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  • U. of I. accessibility pioneer entering U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame

    Tim Nugent, who directed a first-of-its-kind program at Illinois for college students with disabilities, is being inducted posthumously into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame.

    Tim Nugent developed and directed a first-of-its-kind program at Illinois for college students with disabilities and also played a key role in the development of para-athletics. As a result, Nugent, who died in 2015, is being inducted posthumously into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame.

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