A Renton man, students are advocating by innovating

Their assignment? Reinvent the world of fitness so everyone can participate. #k5evening

RENTON, Wash. — Steve Ferreira doesn’t take “no” for an answer.

“Nope!” he said, with his usual broad smile.

He’s a top-level for people with disabilities. Now, with the help of some students and their teacher, Creed Tremaine Nelson, Ferreira has also become a bit of an inventor.

“This should be fun,” said Ferreira, as he prepared to strap himself into a largely untested piece of exercise equipment.

Ferreira was born with cerebral palsy, a condition that makes it difficult to move and speak. But he communicates just

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