, 8 months.
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Kovac has found ways around her physical disabilities, using her feet instead of hands in many situations such as eating.
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Kovac has found ways around her physical disabilities, using her feet instead of hands in many situations such as eating.
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Kovac has adapted to her children's needs despite her disability. She can change diapers with her feet.
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Kovac has adapted to her children's needs despite her disability. She can change diapers with her feet.
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Kovac with her son in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2012. She says her own struggle has helped her teach her children resilience.
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Kovac with her son in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2012. She says her own struggle has helped her teach her children resilience.
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Kovac has written a book about her journey called "<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sarahkovac.com%2Fbook" target="_blank" target="_blank">In Capable Arms: Living a Life Embraced by Grace</a>." She signs it with her feet.
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Kovac has written a book about her journey called "In Capable Arms: Living a Life Embraced by Grace." She signs it with her feet.
Courtesy Sarah Kovac
Kovac travels often for speaking engagements. She types and drives with her feet and toes.
Parenting with physical challenges —
Kovac travels often for speaking engagements. She types and drives with her feet and toes.
Courtesy Sarah Kovac

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