Justin_Yoder
Justin Ross Yoder (born November 9, 1986[citation needed]) is a former soapbox racer[citation needed]. He was the first child with a disability to drive a soapbox in the All American Soapbox Derby[citation needed]. In 1996[citation needed], he challenged the regulations to allow children with disabilities to use a hand brake instead of the required foot brake[citation needed]. Thanks to him[citation needed], regulations were changed[citation needed]. The hand brake is now called the Justin Brake in his honor.[1]
Yoder has Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus[citation needed]. His story is told in the film Miracle in Lane 2 starring Frankie Muniz.[2]
Yoder is a Mennonite[citation needed] and attends the same church as the film's screenwriters Don Yost and Joel Kauffmann.[3]
As of 2006[citation needed], Yoder is a student at Goshen College[citation needed] in Goshen, Indiana[citation needed], and is majoring in American Sign Language Interpreting.[citation needed]
