Ryan white biography facts

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Ryan White was an ordinary kid from Indiana, but his extraordinary bravery made a huge positive difference in the world.

It has been over 20 years since his death but his legacy of understanding and immense courage still lives on.

After he contracted HIV/AIDS from a hemophilia treatment in the s, school officials refused to allow Ryan to return to school, for fear he’d pass the disease to other school children.

This exclusion from school, along with the other bullying and poor treatment he faced, inspired Ryan to spend the rest of his life peacefully fighting discrimination and helping educate people on a disease they knew very little about at that time.

One of Ryan’s biggest goals was to live normally and help others with HIV/AIDS live normal lives, too.

This was difficult at a time of great fear and miseducation about the disease, but Ryan proved to be right.

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