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PlayStation Develops Character Modeled After Hans Smith, an Avid Player With Cerebral Palsy

Twenty-three-year-old college student Hans Smith has never swung a bat on a baseball diamond, but that hasn't stopped him from playing baseball in the virtual world. Bound to a wheelchair by cerebral palsy, which makes it impossible for him to grip a bat or throw a ball, Smith has spent hours upon hours playing "MLB: The Game" on his PlayStation while his friends play ball on an actual baseball diamond. But Smith was so grateful that a game existed that allowed him to experience baseball even...Full Story
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