This is more of personal interest.

Two of my AO friends have handicaps, but love AO because it doesn't matter when you are in character. One of them has sever speech problems, but loves AO because no one can hear him stutter, the second one was horribly mauled in a motorbike accident, but no one can see the wounds when he is in character.

Does anyone else out there have a story of finding freedom from phyiscal limitations through playing AO?

Ani.