Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
By Alex Coppel
19 December, 2018
Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
By Alex Coppel
19 December, 2018
Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
By Alex Coppel
19 December, 2018
Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
By Alex Coppel
19 December, 2018
Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
By Alex Coppel
19 December, 2018
Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
By Alex Coppel
19 December, 2018
Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
Ted Johnson Melbourne Photo Shoot
By Alex Coppel
19 December, 2018
It took the Western District town of Horsham barely a week to raise the money needed to give one of their most inspiring residents the gift of fun and freedom.
Ted Johnson was born with the rare congenital abnormality, tibial hemimelia, leaving him without shin bones, knees and ankles.
Doctors advised his parents that amputating both legs below the knee as a baby would be his best chance at an independent life.
And the nine-year-old hasn’t let them down. Ted takes part in each school fun run and athletics carnival in his prosthetic legs, including the 100m and high jump.
The grade 3 student does swimming lessons, has a blue belt in Aikido martial arts, and even brings his wheelchair to school for regular “Wheely Wednesday” events.
It was this event, which inspired his school to buy him a special bike. A teacher noticed Ted struggled to fully take part in the event, where kids bring their bike, scooter — or in Ted’s case, his wheelchair — to fang around the Ss Michael and John’s Primary School quadrangle.
The school hatched a plan to get 1000 people to chip in $10 to buy him a custom-built, hand cycle.
In just a week, boosted by a heavy collection plate at church and pledges from local businesses, the Horsham school’s community raised $15,000. 


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