The Pompano Beach resident was diagnosed with an invisible disability in the eighth grade that turned out to be Dysautonomia (P.O.T.S.), a disorder of the nervous system. ![]() That primary organizer and founder is Kendall Miller, a 17-year-old senior at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale. Lillie ORourke is autistic and lives with a raft of other invisible disabilities, including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and dysautonomia. 14 in the Four Fields complex at Pompano Beach Municipal Park. Last year’s Kendall Miller Water Balloon Bulls-eye event raised over $5,000, and its primary organizer is hoping to equal or better that amount when the 2018 version of the fundraiser takes place from 1-4 p.m. For instance, some people with visual or auditory disabilities who do not wear glasses or hearing aids, or discreet hearing aids, may not be obviously disabled and yet they are considered disabled. Invisible disabilities are disabilities that are not immediately apparent. If the people profiled in this paper teach us anything, those with disabilities are capable of anything. 11, 2014 0 likes 4,790 views Download Now Download to read offline Lifestyle Did you know that 80 of disabilities are invisible to the naked eye That pretty much guarantees every single day you’re interacting with people who are living with a disability you can’t detect. What’s even more fun is to be the one hurling the water balloons at the celebrity targets. Having a disability doesn’t mean you’re not able. 1 of 9 Guess who: Celebs with hidden disabilities Sep. ![]() It has never been so worthwhile or fun to be the target of water balloons being launched at you to help raise money and awareness for so-called invisible disabilities.
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