Willie Hernandez
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Interview Topics: 
  • Background
  • Learning English
  • Learning Wheelchair Basketball
  • Sports Wheelchairs
  • Opportunities through Adaptive Sports
  • Fairfax High School
  • Cal-Games
  • Steven Welch
  • University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign
  • Jesus Alamillo
  • Fear of Failure
  • Easter Seals
  • David Kiley
  • Arriving in Texas
  • Jim Hayes
  • Freshman Year
  • Scholarships
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Per4Max
  • Stephen Kugle
  • U.S. Men’s National Wheelchair Basketball Team
  • Sponsorships
  • Accommodations at U.T.A
  • First Job
  • Raul Ortega
  • Recognition for Movin’ Mavs
  • Giving Back to the Sport
  • Putting in the Work
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Interviewee: 
Hernandez, Willie (biography)
Topic: 
Physical Disability
Keywords: 
Polio, Interview, Interviews, Oral history, Transcript, Transcripts
Persons: 
Hernandez, Willie, Wettengel, Wes, Hayes, Jim, Van Beek, Jason, Ortega, Raul, Welch, Stephen, Alamillo, Jesus, Minnebraker, Jeff, Welch, Stephen, Hedrik, Brad, Benetiz, Rosa, Reynolds, Abbey, Kiley, David, Kugle, Steven, Kovak, Mike, Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Places: 
Grand Prairie (Tex.), United States Naval Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.), Los Angeles (Cal.), Sydney (Aus.), El Salvador, Special Education Center (Los Angeles)
Organizations: 
Per4Max Medical, Easter Seals, UTA Movin' Mavs, United States National Men's Wheelchair Basketball, Pan American Games, L. A. Kodiaks, Everest and Jennings
Interview Date: 
2016-04-22
Interview Location: 
Grand Prairie (Tex.)
Length: 
01:10:00
Transcription Date: 
2016-07-28
Transcription Note: 
Draft transcription included. Completed transcription will be added by August 30, 2016.
Collection: 
Texas Disability History Project Oral Histories
Identifier: 
20007343
Publisher: 
UT Arlington Libraries
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