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Photo of Cindy Kolbe and Beth Hardcastle speaking at the Boston Abilities Expo
Cindy has been a life-long disability advocate, even before her daughter Beth's spinal cord injury. Cindy managed group homes, taught literacy, and directed a nonprofit.
Beth sitting in her wheelchair wearing a wedding dress and holding a large bouquet of flowers.
Beth is a partner for the Sidley firm in Washington, DC, with a specialty in health policy. She is proud to represent life sciences companies and disability organizations. She also enjoys pro bono disability cases. 
Beth and her husband dancing at a friend's wedding.
Beth loves to dance! She travels often for work and for fun with her husband, Dan. Beth's favorite destination is Paris.

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Photo of the start of a swim race with one swimmer starting in the water while the others jump from the starting blocks.
Beth competed for 5 years on the US Paralympic Swimming National Team, 3 of which she also swam on the Harvard Women's Swimming and Diving team.
Photo of Beth and Dan on vacation in Rome.
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Beth and Dan in front of the Eiffel Tower.
Photo of Cindy and Beth smiling with a chocolate dessert.
Cindy and Beth shared years of unexpected adventures after a car accident in May of 2000 when Beth was 14 years old. Beth loved the freedom of movement during water therapy, when it was difficult to push her manual chair on land. She was not a swimmer before her accident. 
Photo of Beth in a graduation gown and cap at Harvard, shaking the hand of a robed professor.
Beth was the first in her family to attend college out of state and to graduate from an Ivy League college.
Photo of Beth in China on a big screen by the starting blocks in a swim cap, goggles, and swimsuit.
Beth set a new S3 American Record at the Beijing Paralympics. She retired from competition with 14 American Records and one Pan-American Record.
Photo of Cindy and John Kolbe with their three children, three spouses, and a baby boy.
Cindy and her husband John raised three children in Tiffin, Ohio. Now, they live near Boston. Their "kids" (and one grandchild) live in Boston, Baltimore, and Washington, DC. 
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